distinguished‚ and actually encouraged by many. In recent times racism and discrimination still exists. Now there are laws that prohibit people to act upon what they believe they should do towards the racial or ethnic group that they do not like. Cultural pluralism has grown on many in the United States and does offer hope for a cohesive society. Throughout time‚ there have been many racial slurs that provoke other ethnicities‚ making certain races and ethnicities hate one another. Whites regarded Cherokees
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Soteriology - The Doctrine of Salvation and Discipleship "Sirs‚ what must I do to be saved?" No question is more important or more debated than this one presented by the Philippian jailer in Acts 16:30. The answer to this important question is found in the basic aspects of the faith. This is why the doctrine of salvation is so important. No doctrine of the faith is more fundamental than this doctrine. The essence of the gospel message is that God has achieved eternal salvation for all who will receive
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In the Hellenistic period we see a need for salvation from death. Due to the culture shock that many people experienced when the borders of different countries and cultures were erased‚ many people became pessimistic‚ started to doubt there religions and experienced the break-up of culture. The same is happening today as the internet and television make the world “smaller” in the sense that we are much more aware of the happenings world wide and capable of communicating ideas and perspectives easily
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Backfire There are three types of irony. Verbal‚ situational‚ and dramatic irony. The two types of irony used in Langston Hughes’ first person narrative “Salvation” is verbal and situational irony. Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. Situational irony occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen‚ happens. Theses two types irony are introduced by Hughes’ Auntie Reed who begins to take Hughes to church for several weeks‚ and
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The Salvation Debate- Calvinism and Arminianism Calvinism and Arminianism are two different systems of theology that attempt to explain the relationship between God’s sovereignty and man’s free will. What differentiates these views is the issue of free will and whether people have any as compared to God’s will. Some people claim that God’s will supersedes human will in all situations if God’s will is different. On the other hand‚ some people claim God created man with free will and He would
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truths‚ values‚ and norms are different for different people‚ depending on their cultural‚ economic‚ political and religious backgrounds. The theory of religious relativism requires students to tolerate other people’s religious beliefs and practices‚ at the same time recognizing their own beliefs and practices as just one system in a world of diverse‚ yet equally legitimate‚ religious systems. In todays society we see an array of people practicing‚ preaching‚ and learning religion. We find people
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2013‚ religious exclusivism refers to the view that individual’s religious belief is the only appropriate and correct view‚ where all others are seen as false and wrong. That is‚ a notion that only one primary theistic system contains the truth‚ while others are wrong‚ mistaken‚ or far away from the truth. Apparently‚ this sort of thinking connects with religious extremists and fundamentals. One of the philosophers by the name Basinger argues for a middle way stand regarding the religious exclusivism
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The short story Salvation‚ written by Langston Hughes‚ is based on his personal experience at church as a young child. Langston Hughes aunt takes him to a meeting for the children at her church. At the meeting all the kids were to sit on the mourners bench and wait for Jesus to save them. Towards the end of the ceremony‚ all the children had been saved by Jesus except Langston and another boy. Eventually‚ he decides to get up and said that he had been “saved” by Jesus‚ although he never was. His
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ecclesia An ecclesia is a professionally trained religious organization governed by a hierarchy of leaders that claims everyone in a society as a member. Membership is not voluntary; it is the law. Consequently‚ considerable political alignment exists between church and state officials‚ so that the ecclesia represents the official church of the state. Ecclesiae formerly existed in England (the Church of England) which remains the official state church)‚ France (the Roman Catholic Church)‚ and Sweden
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Religious intolerance 1. Introduction notes “Religion is like a pair of shoes.....Find one that fits for you‚ but don ’t make me wear your shoes.” George Carlin 2. Definition of tolerance: 1. The capacity for or the practice of recognizing and respecting the beliefs or practices of others. 2. The ability or willingness to tolerate the existence of opinions or behaviour that one dislikes or disagrees with. 3. Definition of tolerance according to the 19th century British historian Arnold
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