Christian faith

a spiritual awareness of the diverse world of religion and an appreciation for all it has to offer. Now that I possess a better understanding of many different religious ideologies, I have a clearer view of what role “faith,” “religion,” and “critical reason” play in my life. Faith and Critical Reason has shaped my spiritual understating of myself in a positive way. I started off the beginning of the semester

In the United States, there is supposedly a separation between church and state. However, this seems to be untrue for many circumstances in U.S. politics. The political culture in the U.S. is infused with opinions and symbolism that show candidates/ elected officials’ adherence to religious beliefs. This is especially true when officials are campaigning for elected office. Politicians try to identify with voters’ religious beliefs, especially in local elections, where one religion may be fairly

Tan further explained a self –developed eight key features of a biblical and Christian approach to CBT. God, the counselor will have wisdom that can be easily tapped by the clients because an empty well cannot give out water. Secondly, it will constantly remind the counselor of our finitude nature that is the awareness that we are finite creatures, dependent upon God for our abilities and for our very being (Entwistle, 2010). And lastly, it will create a serene atmosphere that will allow clients

Growing up in a Christian home that attended church, without fail, every Wednesday and Sunday, the resurrection of Jesus, for me, was just another topic. It was taught to be the fact of our salvation, but the resurrection, otherwise, could have been missing throughout everyday life. In church, the death and resurrection of Jesus continued as the turning point in from a dead soul to one that is alive to God, but never did the topic go as far as this week’s readings. One thing was for sure in the church

tradition is not of significance; one need consider the message contained within these in order to develop and assess meaning in their life. Mackay draws attention to the phenomena that one will see, or not see, what best suits them, “the ‘eye of faith’ sees things more than skeptical people might miss, while skeptics see things that are hidden from the faithful (p. 235).” Mackay reiterates through his book that “we each have our own unique way of seeing the world (236).” He makes reference to the

I will focus on one example of division, and that is along liberal and conservative lines. Those on the left espouse the kind of secularism Taylor speaks of, and typically shy away from mentioning their faith, especially when discussing policy. Those on the right constantly mention their faith as a guiding role in their decisions and often invoke

that two out of the three groups I mentioned are missing the target. Those who are using possessions, drugs and alcohol, could learn from those who are seeking wellbeing and happiness through religious belief. It seems that those with some kind of faith or religious beliefs have an over all higher wellbeing and happiness than everyone else. Gallup scientists have conducted a worldwide study of wellbeing. Upon extensive research Gallup has named five universal factors of our overall wellbeing that

order and a civil living situation. Unlike Hinduism, Christianity appears to exert attributes that oppose this mindset. They are in conflict with other religions even within the umbrella of Christianity (Massimini & Fave, 1991). The spectrum of Christian denominations are not even collaboratively working together to achieve universal

Retaining faith and trust in God during tough times is something every Christian struggles with. We believe that God should never allow bad things to happen to us, and when they do, He is the one we blame. Strong relationships with God often disappear due to loss of faith in difficult times. Moishe the Beadle states, “Man asks and God replies. But we don’t understand His replies. We cannot understand them” (Wiesel 5). When man does not get the response they wanted, they alter their faith in God, and

Soeren Kierkegaard, a famous theologian of the 19th Century, wrote Fear and Trembling in 1843 in response to Hegelianism. Kierkegaard takes on the pseudonymous role of Jonannes de Silentio and speaks on modern peoples' attitudes toward doubt and faith. He believes humans are creatures entrenched in reason and doubt but not in the same sense as Descartes, a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. Descartes doubted everything he had ever learned; his way of thinking is called hyperbolic or