...[pic]East West University ENG102 Term Paper: Concept of God Course Title : Composition & Communication Skills Section : 04 Submitted to : Farhana Farid Senior Lecturer Department of English Submitted by : Mahmudul Haque ID: 2008-2-10-049 Concept of God Whenever we get into any trouble, especially when we face it alone, and feel helpless, we remember and want help from someone, someone very powerful. Again, when we commit any crime, we feel guilty from our conscious mind but we also get a little frightened that someone is watching and that we will have to pay the cost of our actions to that someone. This super power being is God who is called by different names in different tribes but the concept is somewhat similar. For example, one thing common in all the Major Religions of the world is that the God they worship, they believe He is the same God for them as well as for the others. Initially, we will discuss the concept of God in major religions. First we will try to see the concept from the angle of the general followers of those religions. Then we will try to get a general concept according to the authentic sources of those religions. Concept of God in Hinduism: Hinduism is not actually the name of the religion. It is a geographical name but the British put this name forward for the religion to make a division. The actual name for the religion is ‘Veda’ or ‘Brahmanism’. It is a Non-Semitic, Aryan, Vedic religion...
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...Semih BOZ 21102153 Section: 5 ABSTRACT One of the discussion topics of music world is the relation between heavy metal music and religions. It is generally thought by non-authority people that heavy metal is music of Satanism. This remains as a prejudice, because the truth is different from what is thought of. The early times metal bands are even conservative and they have nothing to do with Satan in terms of religion. But most of the metal bands used satanic elements in lyrics, in music or on the stage. However, the intension of it is to attract listener’s attention. On the other hand, there is a small group in Norway actually worshipping Satan. In spite of the fact that they are in small numbers, their big actions made people talked about themselves. WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN HEAVY METAL AND RELIGION? Heavy metal is a music genre which has very hardcore sound and brutal theme in terms of lyrics. It covers the issues like life, death religion love betrayal etc. It is generally associated with black color and heavy metal bands seem very tough wearing black and silver stuff. This is some kind of requirement to be a metal band, because this music deals with the issues which are not mentioned explicitly by any other genres but heavy metal, then that music is something strong and brave. Therefore, who makes that kind of music should appear in the same way. If and only if, they ought to have a strong theme. This strong theme comes from the music which is made by powerful electric...
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...Bobbs Lyonga Elive Solomon Polytheism in Christianity, true or false? 11th September 2015 Word Count: 4104 Polytheistic Overtones In The Bible Man was created a worshipper. It is a proven fact that there is a universal belief in God, god or gods in every nation on the face of the earth including the most primitive societies. The reason being that after the fall of man in the Garden of Eden as the bible describes in the book of Genesis, man was separated from His creator and became spiritually dead. With a fallen spirit and a blinded mind, man who was created with an intuitive belief and knowledge of the existence of God was drawn by the religious instinct within him to worship something or someone. Unable to find his creator, man produced deities out of his own imagination to worship. Deities of stone, wood, water, fire, air, sun, moon, stars, mountains, birds, kings, emperors etc. giving birth to several religions, the majority being polytheistic and some are still today. Man missed the object of his worship, worshipping the creation rather than the creator. The bible says “Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever.”(Romans 1:25). God none the less had an elaborate and well-designed plan for the restoration of fallen man. A plan which existed from the very beginning even before man transgressed, to show the fallibility of proponents of Deism that...
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...When Christianity surface during the first and second century AD it spread and reached to many nations. With diverse and large range of different regions it help spread new ideas among the vast different population it attracted variety mix of Greeks and Romans were very attracted to Christianity. Reason for that is because Christianity differs from many other religions, mystery cults and philosophies of the Roman Empire. One being it is more open in accepting followers unlike Judaism which a person must be born into the religion to be part of it as well as accepting women. It also accept anyone from any social class unlike mystery cults and wasn’t base on severing the rich. It also defy the life philosophies of the Roman Empire as Christianity...
