World Religions 1/31/14 Most religions are patriarchal. -Institution led by men that intend to represent “father figures.” -Women are mostly seen as supporting figures. -Women are usually supporting social causes. Negative aspects of religion: -deaths and wars -unethical and misguided -political power‚ groups of followers are able to effect political progress. -may split rather than unify -routinization of charisma leads to a focus on the outside rather than inner spirituality
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Christianity and Islam: A Comparison and Contrast of Two Western Religions Maria Christina Brewer World Religion Dr. Mark Banas This is a comparison of two Western Religions that have many cultural similarities yet vary immensely. Christianity and Islam‚ while both are Western developed religions‚ are very different in the approaches to their similar goals of creating an environment of peace
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Nearly every religion and culture around the world has transcribed sacred scriptures or depictions of how the universe and mankind came to exist. As many well know‚ Christianity (Catholic‚ Orthodox‚ Protestant and Evangical Denominations) and Islam are certainly no different in those aspects; however‚ what many individuals do not know is that Christianity and Islam have quite a few similarities concerning the creation of the universe and mankind. Although each religion has their own extravagant
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The role of women in Christianity today depends almost entirely upon the context in which women find themselves or choose to be involved in.More conservative Bible-believing women will tend their participation in church leadership etc.The modern womens rights movement has had a dramatic impact on the role of women in Christian churches. "Women in Christianity" is a vast and complex subject with multiple dimensions as Christianity is one of the largest religions in the world practiced in different
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ISLAMIC RELIGION Islam Is It like Other Religions? Samantha Reitz DeVry University Out of the 6.974 billion people that live in the work about 2.1 billion practice Christianity‚ 1.5 billion practice Islam and lastly 14 million practice Judaism. Islam is an Abrahamic religion that is articulated by the Qur’an a book consider by its followers to be the word of God. Muslims follow a religion of peace
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APOLOGETICS APPLICATION PAPER ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY: WHICH IS TRUE? Marilyn J. Adams APOL 500 July 5‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………..........3 MUHAMMAD’S BACKGROUND…………………………………………………………3 BACKGROUND OF ISLAM………….………………………………………...................4 THE QURAN…………….……………………………………………………..............4 THEMES IN THE QURAN REVELATIONS………………………………………..............5 CHRISTIANITY IN THE QURAN………………………………………………………….5 ISLAMIC BELIEFS AND WORSHIP
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Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are the three most prominent and talked about religions in the world. With a following consisting of more than 2 billion people‚ Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Islam comes in second‚ consisting of approximately 1.6 billion people. And with approximately 13.5 million people‚ Judaism takes up about 0.5% of the global population. These three religions‚ however‚ do share similarities in the structure and fundamentals of their faith‚ as well as more
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Simimulairities Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam are considered an Abrahamic religion. All stated in the Middle East near Israel. Abrahamic religions are those religions traced by their adherents to Abraham. All Abrahamic Religions are considered monotheistic‚ which is the belief in a single‚ universal‚ all-encompassing God. Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Judaism believe that their sacred texts (or scriptures) are the "Word of God." In Christianity the sacred text is the Bible‚ For Islam it is the Qur’an‚ and
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THE SHADE OF SWORDS Jihad and the conflict between Islam and Christianity M.J. Akbar Book Review By Mehr Islam (BSMS5) Introduction Jihad is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic‚ the word Jihad means "struggle". Within the context of the classical Islam it refers to struggle against those who do not believe in the Islamic God. However‚ the word has even wider implications. Jihad means "to struggle in the way of Allah". The "greater jihad" is the inner struggle by a believer
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time of the Sui dynasty‚ the peasants developed several palaces‚ cities (for example: Loyang) and also constructed the Grand Canal‚ which helped unite China’s economy by becoming an important route for shipping projects between northern and southern china. They also helped reconstruct the Great Wall in order to keep out the invaders. The Byzantine empire‚ which was very innovative as well‚ also benefitted from high levels of commerce. As the peasants and slaves farmed‚ using several new inventions
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