...World Religions Report Stanley Akesson HUM/130 April 7, 2013 Thomas Thiessen I have decided to compare the Christianity faith of United Church of Christ (UCC) along with Islam. Christianity was started with Jesus and ended with the belief and practice which centers on the resurrection of Christ. I will show how the faiths split and divided into three major branches over the centuries. Protestantism, evolved in the 16th century during the Reformation. United Church of Christ (UCC) was part of the in the 1950’s Congregational Churches of the English Reformation with Puritan New England roots in America, and the Christian. Islam was started by The Prophet Muhammad and according to Muslim belief, the angel Gabriel appeared to Muhammad. His life's work is recorded in the Qur'an, the sacred text of Islam. The Holy Quran is a compilation of the verbal revelations given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad over a period of twenty two years Summary of Interview Reverend Joseph Blotz, became a Minister of Faith Formation in August 2010. He is currently assigned to the United Church of Christ (UCC) in Mansfield, Connecticut. Where did everything come from? Reverend Blotz describes where everything comes from with the many stories from the Bible of how the world and everything came to be. It is God’s action that brought the world into existence and order. What is the ultimate problem with the world? A large problem with the world is ultimately broken relationship between God and people...
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...Axia College Material Appendix D Indigenous Culture Web Site Review Template Question | Response | Web site 1 URL: | http://www.religioustolerance.org/buddhism.htm | Name of Indigenous culture/religion presented in Web site | This website discussed Buddhism. | Consider the examples of roles and observances held sacred by these people. Is this practice being kept alive? | This religion is very much alive by their cultural traditions. It is the 4th largest religion in the world. The prayers and festivals still occur today as a form of keeping the religion alive. | Has the culture/religion evolved over time? | Yes! It has changed into different sects depending on locality. | If the culture/religion still lives, how has Western culture changed it? | Western culture has changed it, via trying to create one form of Buddhism. | Who authored this site? Do you think the content of the site is authentic? | B.A. Robinson. I do think this site is authentic because it uses historical quotes and citations. | Name one interesting fact you learned from this Web site. | Buddhism does not endorse the existence of the soul. Many and most major world religions, however do believe in the existence of the soul. | Question | Response | Web site 2 URL: | http://www.gnosticmedia.com/ | Name of indigenous culture/religion presented in Web site. | Agnostic | Consider the examples of roles and observances held sacred by these people. Is this practice being kept...
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...Hum 130 Appendix A Axia College Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview The final project for HUM 130 is a World Religions Report. For your project, you will choose a religion that is not your own and then visit a place of worship and interview a person of that faith. You will report your findings in an informative paper. Compare and contrast this religion with another one you are familiar with through this class. Your World Religions Report should be 2000-2,500 words in length, formatted according to APA guidelines, and contain the following elements: 1. Introduction of the religion 2. Name, location review of the site 3. Interview summary 4. Comparing and contrasting with another religion 5. Conclusion 6. References Final Project Timeline You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. As outlined below, some CheckPoints and assignments in the course are designed to assist you o Suggested in Week One: Select a religion that you are not familiar with, and start the 7 Question Final Project Plan, Appendix B, which is due in Week Four. o Suggested in Week Two: Select the location of religious site, and schedule a visit. Locate 3 sources that you can use for your project on this religion. Work on Appendix B, due in Week Four. o Suggested in Week Three: Locate an individual of the faith you chose, and initiate contact. Ask if you can interview him or her, or if he or...
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...| Course Design Guide College of Humanities HUM/130 Version 5 Religions of the World | Copyright © 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course studies the major religions of the world. Topical areas include Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Indigenous Cultures, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism. Students will be objectively studying the origins and major figures and comparing and contrasting each of the major religions. During this course each student will visit a religious site and interview a person of an unfamiliar faith. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Note: All assignments (not discussions) must be submitted along with a Certificate of Originality (COO). The COO is in the Course Materials and is an Attachment to the COO post in the Main section. Course Materials Fisher, M. P. (2005). Living religions (6th ed...
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...World Religious Report For my World Religious Report I spent time a local Buddhist Center. I chose Buddhism do to my lack of understanding of the religion, and my desire to broaden my understanding of a totally new religion. My journey first began with my visit to the Buddhist Center. The Buddhist Center was founded in 1995 by Master *****, who is said to have dedicated his life to bringing the ancient wisdom of Buddha into modern society. During my visit I was told that the purpose of Center is to enable the development of inner peace through the study and practice of Kadampa Buddhist meditation. Classes are taught by the resident teacher, American Buddhist monk and by senior students at the Center. The Center is named after Buddha of wisdom, whose function as I am told is to increase wisdom or our wisdom, compassion and inner qualities. The Center offers a variety of services: from Meditation classes, teachings and retreats. Their claim is that these classes are accessible, practical, and open to everyone. The Center from what I understand is part of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union, an international organization with over 1,000 member Centers and branches around the world, including several in Los Angeles. During my visit I formed my own opinion of the center. During my visit to the Center I was first welcomed in by a member of the center who was leaving, I had just missed their time of worship. I was invited in and at first...
