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¶ … Christian Attitude to Other World Religions -- a Five-Paragraph Essay of the Paradoxes of Tolerance and Intolerance
Christianity is, in many ways, a peculiar religion. Its early history is a series of paradoxes and its attitude towards other religions of the world continues to be paradoxical to this day. Christianity began as a subsidiary sect of Judaism. Eventually, Christianity became a religion predominantly composed of gentiles. The Christian religion began as a Messianic response to the institutions of Roman control and the Roman Empire. Later, the Christian religion was taken up as the official religion of Rome, after the revelation of the cross to the Emperor Constantine. Christianity began as a sect of a national religion, the Hebraic Israeli-based Judaism of Jesus. It eventually evolved into a portable (particularly in its Protestant incarnation) religion 'of the book,' a religion of many nations, and catholic in spirit (in the sense of attempting to be all-encompassing) as well...
Christianity began as a revolutionary sect -- its founder was crucified for the crime of sedition, and became an institutionalized state religion in many countries today, from England to Italy.
The attitude of Christianity towards other religious faiths has also been paradoxical. Born of Judaism, anti-Semitism has plagued the faith since its inception. The disappointment that Jews did not wholly reform and conform their religion to the interpretations of Jesus, many have suggested, is the reason for this rejection. Regardless, this hostility to Judaism and the religion from whence Christianity sprang can be seen in Saint Paul's angry diatribes against his own people, in Luther's frustration at his inability to win German converts to his new faith, and even in the script of Mel Gibson's "Passion" film today. More than half of the Christian Bible is the story of the Jewish people, yet the Jewish people have been defamed for the death…
religion is challenging because religion has psychological, sociological, historical, and political dimensions. Moreover, the great diversity of the world's religions warrants an expansive and flexible definition. Features that religions generally share in common include the presence of a cogent belief system that may or may not be codified in written scripture, and which usually includes an oral dimension as well. A sense of community and culture usually develops around
In spite of the fact that there may have existed two great cultures that once widely accepted homosexuality as mere manifestation of the human sexuality, the Western world inherited a traditional negative attitude when it comes to this. Parents may accept their sons' and daughter's homosexuality and learn how to live with it, but they will never feel happy about it. Why? Authors like Greenberg (1988), Davies (1982) and Gayle
I agreed with Paul's perspective that the resurrection of Jesus is spiritual and cannot be fully understood by the human mind. I also believe that following death, Christians will not experience a physical rebirth, but expect to live an immortal, spiritual life in heaven. Paul's perspective encourages rebirth as a spiritual phenomenon. I think this belief closely ties with the second view of the resurrection, which is the resurrection
Thus, Sam argues that although the world often seems unjust (and is filled with innumerable instances of evil), yet P. is solved through the belief that every condition (good, in this case) necessitates an equal and opposite condition (evil, as it were.) However, Gretchen counters by asking whether those who behave in an evil way are ever punished for their transgressions, and whether there is any motivation for people to
My personality also plays a major role in my personal religious development. Religion may have been part of my identity when I was younger, but has since played a more minor role in how I present myself to the world. On the other hand, religion plays a more salient role in my metaphysical and cosmological beliefs. I appreciate the role of religion in helping human beings ask probing questions about
Attitudes Towards Dance in the Catholic and Christian Traditions A History of Church Attitudes Toward Dance The Historical Attitudes of the Church Throughout history, dance has been a part of the human experience. so too, religion has played a fundamental role in that experience. It may in fact be truthful to say that dance and religion are essential parts of what define us as human beings. Both dance and religion rely on the