Essay 1 In modern times, it is a crucial to be aware of and respectful of other cultures. In the United States, people experience different types people, religions, and cultures everyday. Despite constant encounters with new religions and cultures, many people do not understand the significance of religious symbols and traditions. In order to combat this ignorance, Harvard University and Diana L. Eck founded the Pluralism Project. The Pluralism Project’s mission consists of four vital mission statements. The first statement is to continue the documentation and growth in the understanding of the ever-changing religious demography of the United States. The second statement promises the continued study and research of religious communities. …show more content…
The project promises to further study these actions by studying “their forms of adaptation and religious education in the American context, their encounter with the other religious traditions of our common society, and their encounter with civic institutions” (Eck). This notion also states that the project will review forms of communication in relation to religion. Communication is a vital part of religion and thus is important to be studied. In reference to communication being vital to religion, Schilbrack states, “It follows that if people had never thought, spoken, and acted in religious ways, or if they ceased to think, speak, and act in these ways, then what are often described as religious phenomena would not exist”.
In modern times, media and technological advancements have changed how religion is spread and provides new outlets in which a religion can be taught. In a video that Steven Ramey critiqued about the spread of religion, it became apparent that many smaller religions were marginalized as the video only showed the spread of five world religions. Ramey even states “The narrative that the animation follows applies the assumptions, interests, and labels of today back in time to construct the origins of each religion”. The video is a great demonstration of how many
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Another main point made by the author in this article is that religion must take a new form within this changing world. The author trusts that it ought to end up noticeably prompter and completely characteristic. He feels that religion must be about the way we feel and identify with life by and large, and to our own lives specifically. It is about the standards and qualities that are to manage our creative, world building movement. Cupitt trusts that we should live in a way that gives us a reasonable compact.
This will be based on the chapter 4 Religion as "Truth-Claims", posted on Blackboard. First of all, Dianne L. Oliver makes a preface about her writings saying that religions claim to get the truth, and followers of diverse religions say that their truth is the only one true, and cannot be compare with any other. Also, she remarks that many of those religion followers use violence to uphold their own version of truth. Moreover, she let us know that she is going to consider the "True-Claims" of different religions, and show how those claims can influence the practices, behaviors, and ideas of religion followers. Next to the introduction, she considers that religion is very essential for understanding the fundamental questions in our daily lives.
The focal purpose of the article ‘Americans get an ‘F’ in religion’ by Cathy Lynn Grossman is to explain how ignorant Americans are when it comes to other religions around the world and their own. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs; a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons and sects. Being ignorant to something as vital as religion scares the author of this article
Molloy, M. (2012). Experiencing the World’s Religions. Tradition, Challenge, and Change (6th ed.)Chapter 5. Retrieved from https://newclassroom3.phoenix.edu/Classroom
Ideas can be explored thoroughly in a dynamic home school environment, where in a traditional classroom it might need to be pushed aside in order to meet the next learning objective on time. (Jackson, 2013)
Daily communications and interactions at school, work or other places can expand Canadians’ knowledge about religions and also it would stretch their relationship borders internationally with other people who are from diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds. Meanwhile, Canadians can enjoy the benefits of pleasant learning about different religions from their friends as well as make comparisons conveniently between advantages or disadvantages of each religion and discuss them with their friends. For example, if someone has a false belief about a particular subject in others` religion or even does not understand some part of a religion, s/he can ask their friends in order to clarify the
The importance of cultural recognition has always been a big part of my life. Growing up as an Arab-American in the United States has taught me to be more aware of the numerous diverse cultures that collectively make up this country. The foundation of communication between these cultures is simply cultural awareness. When one is aware of the differences of their neighbors it allows them to be more perceptible to understanding them and those differences. Reaching my adolescent years I was presented with circumstances where many associated my culture with my religion, continually I clarified the difference between one’s cultural and religion being
Religion, whether we realize it or not, is a major element of American society (and also worldwide history). For many, religion is a significant part of their cultural identity. Religion plays a part in all levels of politics and is often an aspect of community events and organizations. Everyday, we all interact with people who have different religious backgrounds and personal beliefs. Children born into religious families are very connected with their religions from birth and this affects the way they will see the world for the rest of their lives. Even those who later explore other faiths or convert to other religious ideas will be affected in
Seeking tradition and spirituality has always been prime through the course of this life. Believing and finding truths of the spirt realm’s unknown gives comfort while living. With so many people coming and settling in America, there begins to be a shift of different religions and spiritual practices emerging. America's founders established a civilization that would embrace the differences that countless cultures would bring to the United States. But here lies the challenges with this concept. It has been hard even in the late 1800s when the Native Americans did not want to conform to new Christianity; it created a rift that is still president here today with not only the natives but different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. In an article
The North American community in today’s worlds has embraced Christianity, Muslim and other popular religious beliefs. Finding the ancient religious practices in action is rare, but not impossible. The communities had their own believes concerning gods and philosophies of good and evil before they were colonized. The communities have lost most of their beliefs and practices as they took place in the earlier community to popular religions which were introduced during and after the colonialism periods (Bonvillain and Porter 23-43).
Religion is a universal term that is widely used for a human’s belief system. The views on how religions compare to one another can be defined differently. One view explains religions using a united belief system by their common goals. Another view explains that different religions are just a shared essence and have vast differences between their specific traditions and customs. This shared essence, but vastly different theory, is explained by Stephen Prothero, using the term “pretend pluralism”. There are many major and minor religions that have guided people in their morals and beliefs. Religions, such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. All five of these current, major religions have vast differences, but may have common goals in their morals, traditions, etc. Two of the most practiced religions, of these five, are Christianity and Islam. These two religions are constantly at battle with one another, but what many people don’t see is that there are just as many similarities between these two religions as there are differences. Through this paper we will discover the underlying similarities and differences between these two religions and, hopefully, conclude that supports either the common goal theory or the “pretend pluralism” theory.
Religion has existed for countless centuries. Christianity is one of the major religions in this world, which had people be criticized, battle in wars, and killed for, but it still survived to this day. The purpose of this paper is to study the source of the religion, recognize the teachings, observe its spread throughout the world, and to identify how it stands among people today. Approaching this paper by a factual report I will explain these major points and why we need to know about this religion and other religions that existed before our generation.
The earth is considered as one of the most beautiful planets in the universe. It is the only planet in our galaxy that has enough water to support life. Unfortunately our planet is suffering due to many problems which should be solved before it is too late. The major problems that are facing our world today are population, pollution and animal extinction.
In this course, I found the connection between religion and politics the most important concept we’ve studied. With engagement and understanding of politics becoming increasingly important, it’s valuable to study the ways people both interact with politics and form their political opinions—and as we’ve seen, religion can play a huge role in both of these aspects. However, the way religious groups engage with politics can perhaps be generalizing when discussing major religions, seeing as these groups are often widely diverse and brimming with unique experiences. Therefore, I believe it is just as important to discuss the political dimension of religion with the social influences of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and the interrelations between them.