Faith development

Christianity. Jesus. The Bible. These are words that have never been foreign to me. I have never known a world without God being a part of it. My parents have always been Christian, and they have raised me and me siblings the same way. Even though my life hasn’t been the perfect, straight Christian journey, I have always known, at least a little, that Jesus saved us when he died on the cross and rose again. Because of this one-sidedness I was raised with, I also try to be aware other people’s point

University, a lot of psychology students are stuck in a position in which they feel that: they either have to choose between their faith and psychological principle; or that they must compartmentalize their life, keeping their faith completely separated from their scholastic pursuits and career. One’s belief in the dichotomy of psychological theory and Christian faith is rooted in childhood and adolescence, where religion stonewalls against anything scientific; and science rejects religious beliefs

The film, Silence, has a myriad of characters that are on a spectrum of religious belief. There are certain characters that show an immense devotion to their faith, willing to risk their life and the lives of others to profess their fidelity to God. Although this film highlights two Jesuit priests, Father Sebastian Rodrigues and Father Francisco Garupe, there is an interesting contrasting devotion from the Inquisition to Buddhism. They have no tolerance for Christianity and believe it to be a cancer

discussion is faith and human reason. In Measure for Measure, both Isabella and Angelo display this across a variety of scenarios, including both the good and bad side of this balancing act of beliefs. The decisions that they make put both faith and reason into consideration. Both Isabella and Angelo show that they sway one way or the other on each decision, showing the true unity these vastly different concepts share. In the end, both characters choose to resolve their issues between faith and reason

Christianity is the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices. I had always gone to church and Sunday School at Zion Evangelical and Reformed church, but I never really cared all that much about it. Sometimes I would think of it as a punishment to have to go to church. My parents had to force me and my siblings go and to behave. We just did not want to go. Eventually, in the seventh grade, I started confirmation. Early on, my first thought

more capable in terms of her cognitive development as a result of her experiences in college. Instead of a blind faith based on the convictions and commitments of her family members and fellow church members, she now can choose freely what her beliefs and values are because of her own life experience, which have been tried and tested by her own experiences. Not that experience is always the best teacher in every circumstance, but certainly in matters of faith, one can only live what one truly believes

Faith. A simple word that plays a huge role in our lives. Faith doesn’t have to be just in religion. Faith basically means trusting something or someone. There are obvious strengths and weaknesses in using faith as a basis of knowledge in religion or indigenous knowledge systems as compared to the Sciences. How strong is faith when it is being used as a knowledge system? That question always comes up. It has been said that faith is more useful when applying knowledge in religion compared to the natural

1. Kant in his work argued that the government should free the mankind from immaturity and leave everyone free to use his own reason in all matters of conscience. Can we be sure that in this case, people will have enlightenment, given that whatever the time period, people need rules, laws, and regulations in order to secure their safety and for the country not to have chaos and confusions? Moreover, nowadays people have rights to be free and assert their rights before the law. 2. Discussing matters

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

in their own hearts. People sometimes they find that one religion or another matches their own beliefs, sometimes they do not. I believe It is the knowledge of truth in your own heart that makes a person spiritual rather than religious. People development always takes place within institutional and cultural settings shaped by