"Religious traditions" refers to the customs, practices, beliefs, and rituals that are followed by a group of people who share the same religious faith or belief system. It includes ceremonies, prayers, holidays, and other activities that have been passed down through generations.
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One of the important achievements of recent scholarship has been the recovery
of religious traditions of subdued cultures.
As knowledge of
other religious traditions became more important, the easy affirmation of Christian superiority was harder to maintain.
Regarding breastfeeding:
In religious traditions that practice intermittent fasting, pregnant and nursing women are usually exempt from participation.
I am hopeful that now, in our encounter with other
great religious traditions, we will respond creatively and transform ourselves again through the encounter.
Typically, schools of choice feature a clearly defined mission and set of core values, which may derive
from religious traditions and beliefs.
Those who are familiar with
Western religious traditions have been instructed repeatedly that the content of these faiths has been «revealed» to us.
In other words, many of these groups may be cultivating a spirituality that is not associated with anything specifically Christian or linked to any
specific religious tradition.
We can certainly point to great figures in varied
religious traditions who exhibit some common moral and spiritual qualities.
The dialogue
between religious traditions not only helps us to live peacefully with the rest of creation but also helps us to live peacefully with people of other faiths.
Models lead to religious beliefs (see Chapter 6 below);
religious traditions make assertions, as well as recommending attitudes.
Third, as the great
religious traditions become more aware of one another, there is a tendency for some mutual appreciation to develop among them.
Second, most of the great
religious traditions teach a certain humility with regard to human understanding of reality in its depth and fullness.
My own conviction is that the
historic religious traditions have greater wisdom and more capacity to deal with the deepest issues facing humankind than do the newer ways.
The vitality of American churches may owe a great deal to the fact that having so many
competing religious traditions has forced each to work hard to attract and hold members.
Now while this growth is taking place, the whole
religious tradition comes under scrutiny; in fact, it often comes under such scrutiny as leads to its rejection.
This interplay between cultures and between
religious traditions means that few, if any, of the great cultures ever wholly disappear; they leave deposits of their most compelling ideas and themes.
So we have the rather severe problem of an unfortunate choice facing many of the young: accept either a mystical and
irrelevant religious tradition or a cynical secular environment.
Could the continuous dialogue on ethical issues between people of different
religious traditions building new communities bring about a sustainable world?
It does mean, however, that we have shared values in common, values that diverse
religious traditions insist their followers act on, like mercy, compassion, hospitality and service.
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