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...“ “Controversies with church music VS. Reformation” Many controversies are over worship and the nature of the music. Although, some are adamant that the only should use the resource of the hymnbook; while others never seem satiated in their quest for new material or the ancillary technology which it presents. There are For many evangelical congregations, the character of worship is determined largely by one or two individual with a specific personal agenda that support a power base. Often, a congregation will work together deliberately to discern what, for them, is appropriate corporate mode of worship language. But rare instances, the question of how to worship is usually part of a larger, ongoing discussion over how to be the Body of Christ in a community. Each perspective, each point of view, carries some part of the totality of what worship signifies in the life of the believer and of the Christian community. The diversity of worship setting can be a valuable asset; it prompts creativity from many voices, and keeps worship vital and energized. But diversity without focus is often destructive; competing forces can tear down a congregation apart, creating pain and wounds, and rendering the whole ineffectual. What lies at the heart of the controversy over current forms of worship practice across the evangelical movement? The declaration of many who have experienced frustration and discord on all sides of the issue, the root cause is simply not one of the contentions over...
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...Comparing and Contrast of Christianity and Hinduism In the following paper we will be discussing the many similarities and differences shared among the Christianity and the Hinduism religions. We will touch on where these two religions originated and how these two religions came in to play and also we will discuss many of their general beliefs and rituals performed. Then we will give our theory of why the two religions posses both such similar yet very different perspectives and how those similarities and differences has 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...
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...The Buddhist Temple is usually resplendent in colored walls, that is usually gold. In the front is a giant statue of the Buddha, represented with four elements: candles fire, rice offerings earth, water and an incense burner air. Within the temples, meditation cushions, beautiful wall paintings, offering box, and the murals depicting the life of the Buddha. Buddhist prayer is completely different than prayer in the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam).In the Abrahamic religions a person prays to god or some saint for insight, or forgiveness or for some action to be taken on their behalf. That is, they are praying for some supernatural being to intercede for them. In Buddhism a prayer is more like a mantra in which the person praying is reciting a lesson sutra or guideline which tells them how to behave and act. For...
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...changes in religious attitudes during the second and the third centuries. It describes the hardship the Christians experienced in the second and third centuries. Theory/Concepts: The Romans had many gods, and they had their executive deities. The Greek and the Romans had parallel gods with different names. An example is Jupiter identical to Juno and Minerva correspondent to Athena in Greek (216:2). None of these gods claimed single domination on truth and individuals were allowed to serve several of them at the same time. The worship of these gods increased loyalty of different groups of people and not a lot of people disagreed to addition of new gods (216:17). The Jews, later identified as Christians did not condone the act of worshipping other gods apart from God. The Romans knew this, and they excused Christians from participating in other cults (217:2). The Romans worshiped the gods mainly due to social and political influence; most of the cults did not guarantee anything against death, sickness or any sort of liberation after life (217:21). The Egyptian philosopher Plotinus made the principle of a “single one” known to most people. He described the single one as “the infinite, unknowable, and the unapproachable except through a mystical experience” (218:3). The Christians were able to help some Romans convert in the period of increased receptivity in religion. The Christian God was not comparable to the Greek or Roman gods, their God was the one God, and the founder...
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...with Roman civilization. Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire through followers of Christianity called Christians by preaching its messages. However, Romans were intolerant toward Christians because they refused to praise the Roman emperor and Roman gods, which harmed the protection of the Empire, and they were scapegoated for Roman’s social and economic problems. Some view the relations between Christianity and other religions as incompatible, but also shared elements with other surrounding religions. Assimilation is defined as a coexistence between conflicting...
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...for normal individuals to communicate with the divine medium. These religious practices can be centered around an intentionally created object called an artifact in which is used to organize the physical existence and a person’s mind. The Ten Commandments is one of these artifacts in particular in which plays a fundamental role towards the religions of Christianity and Judaism (“Ten Commandments”). Although this artifact pertains to both religions, this essay will focus on Christianity’s interpretation of this sacred artifact due to this being the religion I know best. By analyzing this sacred artifact, the Ten Commandments, one can understand the significant role it plays into the religion of Christianity based on the fascinating history...
