nation ’under God’ is identical to a profession that we are a nation ’under Jesus‚’ a nation ’under Vishnu‚’ a nation ’under Zeus‚’ or a nation ’under no god.’ " The addition of "under God" in the pledge forces schoolchildren to swear allegiance to "monotheism‚" Goodwin wrote‚ impermissibly taking a position on the "existence and identity of God." The court decision unleashed a fury of religious protests‚ including by many in Congress‚ to their lasting shame”Newdow’s case was appealed to the U.S. Supreme
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1. According to our readings‚ which of these does not characterize experience with the sacred? a) Fear b) Fascination c) Ambivalence d) Extreme Anger 2. According to our readings‚ a hierophany is a) a person who experience the sacred b) the act of manifesting the sacred c) the place where the sacred is experience 3. According to the textbook‚ the imago mundi is Mircia Eliade’s way of describing: a) an image of a communities sense of the original cosmic order b) a man who consecrates a
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found throughout the scriptures of three major western religions. Arguably‚ one of the most significant covenants is God’s covenant with Abraham and the people of Israel. This particular covenant is common in the teachings among the Abrahamic Monotheisms. Abraham’s unparalleled character was the reason God chose him‚ and has been inspirational to all the generations that have followed him. These generations include the people of Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam‚ all of whom can all trace their
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All in all‚ the characters‚ stories‚ themes and lessons of Greek mythology have shaped art and literature for thousands of years in the society. The substantial influence of Greek Mythology on the world’s culture and historic heritage is undeniable‚ since‚ till today‚ philosophers‚ artists and scholars are trying to explain the world and its ethics based on parts of the Greek mythology. All of these myths are part of our present and past cultural traditions in many ways‚ they define who and what
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Christianity was an important influence on the development of early western civilization. Around 4 B.C.E. Jesus was born. The events of his life and death lead to the development of Christianity which first spread among slaves‚ the poor‚ and women who were dissatisfied with their place in the Roman patriarchal society. Christianity then spread to the upper classes and the educated. Around the 4th century C.E. the Emperor Constantine acknowledged the Christian religion‚ and by the 5th century
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Dating back to Ancient History‚ religion can be viewed as fluid‚ constantly changing over time. Different regions converting to the ruler of their lands and or nomadic groups introducing their religion to a society who’s seeking anything different from what is already known to them. The major developments in religion and philosophy in the period 2000 BCE to 600 CE were that religions moved from mostly concrete‚ polytheistic and localized systems of belief to abstract‚ monotheistic and universal lifestyles
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regions were forcefully converted to Islam. The connection between religious and political aspirations of Muslims lies in the fact that the community acquired area for political benefits and influenced the people living there in religious terms. Monotheism and clear demarcations of spiritual values in Islam were the prime aspects that attracted open-minded strata of the new societies. The later caliphates that came had to constantly consolidate their territorial expansion to establish themselves
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Western Civilization Essay The first two chapters of western civilization were really interesting. From my understanding‚ the historians mainly relied on documents to paint some type of picture of the past. There were no written records that existed for the prehistory of mankind. Nomads were the earliest form of human like people. They existed in Africa as long as three million years ago. The australopithecines were one of the first nomads to make simple tools. Homo erectus came on the scene
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a pagan hero. Nevertheless‚ it is widely known that the transcription of the poem was thought to be by a Christian monk. This poem was most likely altered to assist new Christian’s in seeing that Beowulf’s belief was changing from polytheism to monotheism. In the poem‚ the poet’s use of the Christian religion does not take away from the pagan heroic code. The poet made the legendary Beowulf that Scandinavian people idealized slightly different by inserting new doctrine to help the evolution of the
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Christianity‚ called heretics‚ were punished after the separation. Civilization spread as the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church both expanded and gained followers. Alternatively‚ The Second Great Schism contributed to the spread of monotheism and civilization after the Council of Constance (1414-1417) called to end the schism. Although the Council did not reform Christianity‚ it made the Protestant reformation possible which led to the spread of civilization in the form of Lutheranism
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