Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recounted in the New Testament. As of the early 21st century‚ it has between 1.5 billion and 2.1 billion adherents‚ more than any other religion‚ and representing about a quarter of the world ’s population. It is the state religion of at least sixteen countries. Its followers‚ known as Christians‚ believe Jesus to have been the Son of God and the Messiah (or Christ) prophesied in the Old Testament
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a“ A world without religion is a world full of peace and harmony” Some people believe that a world without religion would lead to world peace and harmony in the entire world. In their opinion all the wars have the same reason: differences in religious beliefs. People compare God to a car manufacturer whose brakes do not work. According to their opinion‚ God gave us a “ car “‚ told us to use it‚ but never mentioned that once you start the car and reach top speed‚ you are basically risking your life
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The Natural Spiritualism in Javanese Cultural Religion As Seen in Story‚ "the Queen in Southern Sea"‚ Nyi Roro Kidul A. Background Since religion is the philosophy which attempts to understand the concepts involved in religious belief‚ the religious believers have to give they report such as experiences as those of being in the presence of God‚ or as being able to realize a timeless and eternal divine order in the universe (it made clear the concept of the religion). In contrast to what happened
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CHRISTIANITY 4 JUDAISM 5 ISLAM 5 PRIMAL RELIGIONS 5 REFLECTION 6 Pearls of Wisdom It has been an outstanding five weeks. This was the course that I ’ve been waiting to take since I started Capella back in April of 2004. Finally after weeks of reading World Religions by Huston Smith‚ I have developed an understanding of some of the world ’s religions. I can never be an expert in this field‚ and I don ’t want to‚ but at least I have an idea where these religions originated and have a general concept
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World Religions Report on Buddhism Religions of the World Buddhism is a practical philosophy aimed at awakening people to the limitless potential and value of their own lives. Practicing Buddhism brings about a positive transformation in the depths of an individual’s life‚ transforming fear into courage‚ deluded impulses into wisdom and egotism into compassion. Buddhism begins with individuals deciding to take responsibility for their own lives‚ first reforming themselves and
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World Religions Report Russell Spinks HUM/130/Religion November 11‚ 2012 World Religion Report Over the past few months I have had the pleasure of learning about many different religions and cultures. The two religions that I am going to compare within this paper are the Roman Catholic Religion and the Hinduism religion. The reason that I choose the Roman Catholic Religion is because I have always been curious as to why the Catholic Church has certain traditions
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in the West‚ though it has spread to every continent and is now the largest religion in the world. Traditional Christian beliefs include the belief in the one and only true God‚ who is one being and exists as Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit‚ and the belief that Jesus is the divine and human Messiah sent to the save the world. Christianity is also noted for its emphasis on faith in Christ as the primary component of the religion. The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible‚ including both the Hebrew scriptures
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The New World: an Introduction In 1493‚ Pope Alexander VI issued a Papal Bull granting a protectorate of the New World to Spain. The subsequent attempt to rationalize and justify administrative dominance in lands with complex indigenous cultures (Inca and Aztec) led to much debate and to attempts to reconcile European political ideas with "new world" social and economic conditions. The trans-Atlantic encounter gave impetus to the development of international law‚ comparative ethnology‚ and theories
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Two billion people around the world are Christian. Christianity is an influential world religion. The world follows the Christian calendar‚ Sunday is known as a day off from work‚ and businesses and schools close down for Christian holidays like Good Friday and Christmas. This is all because of Jesus Christ who lived 2000 years ago. Christians are made up of Catholics and Protestants. Although they have different beliefs and different practices‚ they all believe that Jesus died on the cross for
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The Enlightenment 1650-1800 Was a sprawling intellectual‚ philosophical‚ cultural and social movement that spread through the majority of Europe throughout the 1700’s. Influenced by the Scientific Revolution‚ which begun in 1500’s Transformed the Western world into an intelligent and self-aware civilization The effects of Enlightenment thought soon permeated both European and American life‚ from improved women’s rights to more efficient steam engines‚ from fairer judicial systems to increased
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