In the first section of Chapter 1 of Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras, the author Diana Eck discusses her personal experience from exploring the encounter of Bozeman and Banaras. The author raises many interesting questions in this section about religious differences, what it means to be of a certain religion, if the label of being a certain religion matters or defines oneself, what another culture or religion means to an individual of another religion, and how members of different religions view one another. Eck explains how she was raised as a Christian in Bozeman under an influence of the church, and during her college years, she travelled to Banaras in India and she experienced a challenge in her faith by observing
This story is about Yanek Gruener a young Jewish boy who lives in Poland. He was living a really good life having fun just being a boy, playing outside eating good food. Until, the Natzis came. Then, they had 3 families come to live with them. After the 3 families left, Yanek’s own family came to live with them.
In the article “Religions: The Basics” by Malory Nye talks about female writers, inequality and the distinction between males and females. In the article it mentioned how the term Androcentricism assumes that the male’s perspective and experiences are the most vital and key point of reference. I agree with Mary Daly that the concept of belief in a male deity leads to profound sexual inequalities. The reason I agree with Mary Daly is due to the fact there is a lot of gender differences and that women are viewed as inferior, while men are more superior. It is surprising that in western culture, they can’t go a day without woman-male distinction.
The Baha’i Faith is a monotheistic religion that believes God sent a series of divine educators to earth for the benefit of man and that “Bahá’u’lláh, the latest of these Messengers, explained that the religions of the world come from the same Source and are in essence successive chapters of one religion from God.” At a time when whites and blacks remained segregated in Nashville, the Baha’i’s welcomed members of all races and religions to 1804 Grand Avenue. The group
Baptists, Protestant, Methodists (established by John Wesley) undefeated at fighting New lightweight dissidents (ppl World Health Organization made confidence extra good w/logic) ii)By 1800 awakening that started at Yale had develop all through nation and toward the west, "camp gatherings" by fervent pastors made non mainstream insanity iii)Second decent awakening known as individuals to readmit God + Christ into way of life, reject distrustful realism. New orders rejected fate, consolidated honesty w/conviction of God as dynamic compel whose beauty accomplished through religion + works iv)Accelerated development of late organizations as restriction return to built up temples, gave feeling of request + social strength to ppl sorting out
The to three Religions that I received as my results were Sikhism, Mormons, Jehovah’s Witness. Sikhs believe in deity: God almighty is impersonal, formless ultimate reality and he is the creator. God reveals and manifest himself through all in the universe, but not finite form can be worshipped as god, who is infinite. They believe that after death one’s soul is continually reborn until liberated by the grace of god, at which time the soul merges with god. They don’t believe in the original sin or Satan, they believe that god created all and gave people free will.
Wahhabism has become increasingly influential throughout the Middle East and the world. It has been integrated into the dynamic religious conflict in the Middle East and has become a very supported and influential religion. To understand what makes Wahhabism so popular, we have to go back to the roots of Wahhabism and the meaning behind it. Wahhabism was founded by Mohammed Ibn Abd al-Wahhab in the eighteenth century. “It stresses the absolute sovereignty of God.”
Faith strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. In in a simplified way faith is what you believe in.according to God action speaks louder than words. In the text “TECHNIQUE: FAITH AND GOOD WORK” it states “Suppose a brother or sister without clothing and daily food. if one of you says to them “Go in peace; keep warm and fed,” but does doe nothing about their physical need, what good is it?” in the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.”
Perhaps the most misunderstood term, Blessed Be has many myths and misconceptions surrounding it as well. Many Wiccans believe that Blessed Be is just a casual greeting or farewell. However, when we look at the etymology, the confusion is cleared that it means something “holy, to consecrate or give thanks to”. Thus the sacredness attributed to this word can be justified. In Wicca, Blessed Be is used as “may you be blessed by the Goddess”.
Religious belief is a very sensitive issue and often times conflicts with the medical treatment. Which in turn puts the patient’s life into a threatening situation. Nabil, you have brought up a very important issue of blood transfusion, which is forbidden in Jehovah’s Witness belief system. “The Jehovah’s Witness religion was founded in the United States in the 1870s, with approximately 6 million members worldwide. Their faith is based upon passages from the Bible that are interpreted as prohibiting the consumption of blood (whole blood, packed red cells, plasma and autologous blood).
Identify three key beliefs that the Baha’i religion is founded on and how those beliefs have influenced Baha’i practice and self-understanding ------------------------------ When discussing the Baha'i religion to someone with little knowledge of it, one could best describe its theology as revolving around three central points. The first point would be that of the unity of God. This is since adherents believe in a monotheistic view of God who is omniscient and omnipresent. Such a god is considered as being personal and also can be seen through his creation.
Although freedom of speech exists in many parts of the world, there are some topics which may be too delicate to discuss. Quite possibly one of the most fragile is the subject of religion. There are various kinds which are practiced in different parts of the world. The sensitivity of this topic is an unspoken fact, but many seek to explore religion in a more in-depth way. Contrary to many people’s beliefs, learning about how other religions can be very advantageous.
Olinga departed for Port-au-Prince, Haiti to continue his teaching tour. Though the warmth he engendered remained, it was with regret that the friends bade farewell to this spiritual stalwart who had, within such a short span of time, transformed the hearts of those with whom he came in contact with the loving Words of Baha’u’llah.” (Based on a report by National Spiritual Assembly of Jamaica that was received on Oct. 19, 1970.). Following a weekend conference for Hand of the Cause of God, Mr. Enoch Olinga in Frogmore, South Carolina, the friends gathered at the meeting requested that the following message be conveyed to Amatu’l-Baha Khanum: “ MOMENTUM OF MASS TEACHING GENERATED BY YOUR RECENT VISIT IN THE SOUTHLAND HAS INTENSIFIED WITH THE LONG-AWAITED VISIT OF HAND OF THE CAUSE OF GOD ENOCH OLINGA. MORE AND MORE BELIEVERS ARE RUSHING INTO THE FIELD OF SERVICE. SIXTY-NINE NEW BELIEVERS ENROLLED, NINE NEW LOCALITIES OPENED AND $1000 CONTIBUTED FOR THE GROWTH OF THE BELOVED FAITH.
Ferguson, D. (2010). Exploring the spirituality of the world religions. London: Continuum. The book reveals the spirituality of world religions with the description of values and practices, which give a deep understanding of the cultural context of every nationality.
The paper by Watt and Wolf are both concerned with the study of religion in the discourse of intercultural communication. Watt’s main argument is that religion plays an important role in intercultural communication, it helps unite people from diverse culture. People with the same religion from all around the world have their belief originated from the same language. Wolf’s paper explores the relationship between inter-religious dialogue and dialogical identity and questions the privileging of the secular state in discussions of intercultural communication. His discussion is predicated on the idea that to be intercultural is to be inter-religious, it is to place ourselves in a fundamentally holy space.
