relate to and apply to my own life. But if I‚ personally‚ did not or could not due to my own religious beliefs‚ I could understand why these other people would choose to practice the concept of their belief. I find Hinduism to be absolutely appealing on so many different levels. It starts with the longevity factor; Hinduism is over 4‚000 years old‚ with over 900 million followers. So now we know that is a major religion with a serious amount of followers around the world. Now‚ what makes it really
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believers in everyday life. Even though both religions originated in the Middle East‚ the tradition and culture of these two groups are drastically different. The two largest religions in the world‚ Christianity and Islam‚ share some similarities‚ yet there are vast differences in the beliefs‚ traditions‚ and culture of each. Islamics and Christians differ vastly in their religious beliefs‚ but share small similarities. The significant distinction between Christians and Islamics is the belief in the
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PHL 230: Final Paper Guidelines and Grading Guide Overview The final project for this course is the creation of a final paper that provides a comparative analysis of the key beliefs of one Eastern religion and one Abrahamic religion regarding existential questions and the afterlife. In the paper‚ you should provide a description of the key beliefs for the religions you select‚ an analysis of the ways in which the two religions differ‚ an analysis of the ways in which the two religions resemble each
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summer and cool winters. Middle East is surrounded by flat plains‚ plateaus‚ extensive desert areas and mountains. Middle East is the birthplace of all monotheistic religions like Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam. Each uses the text from earlier groups‚ thus sharing of many rules and beliefs. Religion‚ in totality‚ plays a large part in the rhythm of daily life‚ not only through prayer and study but also in determining the end of the work week Middle East an area of frequent conflict‚ largely
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Studies of Religion 1. What are the functions of religion? 2. Is it possible to be religious and accept the teachings of modern science? Based upon my opinion and research I believe that it is not possible to be religious and at the same time‚ accept the teachings of modern science. As explained in the two questions below‚ the idea of a religion is to seek the answer to the meaning of life‚ and after death‚ live in an eternity with their God. Many religions outline the beginning of the world
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symptomotology. These symptoms however‚ are mixed in with a patient’s spiritual‚ psychological and mental state. Often in times past the medical community treated the disease‚ illness or injury and left it up to Clergy to deal with the spiritual or religious aspects of healing. In the area of Buddhism‚ when a person is sick they are not just sick physically‚ but spiritually as well (Blia‚ 2013 Par 2). Western medicine has only recently began to formally include and/or educate medical and nursing
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cessation of suffering (Magga)‚” (The Four Noble Truths). Buddhism does not share common characteristics with other religion groups. Buddhism is‚ however‚ receptive to other religions and beliefs. This religious group acknowledges the way other religions teach those involved. These individuals do not believe in a God. It is a belief system like all other religious groups. There are individuals who do not accept Buddhist and believe that those who do are not going to heaven. Others who refuse to
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1. How did Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam spread across the world‚ and why are they practiced so far away from their origins? With many differences between all three of these religions‚ they all had one major thing in common; missionaries. The use of missionaries promoted the rapid spread of Buddhism‚ Christianity and Islam all across the world. Also these three religions are known as religions in motion. This implies that the religions are constantly evolving. The religions are able to adapt
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varying perspectives of the world’s religions. What may be right for some people may be wrong for others. Treating someone the way you want to be treated may be an affront to a stranger. A religion must have the ability to be hospitable toward the religious other in order to exist with the multiplicity of strangers. A two facetted golden rule is necessary in order to satisfy the idea of hospitality as stated in Hosting the Stranger. The most common formulas‚ positive GR and negative GR‚ are used together
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Moses and Jesus‚ whom they consider prophets. They maintain that the previous messages and revelations have been partially misinterpreted or altered over time‚ but consider the Arabic Qur’an to be both the unaltered and the final revelation of God. Religious concepts and practices include the five pillars of Islam‚ which are basic concepts and obligatory acts of worship‚ and following Islamic law‚ which touches on virtually every aspect of life and society‚ providing guidance on multifarious topics from
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