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...Jesus and Muhammed Mark Crocker HUM/130 March 23, 2013 Scott Matkovich Jesus and Muhammed Jesus and Muhammad are the main historical figures in Christianity and Islam. The historical basis for Christianity is the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Christians, or people who follow the works of Christ, Jesus is the Son of God, sent to Earth to save mankind from original sin. The people who repent their sin and follow the teachings of Christ will have eternal life in heaven. Muslims believe that God gave Muhammad the teachings and they were written in to the Qur’an. In Islam, other historical figures such as Abraham and Moses from Judaism and Jesus from Christianity were prophets for their respecting religions. God has always been present works through prophets. Each person was important to their respective religion, and their life and death had a great impact. (Fisher, 2014). Jesus’ Life To understand the life of Christ was first have to look at the story of his conception and birth. According to the Christian Bible, Gabriel the angel to Mary, Jesus’ mother that she would bear the son of God. This was shocking to her as she had just married Joseph and was still a virgin. This is known in Christianity as the Immaculate Conception. Jesus was born in Bethlehem, which fulfills old prophecies foretold in the Old Testament about the Messiah being born in King David’s homeland. There are few, if any stories of the time Jesus spent growing up as a child...
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...including pantheism (God and the universe are the same) or henotheism (belief in one god but not denying the existence of others). Despite all of the talk about Hinduism being polytheistic, there is one universal "God" called Brahman (although simultaneously a triad of deities). This is up to the follower on whether they think Brahman is considered their one God worshipped among a million of others. If so, I would believe Hinduism might be recognized as henotheistic. Conversely in Islamic religion, Muslims simply believe in one God only, called Allah (God in Arabic). Islam is an Abrahamic religion, meaning it is one of the monotheistic faiths in the Middle East. Before this strict monotheism began, Muhammad was a young follower of Paganism. Worshipping 360 pagan gods in the Ka’ba. He was first influenced by Christians and was then convinced that polytheism was not right. Muhammad then rejected the...
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...REL/134 Modern Challenges The study and discussion in class of the many different religions provided a new perspective on the similarities in the culture and characteristics of each religion. Christianity for example bases its faith on many different things such as God the creator, Jesus the son and savior, the Word of God as documented in the Bible and also a belief in the devil or Satan who is an enemy to God and his people. As we began to review other western religions, the similarities to Christianity become clearer, for example all religions believe in a God or higher power for example in Judaism they believe that God spoke to Abraham and in Islam God is Allah and he speaks to Muhammad. There are also rules to follow that usually include a divine spoken word like in the Torah and the Qur’an. The Golden rule is also found in these religions in one form or another but mainly one should show love for all by doing good for others and be mindful of the sick and the poor, and lastly of everlasting life. Throughout history, religion has evolved and changed that may be due to people moving and traveling and by their own perspective and understanding of the existing religion and then merging the best of their own and the new to create another style of religion. Christianity, because of these influences has changed and even branched off into many sub religions that follow the basic principles but add a characteristic or ritual from another religion or culture. In current...
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...core argument from the Functionalist perspective, put forward by Durkheim, was society’s distinction between the “sacred” (things set apart,special,inspire feelings of awe and wonder) and the “profane” (things that have no special significance,ordinary or mundane). Durkheim argued that the reason why scared symbols or festivals in religion evoke such powerful feelings in individuals is because they represent a greater power, this in Durkheim’s opinion could only be society itself. Therefore in Durkheim's view when members of society are worshipping sacred symbols, they’re merely worshipping society and all that it stands for, thus uniting society’s members into a single, moral community creating value consensus, and a sense of social solidarity. The example Durkheim gave was his own study of Totemism in Australia, where Aboriginal clans worshipped totems that represented their tribe, it’s origins and identity. Meaning that they were worshipping society, even if they were unaware of this fact....
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...Hinduism challenges Western and Christian categories of "religion?" Hinduism represents a different approach than it regularly seems from some of the Western and Christian religions. Religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam believe only in one God while Hinduism believe in various gods and deities. “With its many gods and goddesses, who are understood as manifestations of Brahman or the ultimate, Hinduism understands the entire world as related to and frequently even manifesting the divine” (Valkenberg, pp.133-134). However, Hinduism is not polytheistic religion. Yes, there are many gods to choose, but followers only believe and follow one god. This one god can differ within the Hinduism religion and...
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