I Signed Up For World Religions Class

The eastern religions that we have discussed in class are Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The western religions that we have discussed in class are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The Eastern Religions have originated in countries such as China, India, and Japan. The western religions originated in Europe and the Americas. There are few similarities between eastern religions and western religions, but many differences. The biggest difference between the two religions is that eastern religions believe in more than one god, whereas western religions believe in one God.

Upon reading the chapters written by both Kessler and Martin this week I believe that this will be an interesting course for the seven remaining weeks. Even though I identify myself as a follower of the Christian faith, I think it will be nice to have a fresh outlook on religion from the outsider's point of view. From my time as a first grader through my time as an eighth grader, I spent at least an hour or two each week learning about the Catholic faith in a religion class. Also, I would like to see how this course will possibly change my outlook or open my eyes to different aspects of religion. In addition, I expect to have discussions about several religions from the various regions of the world. I hope that these discussions will help me broaden my understanding and appreciation of other religion and cultural backgrounds

To start off, the researcher would like to give an overview of both eastern and western religions. Eastern religions originated in areas such as China, Japan, and India. The aim of these eastern religions was to live harmoniously and be able to have a healthy balance with the real world and the spiritual world. Supporters tied to eastern religions could be either polytheistic or atheistic. Also, individuals in the eastern culture tend to convey their religious practice any time or any day. For example,

Eastern Religions differ from Western Religions in that they have different ideology as well as a different set of customs and values. Eastern Religions often have cosmic origins. In Eastern Religions, there is a large emphasis on growing yourself so that you can become a more aware spiritual person, and this required to reach salvation. This is because Eastern Religions view the cause of man’s plight is from the soul’s immaturity. In order to accomplish this spiritual evolvement, one must also follow a strict set of rules throughout their life that involves respecting others and living a virtuous and moral life. Even the idea of salvation in Eastern Religions is very different from that of Western Religions, being that salvation

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.

I really love this midterm project since it pushes me to experience different religions and participate in many valuable activities. I really learned many things from this class, but I think the theoretically knowledge cannot leave me a deep impression. This project gives me an opportunity to put everything into practice. More importantly, by experiencing three world religions---Christianity, Buddhism, and Catholicism, I realized the differences and similarities among them. This makes me understand how are those religions related. I think this is an important task in this class.

The geographical and historical context of Eastern and Western religions affected how the religions developed, and encouraged many differences in teaching methods and student teacher relationships. Eastern religions were generally considered to be Hinduism and Buddhism. These religions originated in India, and focused on finding enlightenment and escaping the cycle of rebirth and suffering. Western religions were generally considered to be Judaism and Christianity. These religions were Abrahamic religions, and focused on following the word of God. Eastern religions were created in India and Nepal. These countries were surrounded by water on all but one side, and there were mountains on the other side. This meant that new people did not often appear, so the

The major Eastern religious traditions have had a shaping effect on their societies in how they look at the world and the “hope” they offer their followers. Their traditions and beliefs are different than in the west. The four major religious traditions in the East are all older than western religions. Each religious tradition can be examined for common concepts and differences. Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism have several common concepts and several differences in: their worldviews, their views on the nature of reality as a whole, the nature of persons, the perspectives on the “human dilemma,” human spiritual goals, the significance of moral values and the hope each offers its followers for their lives.

I’m Sandy and I am obtaining my Accounting Degree from Regis University. After this semester, I’ll have six courses left to complete my degree and should graduate after the spring semester of 2018. As part of my degree, I need two Religious Study courses. My spring semester of 2015 I took Phi114 Comparative Religions. I enjoyed the course and it was interesting to learn about various religions including the choice to have no religious faith or belief in an afterlife. My parents believed in God and Christ, but did not attend church or affiliate themselves with a particular religion. My parents wanted me to make my own decision regarding belief and faith. My uncle introduced me to Catholic Church as a child, but I did not remain in the Catholic

I admit I had the same thought process regarding religion. Prior to this class I never stopped to examine the differences of religion in relation to origin or any other surrounding factors. I am a Christian and was guilty of critiquing other religions for not being equal to what I consider religion. My ultimate goal is this class will provide me with insight and understanding to other religions. Also, I didn’t thoroughly understand the concept of monoism either. However, on page 6 it stated that some religions that fall into this category are Hinduism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Therefore, I look forward to getting to chapters 3, 6, and 8 to have a better understanding of monoism and these 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.

Thirty years ago, I would not have had one iota of interest in studying world religions in a secular institution. As a former student of a private Bible college and a member of a Christian semi-cult in the Bay Area, I did not view the study of world religions as an innocuous or trivial activity. Classes in my college that taught about other religions were called “apologetics.” In these classes, through a biased world view, our mentors taught us how to present people with logical and persuasive arguments that would win them over to the only “true” belief.

As different as they may seem, all religions are pretty similar. Even just the small things that are just here and there can connect many religions together. That is not to say that there are also differences between them like their stances on many beliefs, gods, and followers of their religion. However the eastern and western religions are so similar and yet so different that I have decide to label the similarities and differences. That being said, I believe that the western are so similar and yet so different that they must be analyzed. After all they believe in a higher power, pray, and do other such things that are similar but still every reason they are similar is also how they're different. For example, in the religions Hinduism and

Around the World there are various differentiating religions. They all have a similar goal which is to see past everyday concerns in quest of a higher moral drive. Western and eastern religions both are very spiritual in various diverse ways. The western religions focus on monotheism, whereas the eastern religions are polytheistic.

Learning courses specializing in religion can foster open-mindedness, cultural appreciation and improve behavior among students. Students may be more apt to accept differences in people around them, and portray a positive attitude when they have access to learning about diverse religions.