Comparing Two Different World Religions

Christianity is a very broad subject with a very interesting history. How and why did christianity become so popular? There are many factors we can look into. In the following paper we will explore the history of christianity, the bible, Jesus Christ and the evolution of christianity over time. It traces its history to Jesus of Nazareth, an itinerant preacher in the area around Jerusalem during the period of Roman occupation, in the early 30s of the Common Era. Its members congregate in a communion of churches headed by bishops, whose role originated with the disciples of Jesus. Over a period of some decades after Jesus ' life, death, and resurrection, the bishops spread out across the world to form a "universal" church, with the bishop

In the post classical period, different societies viewed the women in different ways, therefore they were all treated differently. Due to all the passages being around the world, it shows how differently and similar these societies treated women. All have a different opinion on women’s role and position within their society. Some views were negative while others are positive and think both sex’s are both equal. In document 1, Islam: The Koran, it talks about how women are made from men.

A huge impact that Islam brought to women in the societies that it converted was that it gave them more rights and control of their life. It banned the common practice of female infanticide, recognized

Religion impacted women's social standards were different in the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Caliphates. In the Byzantine Empire, women fought for their social status, and gained respect which eventually led to the western culture accepting women for the strong, hard-driven people they were. This was an impressive evolution considering how the Roman Empire used to treat their women. The only reason that women were tolerated was because they would give birth to males, which would be considered better in the long run. Islam was an egalitarian religion, and believed that women were equal, but that did not completely determine that women were treated as well as men. In the Islamic Caliphates, women were still seen mostly as property, but

Religion is a fundamental element of human society. It is what binds a country, society or group of individuals together. However, in some instances it destroys unity amoungst these. Religion is a belief in a superhuman entity(s) which control(s) the universe. Every religion has its differences but most strive for a just life and the right morals. The three major groups are the primal regions which consist of African, Aboriginal and Native American religions, Asian which consist of South Eastern Asian religions and Abrahamic religions which consist of Middle Eastern religions. The foci of this essay are the differences between the Abrahamic religion, Christianity, and the Asian region Buddhism as well as making reference to the Islamic

In conclusion, Christianity spread because of the guidance influenced by love, the courage of the martyrs that were willingly persecuted, and the overall teachings that appealed to the plebeians. These reasons and many more aided in the popularity of Christianity in the contemporary lifestyle of the everyday American. In brief, this was why this religion that had just been born developed into what it is

Historically, when Islam emerged in 600 BC, the religion liberated women from the many oppressive laws of the time. However, the present

The most important similarities in the major world religions is that they all have some sort of text that depicts how they should live their lives. All of the major world religions believe that "good" people will have a better afterlife then "bad" people. All of the major world religion have a sense of community that they will pass on to their children. The most important differences in the major world religions is that they all have different places of worship and places they consider special. They also all have different meanings of life and different ways to celebrate their history.

When going out they were to wear a burqa and be attended by a male relative or their husband and no one else or they would be seen as going against Allah. By setting these rules, women became more of property than humans. Also, their individualism

While at Sussex County Community College I was able to take some classes that really helped gain more of a healthy understanding of culture around the world to give me a more rounded sense on how the rest of the world lives. A great class in gaining knowledge on world culture from a historic point while progressing to more modern present day was Comparative Religions PHIL 201 instructed by Professor MacDougall. During this Course we were required to turn in a paper on a countries religion along with there Culture and life style. Professor MacDougall gave us the freedom to choose the religion and country that interested us the most. For it was a no brainer to choose Morocco and its Muslim Culture, the main reason I choose Morocco

The rise and expansion of Islam has had a significant impact on the role and rights of women throughout history. Since its origin in the seventh century until modern times, the Muslim faith has somewhat broadened, but has mostly restricted women’s rights in numerous Islamic communities. The history of Muslim women is complex, as it involves many advances and declines in numerous locations, such as Egypt, Afghanistan, and Iran, concerning several subjects, including both civil and social rights. Thus, in general, the rights of Islamic women did not improve significantly over time, instead, conditions remained the same or became worse for women as Islam evolved and spread as a world religion.

Unfortunately, the era of men and women being equal was hasty. Briefly after Mohammed’s death Islamic society changed, so did the interpretations of the Quran to meet different circumstances. Almost simultaneously women became inferior almost being viewed as possessions and property. Having choices was no longer an option for women, whatever the man said became the law. Girls at birth could be killed by their father’s because boys carried the name of the family while girls usually were concubines, workers, or sold. Most significantly women’s roles depended largely on what the husband’s economic status was. If the husband was a farmer the wife had to help in the fields or if the husband worked in the city she had to help run the business.

Islam is a religion based on the interpretation and application of fundamental scriptures geared towards the need of a growing, modernizing religious community. The Qur’an and the Prophet Mohammed’s Sunnah and hadith serve as the main sources for attaining religious knowledge. Scholars of Islam, Ulema, delegated a mechanism in which they can gain knowledge after they have consulted the Quran and Sunnah through ijtihad and qiyas. The flexibility with which they can use reason, ijtihad, and analogies, qiyas, to answer questions of the time created doctrines that shed light onto the growing concerns within the Muslim community. This methodology has served to provide a path in which religious scholars can apply Islam to the changing dynamics of gender roles. The modernizing world provided the framework for female scholars to enter the field of religious study and interpret Islam on their own. Drawing on their reasoning and their ability to make analogies to stories within Islam helped women develop sound arguments within Islam that codified women’s rights. Muslim feminist used the religion of Islam as the backbone of their movement by highlighting their rights and freedoms within Islamic scripture. They opened the gates of ijtihad to reevaluate scripture pertaining to their rights in a marriage free from the nuisances of male scholars. Religious tools in extracting knowledge within the folds of Islam allowed women to challenge existing marriage norms and gender roles based in

It is ironical that all of them claim that Islam liberated women 1400 years ago. They claim that Islam gave women the right to equal education and civil and economic rights, but at the end of their analysis they come to the conclusion that a woman's place is in her husband's home and that she should be obedient to him and the male elite.

However all the changes Islam as a religion is quite complex when it comes to equal rights. As a man had more superior rights than a woman and was allowed to marry more than one wife . Polygamous marriages were still not seen as morally acceptable so the death of a spouse or the inheritance for a child from a polygamous marriage made things difficult .