Culture & religion for a sustainable future Introduction Culture shapes the way we see the world. It therefore has the capacity to bring about the change of attitudes needed to ensure peace and sustainable development which, we know, form the only possible way forward for life on planet Earth. Today, that goal is still a long way off. A global crisis faces humanity at the dawn of the 21st century, marked by increasing poverty in our asymmetrical world, environmental degradation and short-sightedness
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habits; does one learn these from their environment or were they programmed by genetics? Well this brings to light the age old debate of nature vs. nurture. The Nature and Nurture debate stems into many areas that make humans what they are, with one of those factors being their religion, and when examining religion it is found that nurture trumps nature in shaping the beliefs of oneself. Since the Ancient Egyptians and even before (Mesopotamians) religion and spirituality have existed, there has
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Diversity in Religions: Addressing the Spiritual Aspect in Health Care Christina Cavazos Grand Canyon University: Spirituality December 16, 2013 Diversity in Religions: Addressing the Spiritual Aspect in Health Care This paper will discuss the importance of addressing the spiritual health of our patients. Regardless of a patient’s belief or religion, one will find that spirituality is key and a very important aspect in order to heal. . Further, many religions are as different as day
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AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION Agents of socialization can also be defined as those people or groups within our social environment that affects or influence the orientation of an individual’s attitude, behaviour, emotion and self orientation either positively or negatively. They affect us directly or indirectly socially, mentally, emotionally and even on our self development. These groups are responsible for making and shaping our entire life in the society. TYPES OF AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION They
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unique characteristics and personalities as well as belonging to groups that influence such factors as their lives go on. Although great emphasis is put on creating ones identity alone, a number of factors such as ones appearance, society, environment, religion and race can shape our identities thus help us to define who we are. It is also believed that our genetic makeup has a large role in determining who we are. Our identity can be considerably shaped by our appearance. Physical appearance
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blame for our ecological crisis?Estela Diferretti Professor Atterton: Philosophy 332 Thesis Essay June 1, 2013 What is to blame for our ecological crisis? Today our environment is faced with constant ecologic disasters. It’s no wonder why so many academics try to search for causes, of how mankind has destroyed the environment so drastically in such a short amount of time. In the article “The Cultural Basis for Our Environmental Crisis”, author Lewis W. Moncrief presents a compelling counter argument
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gain above the welfare of others, and a belief that somehow this inherent selfishness and self-interest will ultimately be rewarded. The irony is that religion taken to extremes is more likely to cause a violent conflict than a solution. More predictable is the fact that people exploit other people to advance selfish interests under the guise of religion [Religious Extremism www.globalfocus.org/GF-religion.htm]. Twenty years ago people thought that Islamic extremism meant the Shiites in Iran. Now society
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Prayer In School Kevin Magilligan Grand Canyon Univ Prayer In Schools The United States was founded on freedom. One of those freedoms is the Freedom of Religion. Our forefathers knew that there had to be a separation of church and state. This allowed citizens of the US to practice any religion they may chose and the government would not interfere. A plethora of court cases have ruled that having prayer in school is unconstitutional. While having prayer in school that is not sponsored by the
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healing of the body should follow. This paper will explore the concept of a healing environment, how spirituality plays a part, and the challenges that come about when changing the environment from being disconnected disease treatment focused to patient focused. Healing Hospital Make-Up and Spirituality’s Involvement Healing hospitals are composed of a healing physical environment, an efficient work environment with advanced technology and a principle of “Radical loving care” (Eberst, 2008)
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modern dilemma of hostility between the religions of Christianity and Islam. Both religions have many followers that openly and subtly attack the opposing religion today. The fact that both religions preach strong beliefs and devout lifestyles that contradict each other creates an environment for struggle. Additionally, the expression “two wrongs don’t make a right” helps encapsulate the root of the problems that continue to persist between the two religions. This prolonged hatred is the result from
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