A Pneumatic Community sharing the Divine Wisdom-spirit Reading the Bible from Feminist, Dalit, Tribal and Adivasi Perspectives Introduction The transforming power of the Spirit is evident at the beginning of the history of the Christian church, The church is a transtormed by Spirit into Pneumatic Community. On the day of Pentecost, the Spirit was received
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Every religion says that God created this entire world. Since there is only one world, there should be one God, who must be impartial to all the children in the universe. That one God must have preached the same spiritual knowledge in different languages and different countries which were disconnected and had no communication in
An 1883 map of the world divided into colors representing “Christians, Buddhists, Hindoos, Mohammedans, Fetichists”. In world cultures, there have traditionally been many different groupings of religious belief. In Indian culture, different religious philosophies were traditionally respected as academic differences in pursuit of the same truth. In Islam, the Quran mentions three different categories: Muslims,
Religion is a subject that can go on forever, it has been one of the biggest topics to talk about for decades at a time, and I will explain elements in different traditions of religion. We all know religion has always been a sensitive topic to talk about especially to the public because any little
Vigneshwara, one of the popular deities worshipped by members of most Indian religions. It is Maharashtra’s most important festival. Ganapathy is also the God of Knowledge and is invoked at the commencement of any function. He is the god that protects his devotees from any obstacles (vighnam). Hence the name Vighneswara. He is also described
There are many attitudes towards religious truth. Living in America and being able to be any religion that you choose gives people the opportunity to have different attitudes towards religion! I am going to focus on two different views for this paper. My first is the Christian view and my second is the Muslim View.
The practice of intentionally subjecting people to pain is acceptable under the circumstances that there is a purpose in doing so. Whether that is in order to build strength, resilience, or a sense of unity, there is a definite purpose. But if there were no purpose in doing so, such practices shouldn’t be accepted. The
We continue the explanation of Imam Ja’far on the existence of God while in dialog with an Indian scientist. The discussion enters into an interesting phase when the Indian scientist offers a circular reasoning similar to the ‘Chicken or the Egg problem’. The chicken or the egg causality dilemma goes like this “which came first,
Faiths such as Islam and Christianity arose and established over time. With the help of Silk Roads, merchants, and missionaries these religions spread to distant lands. These new beliefs systems were introduced to various places far from their origin by the help of many contributing factors. These religions became principal world religions rapidly after they
We may be able to speak directly to God through prayer, but according to the Bible, he reaches us through a variety of angels, each with distinct duties. There are nine types of angels within three major groups known as choirs. Regardless of where they are on the hierarchy, like us, they are individuals. Unlike
In the book Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling (2011), Mark McMinn grasps attention of the readers to the role of the Christian faith in counseling practice. The author explains through the practical examples how psychology, theology, and spirituality have an effect on the mental health of people. He considers the Christian faith as
Everyone has an opinion of why religion should or should be in schools. We have a law that is already in place that allow students and teachers to practice there religions in schools, they just have to be respective of other students and teachers beliefs, if they believe or not in there religion. According to
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees political rights to all Canadian citizens and civil liberties for all people in Canada. Section 2 of the Canadian Charter lays out the fundamental freedoms for all people in Canada which includes the freedom of religion. In this paper, it will be shown that every person in
The structure and agency concept has been debated by many on what determines the other, according to Gidden’s in his structuration theory stated that the structure is a medium of social action, he also stated that the structure is also an outcome of social action. This paper discusses three structural influences on identity; it will
The exploration age is yet one of the most significant events in history. It brought forth the discovery of new routes, the creation of sophisticated maps and a total evolution of geography and navigation’s domain. This scenario has readily proven that the world is indeed run. This is in stark contrast to what previous thinkers
This semester, the course will cover three important aspects about religion. Firstly, it will discuss basic concepts such as enlightenment, secularization, globalization, denomination, rationality and other terms intended to familiarize and prepare us about the coursework. Secondly, it will discuss the works of traditional theorists regarding different religious beliefs and institutions. Lastly, it will focus
The latest national figures concerning religious identification in the United States was gathered in 2001. The team of investigators composed of Egon Mayer, Barry A. Kosmin, and Ariela Keysar conducted a 17-week telephone survey which covered 50,281 households in 48 states between February and June 2001. Titled “The American Religious Identification Survey (ARIS),” it employed
An item that attracted my attention was the figure of Dancing Shiva. This icon belongs to the Chola period of Indian Art. I liked the way sculpture looked by later I became fascinated by the interesting history and rich symbolism, connected with this figure. Shiva as Lord of Dance is one of the most popular
The important characteristics of civilization as regards historical evaluation of any region in the world can be shown to have a strict close relation with the architectural ideologies peculiar to that region. These ideologies are based on religious as well socioeconomic factors, deeply influencing virtually every aspect of social existence. They can be the only
Shinto is the earliest and most distinctive of the Japanese religions according to The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity(1995) book. The question is: How is Shinto as a reverential form of Japanese patriotism and as a world religion? Can these two be differentiated? Taking Shinto as a reverential form of Japanese patriotism is good to
