Current Issues in Buddhism Calvin Young REL 133 April 28‚ 2015 Dr. William Sunday Current Issues in Buddhism As the culture develops and modernizes‚ particular issues arise in regards to religions. When challenges arise‚ it is important to study and understand how each religion will resist or change to the pressure. This paper will examine the similarities of Buddhism to other religions to find common themes or characteristics. Then‚ different ways the Buddhism is responding to the changing needs
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Elements of Religious Traditions Paper University of Phoenix World Religious Traditions 1 Rel/133 Dr. Jocelyn Thornton April 27‚ 2011 This paper is intended to show how religion is perceived to have several common elements but in essence that is not a true statement based on the terminology used to describe “religious practices”. People believe that typically religions have overlapping themes such as: higher powers to worship‚ followers
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This pack of REL 133 Week 4 Individual Assignment comprises: Reflections on the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) Worksheet Read and reflect on the following passages. In the Comments column‚ comment on what the passage meant to you. Use your own experiences as examples to explain the passages. Religious Studies - General Religious Studies 1. Individual Assignment: Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ and Shinto Part 1: Reflections on the Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) Worksheet · Complete the
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Confucianism Paper Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 19‚ 2014 Confucianism Paper Master Kong‚ also known as Confucius‚ began the philosophical and ethical system of Confucianism. Humanitarianism is the core belief of Confucianism. The belief system is based on the philosophy that humans are‚ by nature‚ communal and social beings and that everyone has a specific role to play. The Five Great Relationships and the Five Virtues are concepts followed in
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Contemporary Issues in Hinduism Anthony Fierro‚ Elvira White‚ Matthew Anthony‚ Rosalie Loveland Rel/133 January 21‚ 2013 Michael Raburn Contemporary Issues in Hinduism Many people say that Hinduism is the product of melding different religions and cultural influences. Around the 5th or 6th centuries‚ two religions emerged in India that had heavy influence on the formation of Hinduism (Kinnard‚ 2013). Those two religions were Jainism and Buddhism‚ and are of course not new‚ but formulated
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Hindu Religions Tradition Paper Phonesia Machado University of Phoenix REL 133/ Calvin Habig‚ Faciliatator The sacred elements of Hinduism are comprised of Hindu religious traditions‚ and their transcendent connotations. It would be very difficult to completely list all the sacred elements of Hinduism that make up the Hindu religious traditions because of the sheer enormity and depth of the Hindu culture and traditions that have evolved through thousands of years. However‚ I will deign to describe
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Elements of Religion James Morales REL-133 April 17‚ 2013 Joseph Becker Elements of Religion Religion is a way of life for much of mankind‚ and though all religions are not the same‚ do all religions do the same thing? Can religion be considered as a way to unite mankind‚ or viewed as a way to segregate them. Lines are drawn by religions even though many look to religion as a way of life. To join again is the linguistic meaning of the word religion. To search or find the divine or sacred is
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Daoism Worksheet Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs World Religious Traditions I REL 133 Robert Mossman July 20‚ 2014 Daoism Worksheet University of Phoenix Material Daoism Worksheet Complete the following questions in detail. Answer each question with a 1- or 2-paragraph response that includes a reference citation. Make use of Experiencing the World’s Religions and other sources in your research as you complete the questions. 1. Describe the principles of yang and yin. As stated by the Shen-nong website
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The Seven Dimensions of Islam To help us understand religion better‚ Ninian Smart formulated the seven dimensions of religion‚ which can be identified in all religions. The practical and ritual dimension covers the practical portion of religion. The important experiences of the founders of religion as well as their followers are explained in the Emotional and Experiential dimension. The stories within each religion are also important as expressed in the Narrative and Mythical dimension. The Ethical
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Confucianism and Contemporary Issues Confucianism and Contemporary Issues This essay will illustrate the history of Confucianism and the background of Master Kong (Confucius) in the early beginnings of the religion. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the common characteristic of Confucianism with other eastern religions‚ the contemporary issues it faces‚ and the interaction between the modern world and Confucianism. Also the paper list the nine most common text of literature used by
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