I decided to do my religious study on Catholicism because I am a protestant Christian‚ and our religions are generally grouped together under the banner of “Christianity” even though our beliefs and traditions vary. I wanted to learn more about the beliefs of Catholicism so that I could better understand the differences between it and Protestantism. As it turned out‚ this semester my Catholic extended family invited my family and I to mass while we were visiting them in Michigan one weekend‚ so we
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there are different types of festivals celebrated in Christianity. they are Christmas‚ palm Sunday‚ Easter‚ good Friday. Christmas is celebrated on the 25 of December and Christians celebrated it for the birth of Jesus the son of our father. palm Sunday is celebrated because Jesus had enter into Jerusalem. good Friday is celebrated for the death of Jesus. Easter is celebrated for the Crucifixion of Jesus.13 Maundy Thursday Christians remember this as the day of the Last Supper‚ when Jesus celebrated
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8/01/2012 Christianity and Wealth Walt : consider what we need and want and to understand what Christians believe about how wealth should be used. Definitions: * A Need: A necessity – something that is a requirement and without it‚ a person would live in poverty or extreme hardship. * A Want: A wish or longing for something that is craved for but which being without would not actually bring hardship. What do religious people think about wealth? Most religions teach that money is not
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GNOSTICISM Gnostic background Gnosticism is a term that has derived from the Greek word "gnosis" which means divine knowledge (Kheper 1B). Also known as Gnostics they were a religious organization that was around in the first and second centuries CE (Hermetic). Gnosticism is believed to first surface in the late Hellenistic period among Jews (Harper ’s Bible Dictionary 380). There was little knowledge about Gnostic life and their beliefs until 1945 when an Egyptian farmer named Mohammed Ali
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others are so grand and diverse the sheer size of the culture made me nervous. Chinese religion was especially difficult for me to talk about before this unit‚ as I feared that I would misrepresent its themes and essence. The concepts of Daoism and Confucianism and what was different between the two was never clear to me despite having grown up in China‚ but after a unit of study on it‚ I find myself being able to distinguish not only the two religions‚ but also other groups such as Mohists and Legalists
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politics‚ religion and philosophy. Confucianism became the primary school of thinking. Later important philosophies such as Daoism and Legalism gained great respect as well. Each party had their own plans for creating a dreamlike political society where many problems they faced in their everyday lives could be eliminated. All three approaches were very specific. At the same time‚ they contained certain similarities as well. In my reasoning‚ I find that Confucianism and Daoism could be paralleled in
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ESSAY ON CHRISTIANITY. THE Being who has influenced in the most memorable manner the opinions and the fortunes of the human species‚ is Jesus Christ. At this day‚ his name is connected with the devotional feelings of two hundred millions of the race of man. The institutions of the most civilized portions of the globe derive their authority from the sanction of his doctrines; he is the hero‚ the God‚ of our popular religion. His extraordinary genius‚ the wide and rapid effect of his unexampled doctrines
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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 and unique
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Lao-tzu Believed in Tao Te Ching: The way things are The Tao is the way‚ law‚ principle. Essence‚ balance of nature 1. The Tao escapes precise definition 2. Tao is intangible‚ it’s energy 3. Tao is powerful‚ humans are weak 4. Radical Naturalism Tao is a force of nature not a force of spirit * Art over science art is wiser‚ deeper * Intuition over logic * Nature over society. Social Pessimism (Escapism) Every society is corrupted bureaucracy society restricts
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There are many religions throughout the world that believe in a variety of different deities. Religion is a belief and worship of either‚ one or more‚ absolute beings. Some of the many religions are Christianity‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Muslim. Each religion has its own guidelines as to why people follow and praise what they believe. For this case‚ there has been a large amount of controversy as to whether there is a god that people constantly praise for or if it is a waste of time when there is
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