Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims arrive to
participate in religious traditions.
Not exact matches
An important part of such development is to
participate in the great historic faiths and
in contemporary
religious traditions other than one's own.
In fact, such departures from present thinking are quite likely because these new coalitions will require significant adjustments among
participating religious traditions.
Deliteralization (or «demythologizing,» to use Rudolf Bultmann's term) should not deprive a congregation of the opportunity to
participate in the universal symbols of our
religious tradition.
Then, if one is
religious, you go to your faith community and
participate in a marriage ceremony as your
tradition dictates and understands that sacrament.
Those who study Indian religions will affirm that this ability of local communities to
participate in more than one
religious tradition is not unique to Dalit Christians!
Second, it must be quite clear that
participating in more than one religio - cultural
tradition does not mean an opportunistic putting together of a featureless mass of
religious resources.
The whole world may come to
participate more or less imperfectly
in the universal mission of Christ and the Church: the Eastern Orthodox churches, Protestant ecclesial communities, the Jewish people, Islamic monotheism, the great world
religious traditions that are not always explicitly monotheistic, and even secularists through the workings of the moral conscience by which human beings are led to seek the true and the good.
It is also clear that people
in various
traditions pursue and claim to
participate in religious attainments other than or
in addition to moral transformation.
Add Ethically - Based, Coming - of - Age Ritual With fewer Americans actively
religious, fewer youth are
participating in meaningful
traditions that can build moral commitment and awareness.