In the colonies, at the time of Columbus's discovery they believed in the symbols of dreams and they used animals as a way of guiding their every action. These animals were signs of a great spirit who ruled the universe, an unseen god who guided them from planting crops, to starting wars, or even moving from one hunting ground to another. ... Tornton speaks of the Africans believing in a place pg 237 where you go after death to meet your love ones, and you are guided by the now highly spiritual beingspg 237. ... In Professor Henrik Clake's book Columbus a...

• Word Count: 1957
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• Grade Level: High School

Each person believes in a type of religion to guide their lives or doesn't believe in it at all. ... Indeed, we need go no further than the title of Kant's most important book on religion, Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone, to see that he assumes right from the start that religion can and ought to be viewed only within a narrow set of rational limits. Likewise, if one opens the book itself, he or she will find that on the first few pages of the first edition preface, Kant tells us morality is not based on religion; rather, religion is based on morality. And throughout the...

• Word Count: 2019
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Qur'an forms the basis of the Muslim faith- the religion of Islam, in which Muslims believe the book is a revelation from God. ... I read several chapters, or suras, from The Koran Interpreted by AJ Arberry carefully and found that The Qur'an recurrently stresses the importance of faith, and guide people to live a better life in order to achieve Paradise after death. ... The book said that once you saw God's signs demonstrating his ability to bring life to the dead, "Then your hearts became hardened thereafter and are like stones, or even yet harder; for there are stone...

• Word Count: 1297
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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. In the Abrahamic faiths, the works of the Bible, Torah, and Quran set the basis for the religion, and every sect of that religion accepts its book as the word of their respective God. 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 ...

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According to Augustine, in chapter 6 of the book "The City of God," a person who offers to love God, as well as his neighbor as himself, according to God is indisputable man of goodwill. ... In the book "Happy Life," Augustine asserts that he would not have committed theft by himself. ... In the book, "Happy Life," Augustine asserts that "Therefore, I entreat your virtue, kindness, spiritual bond as well as fellowship that exist between us that you extend your right hand, for this means that you love me and that you may believe that I in turn love you and hold you dear." ... The authors A...

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We are always looking for someone else to guide us in our decision making, or make decisions for us. In Robert Mulholland's book, Invitation to a Journey, he challenges us to do exactly the opposite of this. ... Another important aspect that Mulholland talks about in his book, are classical spiritual disciplines. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Shinto religion does have a similarity to Christianity in that commitment and loyalty is a guiding principle of both religions. ... Additionally, there is no "holy" book or transcriptions written by a Buddha. ... Despite, all of this, religion can be comforting, help to guide a person's life, and serves a social function. ...

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"Personal salvation was entirely from God and the Bible provided the indispensable guide to life, that the church should reflect the express teaching of scripture, and that society was one unified whole" (Elwell p.898). This showed that humankind was dependent on God for salvation and that God gave the bible as a guide for people to learn how to live together. ... Covenants were essential to the Puritans and it guided their way of life. ... He read every book he could after that, believing he could educate himself. ...

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The first page shows all of the schoolgirls playing with the veils, and as the book continues, Marjane firmly remains against the institution of blindly following a ruling decided by the emperor of Iran. ... At this point, she stills relies on her relationship with God to guide her, but she is slowly beginning to allow herself to be influenced by what her mum says. ... Through the rest of the book, Marjane is forced to conform to the standards of the religious fanatics. ...

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The merit which made it a classic book is its astonishing ability to predict. ... In the book, the creation symbolizes a double meaning, he is the heresy from human's view, he is also an abstract imitation of humans ourselves; He displays the procedure of human's pursuit toward the unlimited field of science and knowledge, he also demonstrates the tragic consequences that are caused by human's exceeded desire and relying on science. ... And it is the point, his drive is too simple, not fully constructed, guiding him to the consequence that never foresees. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through techniques of metaphor, imagery and allusions, Yann Martel employs both major and minor events in the book to suggest that both religion and science are necessary in Pi's character development, both to sustain himself in critical situations and broaden his knowledge of reality. ... Through Pi's understanding of both religion and science, he develops appreciation for both subjects and eventually he grasps the interchangeability of the two topics in guiding him to understand the world. ...

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It is righteousness-a way of life which is guided by human and spiritual values like love, compassions, justice and non-violence which are universal. ... In another book Swami Jitatmananda quotes Swami Vivekananda: "Religion is the Science which learns the transcendental in nature thr...

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There is much concern in my mind about the issue of speaking in tongues. Without a doubt this is the most controversial of all the spiritual gifts of today. Many positions are held by all sides, some are pro, con, and even middle ground on this subject. Yet I find the idea of tongues speaking toda...

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• Grade Level: High School