In order to understand any religion one needs to understand their history and how they flourished. Similarly, to get a better understanding of Buddhism and Jainism one needs to understand their origins and theology. The main aim of both the religion was to find a substitute way of achieving salvation in life instead of the ritual bound Brahmanism way of Hinduism. First, Jainism is amongst the many oldest practicing religions found today and like its counterparts it has a deep history attached to
The quality of individuality so important in western values, best expressed in classical liberals and even more so in radical liberals, can also be expressed in the religious traditions of Islam and Protestant Christianity. Both religious traditions place an individual’s personal relationship with the creator as the foundations of the faith. This individuality is extremely important in many postmodern political cultures. Tory corporatists however are the dominate cultural group for both Protestants and Muslims. Peace, however, as a tradition can be a quality more difficult to find.
Maritza Gonzalez ENGL. 1301-41034 K. Buck 22 October 2013 Journal 4: Role of Karma in Religion In today’s society religion plays an important aspect in our lifestyle, livelihood, and self-perseverance. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are three of the most common religions practiced around the world. Christianity is a monotheistic religion broken down into categories called denominations. There are many closely related denominations comprised within western Christianity.
This was how people were thought to identify themselves. However, the post Cold War world is a place where people’s identities are cultural. Some may ask, isn’t a shared government, a similar economy and shared ideals the makings for a culture? The answer to this question is both yes and no, and an underlying factor still remains to be discussed, religion. Huntington argues that “Of all the objective elements which define civilizations, however, the most important usually is religion.
It is the teaching that takes these events, stories, myths and presents them to the followers in a way that allows them to understand and whole heartedly believe in. Because not every religion has writings from the inception of the religion, it is necessary for these teachers to pass down this information and knowledge verbally whether one on one or in a group setting. This makes the experience more intimate and allows the ideals being passed down to go from myth or story to reality. Most if not every religion today uses books, scrolls or writings of some sort to document the present and to teach the past, means that the texts used in the religion are incredibly important. It’s necessary for them to me accurate and
Religion and Ethnic Diversity Hinduism is one of the world’s oldest religions. Hinduism is different from other religion groups. “Hindus have gods and goddesses they worship that directly influences his or her life.” (Paragraph 1, What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?) “Only by selecting one or more of these deities to worship, and by conducting the rituals designed to facilitate contact with them, a Hindu devotee is striving to experience his or her unity with that cosmic force.” (Paragraph 1, What are the basic beliefs of Hinduism?) The prominent deities are Vishnu, Shiva, and Devi.
They both mention us being born with the skills of achieving the enlightenment, but both require us to have the discipline that it takes to take on such a roll. The word discipline comes from a Latin root meaning “to learn”. In Christianity it’s using discipline of not giving into temptation or any other immorality. Buddhist have to go through the discipline of overcoming the three poisons, which keeps us from achieving clarity, compassion and real happiness. Discipline is the key role in reaching the spiritual enlightenment, it
Religion is perhaps the strongest force in society. But what is religion? Some would say that our distant ancestors invented it as a way to explain the strange and mysterious world around them; Others say that religion is simply truth. In its broad sense religion is a complex system of beliefs, practices, and attitudes by which people relate their lives to supernatural beings or principles and shapes the way we act as people towards other humans, plants and animals. There are many different religions in the world today; Some of these religions are growing, while some are decreasing in the number of their members.
When we examine both Hinduism and Judaism, we account for their main teachings, what is demanded from their followers, and the central focus of direction. For example, Hinduism is inner-directed as it focuses on reaching reincarnation and Moksha (liberation of one’s soul). On the other hand, Judaism is more outer-directed and focuses on following the Torah and avoiding sin. These religions focus on various teachings but in this paper we will examine three main teachings which will shed light upon their similarities and differences regarding their followers and faith belief. Both Judaism and Hinduism have main teachings that every follower should know and live by.
The idea of helping people and showing favor to the less fortunate comes from some religions but especially Christianity, and social work is the career that makes this happen. With social work and psychology being similar it is hard for someone who is deciding on a career in helping improve humans to choose between the two. Explanation of some of the most popular careers in social work and psychology will give a more understanding of how they contrast. Looking up social work and psychology in The World Book Encyclopedia provides information on the major fields and what they offer. So does The Big Book of Jobs, 2005-2006 edition, College Board website, and the California Employment Development Department career information website.