Shareholder Value or Financial Perspective: Holy Grounds will find its niche and be competitive in that it is a different kind of coffee house to the norm appealing to a uniquely religious market. It is a coffee house that offers uplifting Christian-based music along with thought provoking lectures that strengthen the mind and spirit of the typical Christian college student. Holy Grounds will also offer organic healthy food choices and by doing so will support local farm growers as well as support the local
The Spiritual Dimension of person and environment: Perspectives from Social Work and Traditional Knowledge is a passage published in the International Social Work Journal written by Michael K. Zapf, professor of Social Work at the University of Calgary. In this particular article, Michael Zapf, discuses how important a spiritual perspective is within the field of Social Work. To begin with, he describes the concept of spirituality in social work, with a little bit of history lesson. Then he provides
issues and concerns regarding specific health care practices and religious beliefs and remove their perspective from the situation. The following paper will discuss three different religions while incorporating a comparison of beliefs, perspective on healing and the perspective on health care to that of the Christian Religion. Sikh Beliefs and Faiths Sikhism is reported as the largest non-Christian religious group. There are 22 million followers worldwide. The founder, Guru Nanak Dev, was born
of external reality, metaphysics, to a modernist is nothing but what one can see with their eyes, as “modernism holds that physical matter exists. Nothing exists outside the material world which itself can be known and understood through the physical senses in conjunction with scientific method” (Kim et al. 117). In result, modernist reject any theory or belief of a divine being or purpose, that man cannot evaluate with the senses, therefore, everything is operated under the “data of our senses”. In
Persepolis: A Revolutionary Book to Revolutionize the Christian Perspective Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel, Persepolis, is a spellbinding read. From start to finish, the story grips the reader with its thought provoking content and touching storyline. The author’s depiction of war torn Iran provides its audience with a better understanding of a people that many Western communities deem as ungodly and dangerous. By reading Satrapi’s work, it becomes clear that the Iranian people are much less one-dimensional
by every religion as the most important value at which insights can be created, and as well a practical means at which the health of individuals can be promoted. The secular perspective of religion is considered a contributing factor which broadens the unique religious contribution and individual’s concern to spiritual dimensions. However, the essay to be discussed is on the issue of the spiritual perspective of individuals from different religious faith, and our main religious focus will be on the
this semester, I hope to find answers to these questions, as well as gain a deeper understanding of paradise and redemption within the context of Western literature. For this reason, I will look at many different perspectives on the fall of man, sin and paradise by a diverse array of writers. As with any quest, the honest traveller must begin at the beginning of the trail, so I will begin by reading John Milton’s Paradise Lost as well Dante’s Divine Comedy. Paradise Lost, the classic tale of the
Spirituality in Health Care HLT-310V October 06, 2012 Abstract In this paper the author will explain what is faith and religion, and compare the philosophy of Sikh, Buddhism, and Jewish religions with that Christian and the author’s religion, include spiritual perspective and elements of healing, how necessary is to permit patient to practice their religious beliefs and rituals, and last, describe how this information could be incorporated into the daily health care professionals routine
the same. Furthermore, being able to compare two prevalent cultures such as Christianity and Buddhism, shows that faith is prevent along with the rituals that go along with them. However, for many, taking care of someone with a different religious preference can be difficult at times, the basic underlying concepts of health, healing, and kindness remain the same. This paper will address the different worldview questions, compare the different beliefs, spiritual perspectives, critical components, important
This paper will discuss three different religions that a health care provider may care for in the nursing field. It will discuss the spiritual perspective, as well as the critical components of healing, such as through prayer and meditation. The writer will give a brief summary of each religions belief. The three religions that will be discussed in this paper are Native American, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This paper will discuss what is important to people who are cared for of a particular faith