Religion
Wherever human beings travel, we bring our religions with us. "Godspeed, John Glenn," the farewell words spoken to the first American astronaut into orbit, exemplifies the chara...
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Domestic Observances
This entry consists of the following articles:
Jewish Practices
Christian Practices
Muslim Practices
Hindu Practices
Chinese Practices
Japanese Practices
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Popular Religion
POPULAR RELIGION. Every society exhibits divisions and segmentations based upon the classification of its members and their activities, functions, and relationships (e.g., sex, work, ...
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Religion
When Europeans began arriving in North America in the sixteenth century, they encountered Native American traditions that dated back thousands of years. Although native peoples observed a wid...
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Religious Movements
Most people do not perceive religious beliefs as changing very much over time. Religions, after all, are engaged in the propagation of eternal truths. While it is understandable th...
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Religion
The subject of the religious dimensions of Chinese philosophy covers both a vast time period—at least two and a half millennia—and a vast array of religious traditions, includin...
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Religion
This entry is not a survey of the various forms that "religion" has taken in human history; rather, it treats the nature of religion as a problem in the philosophy of religion. ...
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Religion
Introduction
In literature that explores the issues of race and prejudice, religion often emerges as the foundation of conflict and divisiveness between individuals or groups. This is not sur...
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Changing Hearts.
Looking back on America's War for Independence from the perspective of 1818, former president John Adams commented that the "Revolution was in the Minds and Hearts of the People." Ad...
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I believe that work and leisure are both privileges and blessings from God. I say blessing because everything that we do in life impacts us in some way. Work can be just as much a blessing as leisure;...
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What is idol worship? There are many answers one might have to this question. Idol worship is anything that comes between a worshiper and God. It is anything that someone gives power or status to. ...
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In understanding the term `religion', I observed that it is a western concept which had grown out of the age of Enlightenment. It was the Europeans that gave names to the eastern faiths and studies on...
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Every human being must decide whether or not they believe in the existence of God. Was our world created or are we a product of blind chance. I believe in the existence of God because of the eviden...
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Religion. We have all heard that word since the beginning of time, well maybe not the beginning of time but ever since we were kids. For most people it's a very important word and for others it's just...
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The importance of the Roman Catholic Church and religion in general has decreased dramatically and the latest statistics show that thirty per cent of 10-year-old children do not know why Christmas is ...
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People have been trying to solve the mind-boggling puzzle of the Rubik's Cube for many years. Religion has also perplexed people for many years. These two subjects are seemingly unrelated. A...
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The mother was sitting quietly in the sofa reading her Bible when her son comes up to her and asks "What is God mother"" she looked strangely at her son and wasn't sure what to say at the beginning an...
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Pictures pictures pictures - stories stories stories. Jesus peppered his teaching with illustrations taken from the daily lives of his hearers. If they had had dogs and cats, rabbits and hamsters I'm ...
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In a society where popular culture reigns supreme, everyone is struggling to maintain their true self, to be different, to be an individual. And yet at the same time, people will strive to fit in and ...
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Why is there a God, deity, or higher consciousness in all cultures found around the world? Why won't the concept of God go away? Do humans need God? Is there even a God, by any religious standard? Th...
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Eileen Barker states that there is no agreement on a definition, yet to study religion, a working definition is important. It provides parameters for the student. The study field for religion is ver...
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There are millions of people in the world today that live is impoverishment. Countries that we call "Third World Countries" are not able to support themselves in today's economy. In many countries inc...
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Everyone is entitled to the way they live and what they believe in. On that note, I think that religion is something that people came up with to explain the unknown. People do not like to not know h...
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The stable force in life during the medieval times is the church. Shared beliefs in the teachings of the church bonded people together. The church provided Christians with a sense of security and a re...
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Struggle Between Good and Bad
In Theodore Roosevelt's famous quote, "The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and ...
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The Journal of Biblical Literature Volume 91, Number 3 of the year September 1972 addresses the issue of mistranslation and misunderstandings of particular words within the bible. This volume contain...
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Throughout most of documented history women of all cultures and civilizations have lived under patriarchal circumstances. In almost every religion and civilization women's status was not equal to tha...
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Religion is a very important part of life. There are many types of religion practice. Religion guide believers' lives and allow them to develop hope. Spiritually has a profound affect on your ever...
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Compare and contrast the Semitic and Indus root religions
The three main Semitic religions are: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. They are related by a common belief in God and the constant battle bet...
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There are those among us who view the idea of religion as a source of inspiration and a reason to be righteous, generous, and good to our "fellow man", but can this really be true? As a race, we have ...
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Religion seems to be a very difficult term to define; even religious scholars find it hard to explain. In its broad sense though, religion is a complex system of beliefs, practices, and attitudes by w...
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Revolutionary Era 1754-1783: Religion
