Examine and comment on contrasting standpoints about God and/or existence in relation to the topic you have investigated. Christianity and Hinduism seem to have profoundly different views in relation to God and/or existence. For example‚ creation within Christian belief is primarily ex-nihilo (out of nothing). God created everything in 7 days from the light and darkness‚ to the day of rest. This can be illustrated by reference to Genesis 1:1 – 2:4a “In the beginning God created the heavens and
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RELIGION AND PEACE: Islam SACRED TEXTS -The sacred texts of Islam‚ the Qur’an and the way of the Prophet Muhammad (sunna) as found in the hadith‚ are fundamental to Islam. -Qur’an is the fundamental text for all Muslims -It contains the revelation of Allah‚ complete and unaltered as revealed to the Prophet Muhammad -Qur’an is organised into 114 Surahs or chapters -Hadith refers to the collection of traditions of the words and deeds of Muhammad -The Qur’an sets out clear paths for Muslims
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Christianity and Judaism Religion is a belief concerning the cause‚ nature and purpose of the universe. Millions of the people claim to be a member of some form of religion. Religion is a set of basic principles that are practiced amongst a group or groups of people over many years. Religion has been something you personally practice‚ many people follow different religion. Although religion is practiced by 90% of the world they all believe in something different. Two of the most followed religions
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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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Buddhism vs. Christianity In the recent past‚ many people have become more interested in understanding the relationships between religions than ever before. The relationship between Buddhism and Christianity have been the center of interest among many scholars who strive to explore the differences and the similarities between the two faiths (Laughlin 78). The followers of Buddhism are Buddhists while the followers of Christianity are Christians. This paper will investigate how the two faiths are
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special place in the Baptist religion. They don’t teach the assumption of Mary because Mary is seen as just Jesus’ mother. As for the belief in Saints‚ they really don’t designate saints because they believe that we all have been saved and we are all God’s messengers. Unlike Christianity‚ Baptists don’t have bishops or Cardinals. The Baptist religion has a much more loose structure than the Catholic faith. There are also five pillars of understanding in the Baptist religion. These five pillars are
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Christians faced under Nero‚ explained the name Christian.13 As Rome fell‚ different civilizations grew‚ and with that‚ so too did other religions; the main one in this situation being Islam. To some‚ Christianity and Islam had a major similarity to which Plato might be happy‚ they were both monotheisms.14 However‚ according to the holy book of the religion of Islam‚ the
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REL 2300 Fall 2013 Exam 2 (long essay) Buddhism is one of the oldest and most influential religions. Although it originated in East India‚ Buddha’s teachings are found all over the world. Especially in Asia‚ and has even spread to the west. Some of the most popular teachings of nonviolence‚ karma‚ liberation‚ and suffering may have served as foundations for the development of later religions. Such as we find in Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and Shinto. Buddhism holds strong concepts‚ but has a flexible
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Hinduism and Buddhism both had an immense effect on ancient civilizations such as China and India. They changed people’s outlook on life‚ both say that one should be good and follow his role in life; this gave people a purpose to work. While Hinduism believed in reincarnation by a person deeds in the last life‚ Buddhism focused on breaking the reincarnation cycle. Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in the concept of reincarnation but Hinduism focuses on climbing the levels of the caste system while
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we were asked a question‚ define religion. With my first thoughts‚ I scribbled down the conceptions of religion as I was taught through my Judaic background‚ "religion is a prescribed set of ideas and rules as given by a higher power to govern a body of people‚" it was almost a reflex. Caught up in the common pretenses of Western Judeo-Christian religions‚ I was quite ignorant to the models of the many eastern religions that exist‚ especially the popular religions of China. It is hard to consider
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