...Analyse the importance of a significant person, a significant practice and ethical teachings within the religious tradition of Christianity within the lives of adherents. Christianity is the worlds biggest religion with about 2.1 billion followers worldwide. It based on the teachings of Jesus Christ who lived in the Holy Land 2000 years ago. St Paul of Tarsus, Saturday/Sunday worship and environmental ethics are 3 of the greatest impacts of Christianity within the lives of adherents. There is no other person apart from Jesus who has had a more significant influence on Christianity within the lives of adherents than St Paul of Tarsus. His influences included his contribution to the establishment of many of the early Christian communities as well as his influence on Christian ethics, liturgy and worship, authority and governance. Saturday/Sunday worship is a significant practice within Christianity as it is the time where Christians gather to honour and celebrate the memorial do the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Christian ethical teachings on the environment are based on Christian sources of tradition and the bible with the principles of the intrinsic goodness of God, stewardship and sacramentality being applied to environmental issues. St Paul was a significant figure within the religious tradition of Christianity. St. Paul is known as 2 names generally, The Apostles to the Gentiles and The second founder of Christianity. Paul was first known when he took part in...
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...instance the foundation that these two religions are founded on. Christianity was founded solely upon the Holy Scriptures, whereas Catholicism was based on the doctrines taught by Popes and Bishops. With foundations so different it can only be assumed that the beliefs would be different as well. There are several main differences between Catholicism and Christianity: how they perceive the Bible, Salvation, Baptism, the Holy Trinity and evolution. “The Bible is the sole authority for Christian beliefs and practices. The Catholic Church stresses a balance between Biblical support and the tradition of the Church itself.” (Robinson, June). This difference is based on the foundations of the religion itself. Christians believe that all rules of faith have to come from the Holy Bible, which is the written Word of God. They also believe that the Bible is authoritative and clear, and it can be read and understood by anyone who chooses to read it. In the Catholic faith, knowledge is passed down from Popes and Bishops through the church which is then taught to the people of the religion. There are scriptures with these subjects in them, but they are not accessible to all people of the faith. “The Scriptures are inaccessible because only the magisterium (Popes or Bishops) is able to establish the authentic meaning. Similarly the contents of Sacred Tradition can only be known through the magisterium.” (Mizzi, n.d.) Salvation is a common term between Christianity and Catholicism, but...
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...Saturday/Sunday worship is a significant practice within the Christian community. Even though the aspects and structure of the worship service varies between each domination they all expresses and acknowledge the beliefs and values of Christianity and is a time for communal worship. Saturday/Sunday worship was founded within the Jewish practice in honouring the Sabbath and was originally practiced on Saturday. However, as Christianity expanded into the Hellenic work and become immersed in Roman society it changed to Sunday, as some wished to distanced themselves from the Jewish community. LINK Christian worship services have a common structure. This includes introduction rites, Liturgy of the Word and Eucharist, Eucharistic Pray, Holy Communion and Post-communion. However, each denomination will have worship services which vary. Catholics have mass performed by an ordained male priest, Orthodox have Divine Liturgy performed by an ordained male priest and protestants have mass that may be performed by either an ordained male or female priest. However, the common aspect of their services is that they provide adherents with the opportunity to connect with god, to reflect personally and on ethical direction, but also to feel a sense of community. During the worship services the belief of the humanity and divinity of Jesus Christ is expressed. Through the Liturgy of the Word, which are biblical reading from the Psalms, The New Testament and Gospels the life, healing and miracles...
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...World Religions Report Name HUM/130 Axia College of University of Phoenix Introduction The Roman Catholic Church is considered the largest of all Christian churches (Believe, 2007). Roman Catholicism is a branch of Christianity governed by the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. Today the Roman Church with the Pope, Archbishops, Cardinals, Monsignors, Priests, Deacons, and Nuns has become a huge global operation reaching almost every country in the world. This report will include a personal viewpoint gathered from an interview with a Roman Catholic follower and a recent visit to their church. In addition to the personal viewpoint on Roman Catholicism, this report will include researched facts on Roman Catholic beliefs and practices as well as a comparison between Catholicism and Islam. Although Catholics and Muslims have distinct beliefs and worshipping practices, they share similar fundamental principles. Church Visit Presentation BVM was the place of worship visited on Saturday May 29th, 2010 for Saturday Mass. The Church is located in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania at 100 Old Soldiers Road. The mass was conducted by the Pastor of the church, Father Harrison. The church service for this day was extremely interesting and was based on the concept of the Holy Trinity and its importance to honor this belief. This topic was fascinating because of the marvel in the doctrine of the Trinity. I was grateful...
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...for Catholics while at the same time representing a nod in the direction of the English government, which in 1649 and for a dozen years thereafter was firmly under the control of the English Puritans.” (Maryland). The Act allowed freedom of worship for all Trinitarian Christians in Maryland, but sentenced to death anyone who denied Jesus. This act came into creation because the Catholics started to feel pressure from the Protestants. The Catholics had become a religious minority so they had to create an act to protect themselves from any immediate threats. In today’s society creating an act because of different religious beliefs is unheard, it could also be considered religious discrimination. But the Catholics were in danger of being ill-treated by the Protestants, so they used their powerful political ties to protect themselves. This Act was supposed to bring them religious freedom. Though, despite The Maryland Toleration Act, the Catholic Church never became the established church. Instead in the eighteenth century this distinction was given to the Church of England....
