Islam and democracy are two completely different subjects. As a religion‚ Islam has laws and rules that bind its believers as the Shari’a. Meanwhile‚ democracy is a political system that also has very different rules of the game to Islamic law. But‚ that does not mean the two have no intersection. As a religion rahmatan lil alamin‚ Islam has the goal to provide salvation to all mankind. Accentuate a sense of humanity and put forward a harmonious life. As cited in the surat al-Hujurat:13‚ that man
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peoples‚ and principles. Christianity started with a negative view towards merchants and trade but over time became more tolerant and even encouraging of it. Contrarily‚ Islam originally encouraged honest trade but later saw that corruption of merchants was ultimately inevitable and discouraged its practice. Early in time both Christianity and Islam had opinions towards trade based directly from their founders. In Document 1‚ the Bible says that Jesus‚ the founder of Christianity‚ said that a rich man
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The Similarities between Christianity and Buddhism Christianity and Buddhism are two of the most popular religions in the world. Each religion has their separate demographic‚ belief systems as well as rituals. Though founded at different period of time‚ Christianity and Buddhism have formed cultures and have had a great influence on people with origin‚ customs and belief. However‚ focusing on core values such as humility‚ purity of heart and charity‚ Christianity and Buddhism
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Reflection paper on The African Origins of Humanity‚ Judaism and Christianity I will begin to note and look at the creations‚ African Origins of Humanity‚ Judaism and Christianity so we can see that they all came from the mother land Africa. The first civization started in Garden of Eden which is located in Africa which also inclues the Middle East.The bible says that in Gen. 2:10-12 that a river went out of eden to water the garden. The land of Havilah is northeast of Arabia‚ Havilah
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Christianity is known to be started by Jesus Christ‚ Christian believed he was the son of God and was sent down to preach for him‚ he is known as the ‘Messiah’ amongst Christians. Jesus didn’t have messengers but disciples‚ which is a follower of Jesus and teaches his teachings. Unlike Hinduism‚ Christianity was more violent and took harsher tolls‚ no one in Hinduism was crucified because they believe in the Gods—in Christianity those who didn’t like the religion crucified anyone who was a Christian
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beliefs and practices of Christianity my entire life. Throughout my life I have looked down upon people who practice different religions and wondered how on earth they could possibly follow any other religion besides Christianity. I still felt this way
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opposition; however‚ the protests from Luther would incite a multitude into what we know as the Reformation. Furthermore‚ the life and leadership of Martin Luther divided the church and changed the course of Christianity. Before we embark on the journey into Luther’s impact upon historical Christianity‚ first we
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What is theological reflection? How can I relate life to theology‚ and theology to life? What is practical theology? In what ways might we connect Christian practice with Christian thinking and writing? These are the questions that Theological Reflection: Methods seeks to address; and through the adoption of a typological approach and engagement with primary sources‚ it does so very successfully. The authors -- three eminent practical theologians in Britain -- recognize that while such questions
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In the Buddhist faith have some similarities as well as differences to Christianity. They both do not share in the believe that the original sins comes from Adam and Eve. They both also do not share in the believe regarding the world flood that happened during Noah’s time. Buddhist also do not believe in a sinless savior that was executed for humankind salvation. Christians believe that a savior will return to earth‚ but a Buddhist does not. Christianity and Buddhism believes that it is very important
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from a virgin‚ raised as a carpenters son‚ then killed. This is the shortened story of the Christian Messiah‚ however Jews do not believe that Jesus truly fulfills this roll. Definitely‚ this is one of several abounding differences between Christianity and Judaism‚ however there are correlation. Traditional practices‚ writings‚ women‚ mistreatment‚ and art comprise this theme. Traditional implications concerning Christian and Jews were numerous. Christians whole heartedly believe that Jesus already
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