I wanted to compare Hinduism to Christianity. I did not know anyone around here so I contacted a family member that lives in the Philippines. His wife’s family fallows Hinduism. I interviewed them over the Internet through video chat. That was very interesting. I had to have my family member translate to me somethings. But it was fun. I also have them write what they were answering to me. I e-mailed them the questions in advance so it would not be a shocker when I asked. I felt as if I was rude
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1) Through the Revealing World Religions text I was able to learn the origin of the junzi. In Confucianism‚ the true personality followers should aspire to imitate is the sheng‚ which translates to sage. Because this is hard to obtain‚ Confucius created junzi. Junzi‚ translated as gentleman‚ is more easily obtainable by individuals. Junzi is second only to the sheng (or sage) as defined by Zhu Xi in in the BBC documentary Genius of the Ancient World. The qualities of such a person are plentiful
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Christianity and Islam The two most populous religious belief systems in the world today are Christianity and Islam; however they are in constant conflict with each other. The problems exhibited by each religion toward the other have their beginnings in Ancient times when Christianity had finally reached a large part of civilization‚ while Islam sprouted up almost overnight. There are many differences in the historical context as well as belief systems of both religions‚ which lead to their
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Nature of Doctrine‚ religion does not refer to belief in "God" or a transcendent Absolute. Instead‚ Lindbeck defines religion as‚ "a kind of cultural and/or linguistic framework or medium that shapes the entirety of life and thought it is similar
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is one continuity‚ one thread‚ that is found in all of Christianity: the belief that the Bible is the infallible word of God‚ inspired by the Holy Spirit. This divine authorship is paramount in Christianity for multiple reasons. One reason being is that if the Bible‚ which is an authoritative and foundational collection of scripture‚ is the word of God given to His church‚ then the Church has an accredited source to base doctrine and belief on. If the Bible is not inspired by the Holy Spirit but
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Personal Exploration on the Origins of Government I remember the day when I first qualified my belief that government was inherently bad. The defining moment that led me to see the true nature of government was the day a police officer pointed a gun at me when I was twelve. Yes‚ you read that correctly‚ a police officer pointed a gun at a twelve year old. I’ve tried hard to forget that day‚ I’ve tried so very hard. I don’t like to tell the story because people either believe me because they
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Origins Reflection Lily Smithers CWV-101 Dariah Reeds 06/29/15 Genesis is the book of Origins Moses was not merely collecting ancient stories. Genesis teaches the creation of the Heavens and the Earth. How the earth came to be formed. God’s promise of salvation and redemption is recorded. (Genesis 3:15) This book speaks of creation and humankind. Christians believe evolution is the proposition that God is in charge of the biological process called evolution. God created the Big Bang. God directs
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Linda Woodhead describes Christianity as a vast reservoir of resources for shaping life and death (Woodhead 1). Enduring for over two thousand years with a willingness to adapt and be diverse. Christianity in the early days considered the church more of an institution for groups to meet and understand the meaning of God’s word. Christianity was the theology governing the teaching from the church. “There may be ten thousand Churches‚ but there is only one Christ (Phelps 533).” Despite Christianity’s
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separated from Asia. The similarity of the natural plants and animals in the mainland of Asia and that of the Philippines may prove that the Philippines were once a part of the mainland of Asia. There are several theories given by scientists as to the origin of the Filipinos. One of these theories explains that the Philippines was once inhabited by the Tabon men who resembled the Java men and who lived about 250‚000 years ago. These people lived in caves and used stones as tools for gathering food. A
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THEORIES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE 1. Steady State Theory – based on the perfect cosmological principle that the universe looks the same from any location at anytime. This theory holds that the universe is unchanging‚ it has no beginning and no end. 2. Big Bang Theory – presupposes that the vast universe grew out of something where all matter and energy were compressed to infinite density and heated to trillions of degrees (a beginning which was an immensely small particle of high-density
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