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...than 78.6% in 2001. Christianity was introduced to the Americas as it was first colonized by Europeans beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Today most Christian churches are Mainline Protestant, Evangelical, or Roman Catholic. Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, claiming over a billion members. Its spiritual and administrative head is the Pope. The Church's leadership body in the United States is the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of bishops and archbishops of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Pope. Catholic beliefs and worship are detailed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (or CCC) is the official text of the teachings of the Catholic Church. A provisional, "reference text" was issued by Pope John Paul II on October 11, 1992 "the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council" with his apostolic constitution, Fidei depositum. The new Catechism was first published in 1994 in French and was then translated into many other languages. Catholic tradition and doctrine holds that the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ in the 1st century A.D. The New Testament records Jesus's activities and teaching, his claims and personal death and resurrection, appointment of the twelve Apostles and his instructions to...
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...Jehovah’s Witnesses By: ******** HUM/130 Religions of the World Jehovah’s Witnesses The Jehovah’s Witnesses religion can seem mysterious or odd to some people who have never looked into the religion or known someone to ask more questions about it. However, this religion has been around since the late nineteenth century and has many followers who attend regular services and believe fully in their religion, as people of other faiths do. As most other religions do, the Jehovah’s Witnesses have a founder of their faith and a history to share about their religion and beliefs. They have a place of worship, which they call The Kingdom Hall, where they worship weekly. In order to better represent this religion I interviewed *****, who is a current Jehovah’s Witness. There are also many similarities and differences between the Jehovah’s Witnesses and more common Christianity religions. For example, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christian religions agree that Jesus was the son of God. However, they have many separate beliefs; such as Christians celebrate holidays and Jehovah’s Witnesses do not believe in celebrating holidays or birthdays. Jehovah’s Witnesses are a type of Christian religion that was founded by Charles Taze Russell in 1872 (Slick, n.d.). He was born on February 16, 1852 and had great difficulty in dealing with the religious doctrine and messages of those times. He particularly disagreed with the following religious ideals: eternal punishment, the holy trinity, the deity...
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...5. What efforts have been made in recent times to overcome these tensions and To find more common ground among the Biblical faiths? What Christian acts and Attitudes did the Catholic Church address and try to change in recent Vatican Declarations and subsequent Papal messages in regard to members of other Faiths in general and in regard to the Jews in particular? Many efforts have been made prior to the twentieth century and in the twentieth century to overcome tensions between biblical faiths. Two faiths, Christianity and Judaism have shared a traumatic history, they have consistently objected to each other’s claims and beliefs. The Christian church for centuries rejected Jewish people, as it strongly argued that God rejected the Jews, as they do not accept Jesus as a savior. Nostra Aetate was a document, which emerged as a result of a number of horrific events; most significant event of them all was the Holocaust. Even though the Holocaust was not an act that the church supported, following it there was an awakening in the Christian world. The Christian world to an extent felt responsible for the act as they openly condemned Jews. This moment in history began the ongoing process of reconciliation between the two bodies. Pope John XXIII in 1962 called the Vatican Council II to focus on how church teachings can be adjusted and taught to the modern world. After three years of deliberation on 28 October 1965 a document was created which included an instrumental section...
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...Local Literature The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark-colored, wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ held to be miraculous by many people, especially its Filipino devotees. Its original carver is an anonymous Mexican carpenter, and the image was transported by galleon from Mexico. The image is currently enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines where novena celebrations are held every Friday throughout the whole year. Roman Catholic tradition holds that the Black Nazarene came from a boat that caught fire, turning it from its original white into black or charred complexion. The Black Nazarene is carried into the streets for procession in a "Caroza" or carriage. Alisa Pierson (2011) quoted that Most Americans are aware that the Philippines is comprised of Catholics, but Catholicism and spirituality in the Philippines extends beyond just being Catholic. In fact the way religion is practiced in the Philippines is very unique in comparison to the form Christianity takes in the west or other areas of the globe. Filipino Catholicism is practiced alongside and influenced by pre-colonial indigenous religions and indigenous Filipino concepts that are found in other areas of Southeast Asia. To understand how Christianity is practiced in the Philippines it is important to look at the unique ways Filipinos manifest their spirituality, how gender...
