7 Main World Religions

Huston Smith in the final chapter of his book, The World’s Religions – A Final Examination challenges his readers to look back and see how this book has related religions to each other or how they been proven to be different. Smith introduces three main topics to show the relation between the religions that were discussed in the previous chapters. Even though he points out certain aspects of these religions his readers can sense that he leans toward one relation more than the other. There are many things that I was raised to do but I was never raised by having to believe in a certain religion. This book allowed myself to learn about new religions and explore my options about what religion I want to practice. Smith

Christianity and Islam are the most influential religions in the world. Judaism has only fourteen million followers across the continents which makes Judaism the 12th largest religion. Although Judaism is not as large as Christianity and Islam, It still has an impact on the world. Prophet Abraham is the called in Islam "the father of all prophets" and because of that, sometimes Christianity, Islam and Judaism are called Abrahamic Religions. There are many known differences and similarities between Christianity, Islam and Judaism. They all share the same believe in Divine Revelation; they all believe that god is contacting prophets through revelation. Also, both of Muslims and Jews claim to be strict monotheists while Christians claim to be Trinitarian monotheists. Besides believing in only one true god and life after death, hell and paradise, they all appeared in the same geological time and recognize almost same prophets. In contrast, Muslims and Jews do not have the believe of trinity as Christians do. In addition, the god of Christians and Muslims focused on the whole universe while the god of Jews on Israeli nation.

Often times in our society we take one another for granted and treat each other with cruelty. Some of the times our best communication with one another is constant war, fights, and brutality to one another. Religion on the other gives us the opportunity to set aside our differences and come together as one. In order to do that we must believe religion works and set all concerns to the god or gods. Religions have become beneficial because it make things certain but also to put our uncertainty to the superior. Which means god will provide. Another way you or others can see this being affective is putting trust in the god and god’s. Back in the Early Middle Ages moving to the Dark Middle Ages, life was brutal and not choosing what religion you belong to makes it even harder for the individual. You had to believe and set aside your difference with religion.

The continent of Asia is separated into several different regions. One of the regions is the Southwest region which includes the countries of Saudi Arabia and Iran. The people of Southwest Asia are primarily one of three religions; Christian, Judaism, or Islam. These religions all have different practices, rituals, and teachings but also have some similarities. Each religion has their own holy book, key cites, worship places, and special religious holidays. In Southwest Asia, your religion is based on your family history, beliefs, customs, and traditions.

Throughout the class we have learned about four different religions. Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity are all very complex and interesting religions, but all of them are very different from each other. Hinduism and Buddhism are very similar while Christianity and Judaism are similar. The two with the most differences would be Buddhism and Christianity. There are many differences between the two religions, but when a person puts them side by side there are three major differences that pop out at them. Those differences are, who each religion worships, the sacred text of the two, and finally the idea of life after death or the afterlife. Yes, almost all religions have commonalties between them, like prayer or meditation, or even the idea of a human messiah sent by their deity, but at the core of these two religions are very different from each other. In order to understand these differences in greater detail one must look at the origins of the two religions and look at the little differences before you can explore the three larger ones.

1.Compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism on the question of atman. What does each tradition have to say about whether a human being has an individual soul? What is the significance of this soul (or lack thereof) in each tradition?

The religions of the world, while differing greatly in their specifics, are surprisingly similar. The three most prevalent religions in the world are Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism, in that order. All believe in a higher power that presides over and created man. Islam originated in approximately 609 C.E., or Common Era, and Christianity originated around 33 C.E. which is supposedly when Jesus Christ was crucified. The main prophet of Islam, Muhammad, is supposedly of the lineage of Jesus Christ. Both religions consider Abraham the father of the people of Israel, his son Ishmael being the “Father of the Arabs” and his son Isaac being the “Father of the Hebrews”. Hinduism originated in India in

Similarities and Differences in Major World Religions Have you ever wondered about other religions you may not follow? Have you ever wondered about the differences between religions? There are many religions in this world. The five main and most popular religions are Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. There are many different beliefs, rules, and history that makes each religion unique, but their are also similarities between religions.

The main Western religions are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The common core of these three religions is faith or belief in one God. Mysticism is a constellation of distinctive practices, discourses texts, institutions, traditions, and experiences aimed at human transformation, variously defined in different traditions. Spirituality is a process of re-formation which aims to recover the original shape of man, the image of God.

Throughout the early ages of civilization there were three main religions Catholicism, Islam, and Buddhism. Catholicism was the predominant religion of Europe and was the basis for rulers to create laws and the way of life upon. There was only one variation of Catholicism until the year 1517, the whole structure dramatically changed. Different variations of Catholicism were founded through corruption and the Ninety-five Theses, and other various documents. This created the split of the Catholic Church which created a new variation called the Protestant religion.

1.) A.) Name and discuss several the major theories of the origin of religion. There are several theories of the origin of religion. The first theory of the origin of religion is the animistic theory, Theorized by Herbert Spencer. The Animistic theory theorizes that the gods of the primitive people were founded on dreams of the recently deceased. The theory basically means that the primitive people believed that there dreams where visions of another world; and they believed that their leaders and hero’s went their after death. While this Theory has a ring of truth to it, the jump to believing there another world because of a dream seems drastic. This theory was later expanded. Another theory of the origin of religion is the nature

One great change that I would like to see in the world is the spread of Christianity. Civil rights leader Mahatma Gandhi wrote, “Be the change you want to see in the world.” I think everyone should be close to God, and accept Jesus Christ as their personal savior. To help this happen, I could donate to missionaries, get Christianity back into the public, and raise awareness in places where the people may have not previously known about God. This would help create an awesome, powerful change.

God to the people of the big three monotheist religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) see god as an all-knowing, all-seeing, and all-powerful being.

On this vast planet religions are becoming more prevalent and are being studied more frequently in recent times. Many individuals want to study and learn about the origins of some religions, on where they were developed and what was the cause of this glorification of a divine. The art of religion is processed by many ideologies, background, beliefs, myths, and rituals. The five major religions of the world include: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are solely based on these ideologies, and ultimately leads to one goal, to follow the path of god, or to seek a euphoric state of salvation. In spite of all the differences among the world’s five major religions, they have very similar ethical constructs, which should encourage more mutual respect among them.

|Founder of the religion |Siddhartha Gautama |Jesus Christ |None |Muhammad |Abraham |Lao-Tzu and Confucius |