World Religions REL 2300 Review for final exam Definition of religion Religion is belief that social norms‚ traditions‚ myths and symbols will impart wisdom‚ comfort‚ hope and balance and enable one to transcend death Definition of church‚ denomination‚ sects‚ cults An official religion of a country or state Is a major societal religion in a country or state A small‚ anti social religion with a closed membership A small‚ anti social religion with a closed membership‚ and a living charismatic
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One World‚ Many Religions. Being a strong believer in science‚ I find the concept of religion very interesting. When getting taught about Hinduism‚ Buddhism and other ‘major’ religions I thought that some religions were very closely linked and not all that different from each other. So‚ I thought‚ why not take two religions‚ as different as possible‚ and compare them. See what they have in common‚ what they don’t. And‚ after much consideration I settled upon Scientology and the Fundamentalist
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In the essay “Black men and Public Space” by Brent Staples‚ he talks about how being a black man alters public space in a negative way. Altering public space is changing how a person‚ place‚ or thing makes you feel. It can be negative but it also can be positive. Some positive ways altering public space can be a friendly smile walking into a room‚ beautiful new constructions‚ and planting trees to better the environment. Most people go about their business‚ especially in a classroom. Some students
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October 11‚ 2012 DBQ: The Enlightenment The Enlightenment known by many as the Age of Reason was a turning point in history. Man people believe that without the Enlightenment‚ many of the laws‚ and rules would exist. For example the United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were greatly influenced by the Enlightenment. For example‚ John Locke‚ an Enlightenment thinker highly influenced the Declaration of Independence by stating that the natural rights of people include life
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Buddhism in China. For example‚ Zhi Dun believed that whosoever followed the commandments of the Buddhist scriptures would enter Nirvana‚ achieving enlightenment (Doc 2). Zhi Dun was trying to convey hope for the people of China because this would have most likely gained more convert due to the sincerity and excitement in his speech. Along with enlightenment‚ Buddha promotes the four noble truths (Doc 1)‚ which describe how everything is sorrow‚ and you must not crave or desire. This statement speaks
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democracy rose in Europe. This idea makes appear a literary and artistic movement known as Romanticism that refers to the philosophy prevalent during the first third of the 19th century. This movement rejects the logic and reason inherent to the Enlightenment. The Romantics encouraged spontaneous and emotional responses to explore and describe the immeasurable aspects of the nature and people’s relationship to it. They valued imagination over reason‚ emotion over logic and heart than head. In this
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Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Introduction Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by Hume tries to explain whether there is a possibility of religious belief being rational. Hume being an empiricist‚ someone who believes that all kinds of knowledge are got through experience‚ strongly reasons that beliefs are rational only if they are adequately reinforced by experiential evidence. This leads us to the question that seek to find out whether there is sufficient evidence in the world that allows individuals
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eighteenth century‚ much of Europe was engulfed in intellectual and cultural movement known as the Enlightenment. Reformers‚ which included: writers‚ political reformers and philosophers‚ led the fight against dogma‚ and old tradition. Up to this point time‚ questioning authority was uncommon‚ people were not willing to risk being tortured or put into jail. Many of the philosophers that express Enlightenment ideas of: freethinking‚ reason‚ tolerance‚ education‚ risked themselves being killed. At the same
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Journal for Philosophy of Religion (2006) 59:133–152 DOI: 10.1007/s11153-006-6961-z © Springer 2006 The pragmatics of defining religion in a multi-cultural world VICTORIA S. HARRISON Department of Philosophy‚ University of Glasgow‚ Glasgow G12 8QQ‚ Scotland‚ UK (E-mail: V.Harrison@philosophy.arts.gla.ac.uk) Abstract. Few seem to have difficulty in distinguishing between religious and secular institutions‚ yet there is widespread disagreement regarding what “religion” actually means. Indeed‚
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ESSAY on Buddhism Four Noble Truths: 1. Life is suffering (dukkha) 2. Suffering comes from desire (tanha) 3. Getting rid of desire 4. Right behavior through 8 fold path THEREAVADE SOUTHEAST ASIA Teacher ideal : Arhat MAHAYANA largest JAPAN AND CHINA Savior Ideal: the boddhisattva Hinduism: Yoga- an action to form of bonding with God. Types- Karma – yoga of action/ work Jhana- yoga of knowledge Bahkji- yoga of devotion most important Raja- highest form of yoga Vedism:
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