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...Jesus and Muhammad By Kelli Halford HUM/130 3/20/2011 Ryan Shockey Christianity and Islam are both religions that are practiced across the world. Christianity has 2 billion followers, and Islam has 1 billion worshippers (Fisher, Mary P.2005). They have similar and different beliefs. They practice these religions in different ways, and follow two different leaders. In this paper I will cover the leaders they worship, their impact today, and the leader’s history. I will also explain the ways that their religious methods are carried out by the followers today. I will start off with Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God. As stated in the Holy Bible. Most of these people believe that he was born is Bethlehem in a stable. They also believe that on his birthday he was visited by three kings, and Sheppard’s. They brought baby Jesus gifts of Messiah. Most of Jesus’ young life is unknown. One interesting incident is when he was 12 years old. He was found in a Temple talking to rabbis about the Torah. He was known to have a lot of factual information on this subject (Fisher, Mary P.2005). Christians believe that he was baptized at age 30 by a guy named John in a place called the Jordan River. After his baptism he went into the dessert for 40 days. Satan tried to tempt him during this time, and was unsuccessful. Then he collected his disciples named James, Andrew, Simon and John. He told his disciples that they did not need any possession, because God...
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...Assignment: Hinduism Paper Write a 700- to 1000-word paper answering the following questions: o Considering that Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system, what makes up the Hindu religion? o What are the cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated? o Explain the desire for liberation from earthly existence. Format your paper according to APA standards. Hinduism Hinduism Sanatana Dharma makes up the Hindu religion, which is also known as Hinduism. “The spiritual expressions of Sanatana Dharma range from extreme asceticism to the extreme sensuality, from the heights of personal devotion to a deity to the heights of abstract philosophy and the oneness behind the worship of a multiple of deities.” (Fisher, 2005, pg 69). Hindu’s do not view Hinduism as a religion but as a way of life. A person is a Hindu either by birth or chooses this form of worship. Hinduism is made up of beliefs that have changed through the centuries and the new additions to the belief system can be one of many reasons for its lacking a uniting belief system. According to Fisher (2005), there are “extreme variations within the Hinduism system of Santana Dharma which has been shown throughout time. Some scholars argue that there are no central traditions that can be called Hinduism proper” (pg 69). Forms of worship can be diverse depending on the village visited in India...
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...Axia College Material Appendix B 7 Question Final Project Plan |What religion would you like to consider for your final project? | | |Describe the place of worship you will visit. |Muslim | | | | |What do you already know about this topic? | | | | | | |Only what I have seen on television. I have met a couple of | | |Muslim families but I was to young to understand their religion. | |What resource will you use to find a place of worship for this | | |religion? |The internet. | | | | |What are some sources you could use to gain more knowledge about | ...
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...Jesus of Nazareth and the Prophet Muhammad were key important figures in the respective religions. Jesus Christ was important to Christianity and was seen as a messenger, teacher and the living embodiment of God. The Prophet Muhammad was also seen as messenger for God, and he united Arabia under one polity, which was Islam. Both Jesus of Nazareth and the Prophet Muhammad’s teachings are followed in the current era. Their lives and the manner of their deaths have brought inspiration to literally millions world-wide. Each of these historical individuals is considered the greatest prophet of their own religion. They were each were radical leaders of their people during their lives and are still highly regarded by followers today. It is believed that Jesus was born a few years before the beginning of our current Christian’s calendar Year One. He is said to have been born in Bethlehem in current day Israel. The New Testament of the Bible tells the story of Jesus’ life as beginning with a virgin birth by Mary. He worked as a common carpenter, following in his father Joseph’s trade. 18 years of Jesus’ life are unrecorded in the New Testament. His story picks up when he is 30 years of age and begins preaching among the people. He gathers disciples during this time who follow him throughout the region. His teachings include the basic precepts of living in humility, faith and forgiveness. He also taught of God’s mercy and forgiveness to man. He is said to have performed...
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...Five Pillars of Islam The Five Pillars of Islam are the foundation of Muslim life. The main belief of Muslims is the Islam religion is there is only one god, Allah. Islamic faith is about humanity, peace, and helping others. Muslims attempt to fulfill the duties of the Five Pillars to honor their God. The Five Pillars are belief and witness, daily prayers, zakat, fasting, and hajj. The first pillar is of Islam is believing and witness, called the Shahadah. The Shahadah is a testimony of faith stating there is no true deity but God, known as Allah, and Allah’s prophet or messenger, Muhammad. People of the Islam faith say, “There is no god except Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”. This pillar means no one in the religion has the right to worship any other deity but Allah. The Shahadah is the most important pillar and teaches respect for prophets and scriptures. The second pillar of Islam is daily prayers. Five prayers a day lasting only a few minutes are performed. The worshipper faces Mecca and recites verses from the Qur’an. The prayer is done around the world and unites the Muslims as a family. Prayer is a form of communication between the person worshipping and God. Zakat is the third pillar of Islam. Zakat is a financial obligation performed by the Muslims. Two and a half percent of a Muslim’s wealth is donated to the poor each year. The third pillar is a way for the person to move closer to Allah and doing something good for their God charitably. Muslims...
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...Week Three Checkpoint: Hindu Terms Map HUM/130 Axia College Material Appendix E Hindu Terms Map |Word |What is your personal understanding of each of these |After reading the text, how would you redefine each of |What differences did you find between the popular usage| | |terms? |them? |and actual definitions? | |Karma |Karma is when one does something bad, something bad |Karma means action and the consequence of every action |The difference between my understanding of karma and | | |will happen to them in return. |that is made will shape the future. |the Hindu term is the consequence of any action paths | | | | |the way of their future. | |Reincarnation |Reincarnation is when one’s soul comes back to life in |When one dies, the soul leaves the dead body and enters|The main difference I found between my understanding of| | |a different form. |a new one. One can take birth again and again, over and|reincarnation and the Hindu term is that reincarnation | | ...
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...Axia College Material Appendix B 7 Question Final Project Plan |What religion would you like to consider for your final project? | | |Describe the place of worship you will visit. |Mormonism and I would look around t find the closest Mormon | | |church to visit. | | | | |What do you already know about this topic? | | | |I have a friend who is Mormon and his family practices the faith.| | | | |What resource will you use to find a place of worship for this | | |religion? | | | |I will use the internet since it the best updated resource | | |available to me...
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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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...Aspens BY EDWARD THOMAS All day and night, save winter, every weather , Above the inn, the smithy, and the shop, The aspens at the cross-roads talk together Of rain, until their last leaves fall from the top. Out of the blacksmith's cavern comes the ringing Of hammer, shoe, and anvil; out of the inn The clink, the hum, the roar, the random singing— The sounds that for these fifty years have been. The whisper of the aspens is not drowned, And over lightless pane and footless road, Empty as sky, with every other sound Not ceasing, calls their ghosts from their abode, A silent smithy, a silent inn, nor fails In the bare moonlight or the thick-furred gloom, In tempest or the night of nightingales, To turn the cross-roads to a ghostly room. And it would be the same were no house near. Over all sorts of weather, men, and times, Aspens must shake their leaves and men may hear But need not listen, more than to my rhymes. Whatever wind blows, while they and I have leaves We cannot other than an aspen be That ceaselessly, unreasonably grieves, Or so men think who like a different tree. Stairway to the Stars BY RON PADGETT "And then there were three whereas before there had been four or two And then there were four or two." Thus spake the King. No one dared ask what it meant. He seemed satisfied by the beauty of the logic that had arrived, the royal hall now lightly radiant as he arose from his throne and the world fell away...
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...World Religions Report HUM/130 Vickie Burns-Sikora July 29, 2012 The religious organization we know today as Jehovah’s Witness was formed around the end of the 19th century by a group of Bible students in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. However, it was a little over sixty years before they adopted the name Jehovah’s Witness in order to separate themselves from other Christian denominations (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, 2006). Jehovah’s Witness is a Christian religion but differs from traditional Christianity because of their non-trinitarian beliefs. It is a monotheistic religion because they believe in and worship only one God. From their small numbers when founded, their following has constantly increased throughout the years and today they have a worldwide membership of around seven and a half million people. They teach followers to live a good moral life and to help others, no matter what the religious beliefs or racial and ethnical background of that person may be. They spread their message through their publication of the Bible journal The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom, which is published in over 190 languages and is the world’s most widely circulated religious magazine. Jehovah’s Witnesses are probably best known for going door to door to spread their message and are seen by some people as an aggravation. They are very friendly to others and anyone can attend service to see if the religion would be a good fit for their personal lifestyle...
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