looked at the Church. Martin Luther and John Calvin were the leaders of the reformation and the Catholic religion was heavily influenced by them. Luther and Calvin had some similar attitudes between political authority and social order such as believing in Christian doctrine and reforming churches. Both seeking change‚ they offered different attitudes toward political authority and social order which influenced beliefs‚ views‚ and the development of government. Luther believed salvation and Calvin
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What is the basis of the authority of Scripture? The authority of the Bible is derived from its divine inspiration. God’s word has authority over that of men or spirits. Scripture comes to us as the only rule of faith and life‚ and demands of all people‚ that it be believed and obeyed. All other forms of authority fall second to it. The entire Scripture has this authority. "Scripture" and "Word of God" are names to us that mean the same thing. The whole Bible is the very Word of God. The recognition
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humans and an atheist might contend that we have done so mainly as a means to cope with thoughts about our own mortality. This report analyses and compares the Catholic religious tradition‚ in which God and the afterlife are key beliefs‚ with the secular world view of atheism‚ which in this report is the belief that there is no God. Secularists typically believe that science has made God redundant and that no supernatural explanation is needed for our existence. I chose atheism for this analysis
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Law and Social Work 1. Are personal laws justified in secular India? Give reasons for your answer. Secularism in India mainly implies parallel treatment of all religions by the State. Secularism in India acknowledges religious laws as binding on State and thereby equivalent cooperation of State in various religions‚ which is different from western concept of secularism.[ ][ ] Here the question of personal laws being contradictory to the idea of secularism is not a point at all because the way
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REASONS AND FUNCTION OF AUTHORITY Obedience: we are treating the subject fearlessly even though today there is a bad press for whoever declares himself in favour of obedience and of respect for the values and virtues always considered basic to civil and spiritual life. Being free from any responsibility (which is always a cross) and from every concern for a position of power (which is always a temptation) may perhaps guarantee to a person the hope of not being misinterpreted if he attempts to
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establish a caring relationship with the client‚ know what method of counseling we plan to use for each client and understand the human function we will be effective in whatever method of counseling we attempt. There are several methods of counseling in secular counseling and in Christian counseling and depending on the needs of the client
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Secular Humanism The Question of Origin- As a secular humanist‚ the origin of life is nothing spectacular. Human life is a product of thousands of years of evolution. Man evolved from matter that simply was; there is no god who created life‚ it just is. The Question of Identity- A secular humanist identifies equally with all life‚ “Mankind is simply a more sophisticated animal” (Weider & Gutierrez‚ 2013). Because man has evolved from animals‚ we are not above them and should treat all life
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there are many views of God and many views of the world. The majority of the worldviews can be summed up into two major worldviews: a Catholic worldview and a secular humanist worldview. Most people in America consider themselves to be Christians. But‚ the Catholic worldview is declining and is under attack from what most call secular humanism. We must be very careful to define what we mean by humanism. By humanism we are not talking about humanitarianism. Humanitarianism means
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CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW VS. SECULAR WORLDVIEW Every system of thought‚ every worldview has a concept of God. This even applies to the atheist because whatever a philosophy or religion chooses as its foundation is its God. Our entire western civilization was built on Christian principles. Today there are many views of God and many views of the world. The majority of the worldviews can be summed up into two major worldviews: a Christian worldview and a secular humanist worldview. Most people in
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Martin Luther was born on 10 November 1483 in Eisleben. His father was a copper miner. Luther studied at the University of Erfurt and in 1505 decided to join a monastic order‚ becoming an Augustinian friar. He was ordained in 1507‚ began teaching at the University of Wittenberg and in 1512 was made a doctor of Theology. In 1510 he visited Rome on behalf of a number of Augustinian monasteries‚ and was appalled by the corruption he found there. Luther became increasingly angry about the clergy
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