Three Dominant Religions

The question often arrived what is religion? There are more than one answer to this depending on one’s culture, identity, ethics and beliefs. Religion can be found in different cultures and throughout the whole period of human history. There is evidence that shows signs of religion such as animal spirits in art and human burials that suggest the belief in life after death. There have been many different answers and definition to what religion is (Van Voorst, 2013). According to Robert E. Van Voorst (2013), religion is

The Middle East supports three major religions; Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. All three have a tie to Jerusalem as a Holy City. These religions don’t get along very well because of their differences, but they also have some unseen similarities.

Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe. In today’s society there are many religious lifestyles people stand by. Popular ones consist of Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism. When looking at Christianity and Buddhism it is easy to identify some major differences. For instance, both the religions were started and founded by different people and in dissimilar ways. A second one would be what they believe in; number of deities, and what they base their knowledge around. A final difference between the two would be how they practice their religion and worship their “God.”

Arabia to Islam. All practicing Muslims accept belief in the ‘Six Articles of Faith’ and are

Many have heard the term “the three major religions”, but how many know what is meant by this? The three major religions are referring to the religions in the Middle East countries, such as Iran, Iraq, etc. The religions are Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. With the close proximity of these countries, but the differing views on things, mainly religion, creates some conflicts and hostility. In America, people are allowed to worship who they want, and believe in what they choose. When someone says they are Christian, there is not a lot of judgement passed, but in these other places, religion rules all. Today we will be assessing each religion and comparing them to one another.

There are many religions and many differences. Everybody has different beliefs and today I’m here to inform you on three religions which include Judaism, Buddhism, and Roman Catholicism. The information I will give you may help you better understand different cultures.

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.

What does it mean to be religious? According to John Bowker (2006), it can mean so many things to different people (p.6). Therefore, John Bowker argues that being religious does not have a perfect explanation and it does not mean one simple thing. I totally agree with John. I agree because “as a religion develops, disagreements can arise” (Coogan, p 10). Everyone had his or her own true meaning of being religious. In addition, religion is a key element in most human cultures. John and I believe that understanding the differences within a religion, you can cultivate many skills that will serve individuals well during their lifetime. For instance, I learned a lot about Christians and Muslins. I am not a very religious person, but I do believe there is a god. Within those two religions, a lot of debates occur about god. Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God. Unlike Islam, Muslims do not believe that he was the Son of God. Islam suggests that Jesus was a prophet. Essentially, I trying to make a point that both have different views on religions, but both want to serve a purpose to be happy with in. My next question is what is a religion. I understand that when it comes to defining the term “religion” it tends to be difficult. As stated earlier, there are millions of definition or interpretations of the word. Nevertheless, we have to realize that even though it is hard to understand what make up a religion to different people, we have to understand that it serves a

Before I get into to religious belief, we should start of on what religion means. Religion is a group of beliefs, values, and practices that people feel strong about. People's religious beliefs almost shape who a person is and how they want to live their life. Their beliefs actually can show where someone came from and how they live their after lives. People may believe in one or many gods, these religions are called monotheism and Polytheism. Monotheism is the worship of a single God, while Polytheism consist of worshiping many Gods. When it comes to christianity(monotheism), Thomas Aquinas a Catholic priest says he can prove the existence of God in many ways.

John Hick in his essay as parallelism think that all religions are true and that they are only different routes to God or the Real to find salvation. The religions have same similarities and some areas of conflict that Hick explain with his theory of Pluralism. Pluralism is when more than one religion is true. In the last section of the essay, Hick explain the move of Christians from being exclusive to inclusive. In this period of globalization and diversity, Pluralism is the way communities with different cultures, traditions, and religions manage to live together in a country of immigration like the US.

Three of most popular monotheistic religions that we have study this semester include: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In each of these religions they have significate religious figures like Moses, the Virgin Mary, and Muhammad that ultimately play a vital role. This essay will look at the role they share and the significances for each religion.

Religions are a natural response to the human mind wondering where the world started. People have had a constant question of the reason for their existence burning in their mind since the beginning of time. It seems logical that something that has come into existence has to have a beginning, but it is hard for humans to wrap their minds around what existed that prompted the start of our lives as humanity. Religion came into existence when humans realized that something had to exist outside of the earthly realm that started the entire universe. There are five major religions in the world today: Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Christianity. Islam and Christianity are the most common religions worldwide, but Christianity is practiced or at least claimed by a major amount of humanity all around the world.

“There are an estimated 4,200 religions all around the world today” (Reference). Among those 4,200 different religions, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism are in the “top ten largest religions in the world” (Waterlow). In many ways, these three religions are different, but share similarities and common facts dating from the start of each religion.

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.

What is religion? Each person’s definition of religion is different. Each person’s faith is different. This is a question that has been asked for centuries, and regardless of the answer given there is no right or wrong answer. Religion can be defined as a group of people who have shared beliefs who feel their life has purpose or meaning. This feeling or belief that their life has meaning can come from outside of themselves, as well as within. Taking this one step further, these shared beliefs put into action in the form of worship, can be easily identified because they happen regularly. It can be said the Primal religions were in fact not religions. Some may argue Confucianism is not a religion. Others may say Taoism is not a