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...a person is born into a religion. Rites of passages from the time of birth, even at conception, have a religious meaning. The dominant religion is the traditional religion which is practiced in different ways in different places. The Ultimate being worshipped through the ancestors is the creator God. All of creation is sacred. That means the trees, animals, peoples ,lands, rivers, wells, springs, forests and insects are sacred. Every space is sacred in ATR. The advent of foreign religions has forced people to abandon the traditional religion but in practice it is not possible to abandon it completely because it does not require daily or weekly attendance. One’s family can worship for and on behalf of the absent family members. In Zimbabwe the biggest challenges to traditional religion is/was Christianity and to a lesser extend Islam. There are records where Christianity failed to take off for very long periods. In Matebeleland the missionaries failed to make a single convert in a very long time. Christianity made significant inroads because of empirical colonization. It was seen as the religion of the Master and as such subjects had to identify with the master. Though there is no official proclaimed state religion, Christianity is taken by many to be the religion of the land. There is a need to be identified with Christianity because of its role in the process of civilization. All religions in Zimbabwe are free to proselytize in any way they can. * Space is dominated...
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...compose an article on any religion? That is for the two major reasons: First, all people do not have sufficient information on their own faith. It needs a lot of research to know about a religion. Some people manage to spend the required time and do the needed research. Majority cannot or do not concentrate on the religion. They have the faith because their predecessors had the same. A Christian child follows Christianity without any persuasion. This series will give the major information to its followers which they never struggled to obtain. The article will provide them all the necessary information about their faith in a concise nutshell. Efforts have been made, after extensive research work, to establish the basics of a faith, its worships, prayers, rituals, its history and all interrelated information in one thousand words or so. We have spent weeks in research to introduce this faith to our readers in its fullest context, enabling them to know all about their faith in a few minutes. Second, the individuals who are interested to know about other religions; but refrain to go through scriptures and revelations. This concise article will be of great interest to them. The article is neither a critical nor a comprehensive study of any faith. Nevertheless it contains full contextual information of the faith. Criticism or the commendation is invited and open heartedly appreciated. Your remarks would encourage us to continue with our endeavors. TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE...
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...Christianity Christianity (from the Ancient Greek word Χριστός, Christos, a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one",together with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas) is an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and oral teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents, known as Christians. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. The foundations of Christian theology are expressed in ecumenical creeds. These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven, where he reigns with God the Father. Most Christian denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge everybody, living and dead, and to grant eternal life to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life. His ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are often referred to as "the gospel", meaning "good news" (a loan translation of the Greek: εὐαγγέλιον euangélion). The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus's life and teaching, four of which...
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...Christianity and Muslims: More alike than different HUMN250-Phase 5 Individual Project November 12, 2012 To start things off, this is totally against my beliefs to compare different religions. It’s something that I will not engage in discussion because I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Ever since I first read this assignment back at the beginning of this course, I haven’t been looking forward to completing this paper. From the beginning of time many religions have come to exist. The two that are under discussion here are Christianity and Muslim. Like all religions, they have to start with a way we all came about or our creation. For Christians, we have been taught from childhood that God created Earth and everything in and around it in 6 days. He created man from his own image and created women from the ribs of man. He created all animals, birds and fish and taught man whom he named Adam, all their names. (unknown, http://www.crystalinks.com/judeo.html, 2012) For Muslims, there are the same ways but God created man from clay, earth, sand and water and breathed life into which created man. This from what has been written in the Quran and the Bible is the only difference. (Circle, 2007) For both, God placed Adam and Eve in a special place, the Bible calls it The Gardens of Eden, and the Quran calls it Paradise. These are described in both books as the same, but with just different meanings. (Circle, 2007). For the Bible and the Quran, both...
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...blossoming into a lifetime of beautiful flowers. God is the most important factor in sculpting my life. The worldview embraces whether you believe God exists, what you believe about His nature, and the degree to which He influences your life. I believe that God does exist, due to the fact, that, when I attend Church on Sunday morning, it never fails that when I am saying the “Lord’s Prayer,” I begin to cry. At first I thought I was crazy, but then after speaking with Sister, it made sense. I was becoming a Christian. I had accepted the Holy Spirit into my heart and soul. I was touched by the Holy Spirit. We are God’s creation, designed to administer the world and fellowship with Him. (Genesis 1:27-28; 2:15) We sinned against God and exposed the whole world to a curse (Genesis 3). Just like Adam and Eve, it was their decision to eat the apple, even though it was temptation by Satan disguised as a serpent. An important part of the Christian worldview is the distinction between...
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...helped them exist for so long. Religion/133? Upon reaching the first night of class we were all wondering, what this class was going to be about. The first weeks’ assignment proved to be very interesting indeed; writing on what a religious tradition does as far as worship, prayer, and rituals. Not knowing from the onset, we were embarking on a very touchy subject. Religion simply stated does not do the topic much justice at all. As we progressed through this area of interest, we were quite pleasantly surprised at the similarities between the different religions. Each week as we started a new journey about a distinctive religion we were asked to view the religion with open eyes. We were prompted to try and put ourselves in the shoes of the native people of whatever particular creed we were working on. Although we tried to do this fairly, there was always a comparison of this week’s belief verses our faith. Ultimately we were given an assignment to actually do what we were doing the whole time. Christianity verses Hinduism! The major similarity between Christianity and Hinduism is their acceptance and tolerance of difference of views when it comes to religion. Christianity has Baptist, Catholics, and Protestants. All of which have their own interpretation of what the Bible means, on any given day. When these denominations...
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