In this class we have discussed Confucianism at some length, and though I have found the texts to be very interesting, I don't think that I would classify Confucianism as being a religion when compared against my personal view on the subject. ... Out of the two forms of Hindu scriptures, Shruti and Smriti, I am personally familiar with one of the texts composed in the Smriti volumes. That text in question is the Bhagavad-Gita. ... Under the direction of Chuang Tzu, the Tao Te Ching has come into existence in such a fashion that it seems to mirror other deeply religious texts such as the B...

• Word Count: 1904
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Due to their male dominated society, the upper and middle class selectively chose Christian text that centralized around men and suppressed women's involvement. ... " Since these texts gave women more equity within the religion, they were deemed heretical and thus posed a threat to the patriarch society that formed the Roman Orthodox Church. ... All the text that became a part of the canonical scriptures conformed with the patriarchal society. ...

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A major difference between Abrahamic faiths and all of the faiths to be discussed is the existence of a major, absolute text to guide an individual to heaven or salvation. ... This is a notable separation from the major Asian religions, which as a whole lack one specific text to guide one to heaven. ... This is not to say that the Asian religions do not have their own texts, but rather that there is no defining book to completely understand every concept of their religion. ... Despite sharing the exact same God, and even using the same Holy Text (The Old Testament), Judaism and Christianity ar...

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Because each religion relies on different primary sources to provide interpretation or exegesis as his title states, Basser uses these texts as references to show the reader how each side would formulate their respective opinions on the argument at hand. ... In addition, Basser's primary sources include the Mishnah, the Babylonian Talmud, sections of the Dead Sea Scrolls, as well as many others that as a critical reviewer I should have read, but as a twenty-one year old college student with a moderate interest in Jewish and/or Christian historical texts, I have never even heard of, let a...

• Word Count: 1460
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Throughout history, many advances in science, technology and the ever-changing morals and values of society have presented challenges to religious traditions. These include such challenges as heretical teachings, the black death and more importantly the renaissance and nationalism that challenge the...

• Word Count: 635
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Religious Tradition Religious Traditions are the laws, regulations, beliefs, doctrines and practices which are handed down from one generation to another. Traditions in religion are either right or wrong. Followers practicing religious traditions follow in accordance with the scriptures to be pract...

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Religion has played an important role in every society since the dawn of civilization. This importance can be seen from the earliest written texts of ancient Samaria to many famous works written in modern times. In religion, authors have a subject that will guarantee them a wi...

• Word Count: 721
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The First Congregational Church located in Colorado Springs may entice new members to their inviting congregation with open discussion Bible Studies and Scripture readings. However when followers, young and old, unite under Pastor Jim White's Bible based discussions much doctrinal controversy arise...

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Christianity and Islam are both peacemaking religions that not only strive for the unity between a person and their God, but by bringing that well-being into society. Both religions work towards "opening paths of dialogue" (Pope Frances) as they both advocate nonviolent attributes and contribute to ...

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Since October 31, 1517, Martin Luther has been the object of much scrutiny and controversy. Many have called him the father of Protestantism; others have coined him the destroyer of the Roman Catholic Church. However grave these accusations have been, none have been as extreme as the debate of Mar...

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By presenting the text in the form of a parable, the message of God's will is omitted in a historical and cultural context that enables society to comprehend the meaning behind the words chosen by Matthew....

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Christianity is becoming extinct. In order for it to continue on it must modernize its beliefs. The average Christian is white, middle class and is from Europe or America. The religion of Islam is expanding quickly and will soon dominate Christianity. These are all common claims made about Chris...

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Introduction to Religion My purpose in writing this paper is to articulate why my religious and spiritual life has changed significantly as a result of my recent introduction to religion. As a result of this course of study I have a new perspective on religion. This new viewpoint has not neces...

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The early Christian, in controversy with the Jews, appealed to the Hebrew Scripture as proof-texts, but if fact they were reading these Scriptures in a new way, in light of the Christ-event, and hence were not giving deductive or syllogistic arguments. ...

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(Dorling & Kindersley, 1997) Beginning when King Solomon built the First Temple (between 965 and 928 BC), the origin of Jewish pilgrimage stems from the directive given in the Jewish sacred text, the Torah, (Deuteronomy 16.16: "Three times a year all men appear before the God in the place that God will choose, on the festivals of Pesach (Passover), Shavuot (the Feast of Weeks), and Sukkot (the Festival of Booths). ...

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In the second-century, the Christian Church strained for identity while being persecuted by the Roman authorities, confronted by Jewish and pagan hostility, and challenged by the internal dilemma of Gnostic adaptation. Gnostic sects arose not in direct opposition to the Orthodox Church, but with a h...

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Within the sacred texts and writings related to Christianity, it shares common grounds with Judaism the Tanakh, which in general tends to be in line with the Bible Septuagint (older than the Tanakh in its current form).This form the basis and source for the Old Testament of the different Bibles (Eyler, 2014) In this modern world there some differences within the benches of the Christianity. ...

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My conception of religious liberty was vague when I was younger, but as I got older and I became aware of the world around me, religious liberty has been a topic that everyone has been discussing - not only privately but also in public and especially in the papers. I used to be an uninformed protestant of the Lutheran church. I once read in the newspaper that Denmark is the least religious country in the world. When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. Fur...

• Word Count: 3342
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate