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¶ … otherwise referred to as weltanschauung) refers to a person's perspectives, his or her beliefs, ethical conduct, themes, values, emotions, the way that he or she perceives objects / events in the world that are ultimately colored by his religious or ideological perspective. For instance, someone acculturated with communistic / socialistic beliefs would perceive workers to be unfairly employed / exploited by their owner, whilst another, operating from the beliefs of a divinely inspired and ordained hierarchy may see it as logical that gap should exist between worker and owner since both belong in different classes. In short, it is the framework of beliefs through which the individual perceives the world and interacts with it.
Origin of man: Christianity believes that we are created by God to populate the world. That the universe was an empty, desolate space and that in 7 days, God created all matter (as for instance "And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.") culminating with the creation of man called Adam on day 6. Woman, Eve -- was created from his rib. They were placed in a special garden called Paradise, and from them issued children who ultimately populated...
Man certainly does not come from apes. Says the Bible: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
2. Identity of humans -- Christianity believes that, rather than descents of apes, we are created 'in the image of God'. It also believes that genuine and authentic identity as human lies in emulating God and that this can be achieved most perfectly by simulating Jesus. We are "children born not of natural descent, not of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God" (John 1:12, 13). A Christian's identity also exists in Christ as Matthew says "follow Christ" (Matthew 4:19)
3. The question of purpose -- the purpose can be conjoined around the intent of being a true Christian i.e. "following Christ" (Matthew 4:19) i.e. The way he was, thus we are supposed to be and we can be best like that by knowing him, believing in and trusting him and "staying joined to Christ" (John 15:5)
4. The question of morality -- is a matter of committing our lives to Christ, being Christ-like i.e. Surmounting the temptations of the world, being charitable as he was, compassionate, forgiving, tolerant of others, and Godlike. "To him who overcomes,…
This also contrasts sharply with idealistic notions within strict doctrines of the Orthodox faith suggesting that faith and God are defined and not subject to interpretation. One may look into themselves to find compassion and strength, but those qualities must come from God if one views themselves as having what Chirban (1996) refers to as a "vertical relationship with God" (p. 3). It seems agreed on "universally" among Unitarians that
Roman view of Christianity Early Christianity did not develop in isolation, but within a complex landscape already occupied by belief systems, social networks, systems of identity, and political institutions, and it is essential not to regard it 'as somehow independent, as if the church were an entity existing apart from Christians living in particular times and places. Such a treatment neglects how the history of Christianity was influenced and shaped
It is only through occult understanding that the forms and the archetypal images and symbols can be interpreted. Here we see that the term unconsciousness is very similar to the Platonic ideals and forms. Another aspect that will form part of the theoretical perspective of this study is the concept of transformation. In order to understand the occult and its relationship to the forms, a process of transformation has to
Christianity THE ROMAN WAY Rome exerted tremendous pressure on its colonies to conform, and do things in the Roman Way. When in Rome, one does as the Romans do. The Via Romana is a road referring to the Roman way. Rome conquered Alexander's vast empire and then imposed the Imperium (the imperial right to rule) upon the world. Religio-Romana refers to the Roman religion of paganism and polytheism. Roman religion. Romans are
They used concepts with which pagans had long been familiar to construct a world in which individuals could no longer roam alone, without the benefit of priests, and be safe. Medieval theologians complicated what had once been simple, if at time frightening. One can infer from this that the medieval mind viewed the world as dangerous; magic had been one way to control it. However, it appeared that magic
Christianity vs. Islam: Interpreting the Bible and Koran Abraham's Sacrifice Christianity and Islam interpret this event very similarly; both the Koran and the Bible acknowledge that Abraham was willing to make a "tremendous sacrifice" in this particular event (Shamoun, 2003). The difference however, between the Koran and the Bible rests in the name of Abraham's son. For example the bible says as follows: By faith, Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac,