This is a very good 5 weeks reflection on the world religion. This is the process that I had been waiting since establishing Capella in April 2004. Finally, after reading a few weeks world religion with Houston Smith, I learned about some religions in the world. I can not become an expert in this field, I do not want to, but I know at least where these religions were born and have a general idea of the belief behind each religion I will. Every religion we cover has one thing in common. In other words, it is to promote peace and harmony.
Religion is a special form for understanding the world surrounding it based on the belief in the existence of one (or more) God. It often includes a range of moral and ethical behavior that is reflected in sacred text. Religion appears in various forms of faith, almost simultaneously with the emergence of humans. Despite the lack of a clear organization like the modern religion, it has always played an important role in various societies. Nevertheless, we usually consider religion to be one or more gods believing, but that is not always the case. For example, there is no god in Buddhism. However, like other religions, Buddhism strongly insists on the existence of spiritual reality that is different from the daily life of the material world.
Buddhism and Hinduism are the most influential and greatest religions in the world. Buddhism has woken up (Abrams), a religion based on the teachings of the oldest religion in the world (Rice). Because both religions exist in South Asia, they have similar culture and philosophy, but they are also very contrasting in many other respects. - Religion can be described as an intensive belief that groups of people live according to a series of practices related to the existence of a particular God to achieve that purpose. Categorize religious studies so that each religion can spread in an understandable way they desire. Many religions are intentional or unintentional, due to so-called philosophical similarities.
Most religions in the world share a common theme. Worship the gods, observe the problems of the world, and propose solutions. These features exist in Biblical Christianity, but the difference between it and other religions is very large. The creation of the Bible Christianity, the work of salvation, and the repentance of the Creator God