Sentences with phrase «religious faith in the world»

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1: the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; especially: the study of God and of God's relation to the world 2 a: a theological theory or system b: a distinctive body of theological opinion 3: a usually 4 - year course of specialized religious training in a Roman Catholic major seminary»

Ultimately, then, religious faith, agnosticism, atheism, and everything in between are all ultimately world views.

Trillions of dollars spent on religious centers like this from all faith and we still have massive poverty and homelessness in the world.

How about all lbg people and especially athiests just stop eating anywhere that has a history or management that is from a religious faith that means almost no grocery stores no restaurants 98 % of the world believes in a religion the other 2 % can just not interact with the rest of us if thats what they want no skin off our backs make the world a better place just become reclusive your already hateful, distrustful and judgmental

But the fact that their faiths don't seem to be hampering their chances shows «real growth in the acceptance of religious pluralism since World War II.»

«Theology of religions» is the generally accepted term for how we as Christians articulate our faith in the light of the religious plurality of the world.

Similarly, people born into any given religious faith — Christian, Muslim, Hindu, etc, etc, etc — and who are immersed in that faith, and surrounded by people of that faith, all of their lives — and especially their childhood — can't be expected to suddenly cast off such total indoctrination when an atheist such as myself presents them with certain facts which conflict with their world view.

That question undoubtedly matters, but religious freedom presents a more immediate challenge to many others around the world who wonder whether their faith will get them thrown in jail, persecuted or even killed.

For this inherited outlook which has situated faith and religion in the other - worldly regards the world as «faithless» or religionless, as perfectly neutral and secular, and holds that any imposition of the sacred and religious on the world is a myth, a projection of the mind.

Perhaps because he was forced to exist for so many centuries as an exile in alien religious worlds, the Jew has been prepared to live in faith in a Godless world, and therein to preserve the name of the Lord, even if that name must now be named as no - thing - ness.

There are people all around the world dying because of their faith, whether Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, or etc. «Martyrdom» may remind you of Christianity's history of «violence, intolerance, and fanaticism»... but why be reminded of something that ocurred in the past when religious persecution is still happening today among people of all kinds of faiths, including Christians?

The factors of chief importance in the development of this theology were: (a) the Old Testament — and Judaism --(b) the tradition of religious thought in the Hellenistic world, (c) the earliest Christian experience of Christ and conviction about his person, mission, and nature — this soon became the tradition of the faith or the «true doctrine» — and (d) the living, continuous, ongoing experience of Christ — only in theory to be distinguished from the preceding — in worship, in preaching, in teaching, in open proclamation and confession, as the manifestation of the present Spiritual Christ within his church.

the diversity of religious faith through out the world through the ages is just part of gods will, in the evolutionary process of change it is necessary to have multiple variable inputs to achieved a sucessfull synthesis.since all religions is gods will, the purpose of such is beyond our comprehension or immediate understanding but it has a profound meaning and direction

Fanatic Religious People (ALL faiths — Christian, Catholic, Muslim, Mormon, etc.) are one of the PRIMARY reasons why the world is in a perpetual state of Wars / Strife, because it seems they can't think or act without INJECTING THEIR religion into an issue.

All liturgical renewal, all changes in the education and way of life of priests, all adaptation of the religious orders to contemporary conditions, the activities of mature laymen as well as the frank dialogue with the present world, all these must only serve the love of God and one's neighbour in the unfeigned faith which will always be foolishness and scandal to the wise and prudent of this world.

On that rainy morning in Cambridge, I inhabited a religious world in which dogma seemed secure; and a demonstrative faith, surely, is a good thing.

In an age in which we have became increasingly aware of other faiths and religious traditions in our own backyards and in other parts of the world, we can not develop our life - centered ethics and our life - centered understandings of God in isolatioIn an age in which we have became increasingly aware of other faiths and religious traditions in our own backyards and in other parts of the world, we can not develop our life - centered ethics and our life - centered understandings of God in isolatioin which we have became increasingly aware of other faiths and religious traditions in our own backyards and in other parts of the world, we can not develop our life - centered ethics and our life - centered understandings of God in isolatioin our own backyards and in other parts of the world, we can not develop our life - centered ethics and our life - centered understandings of God in isolatioin other parts of the world, we can not develop our life - centered ethics and our life - centered understandings of God in isolatioin isolation.

This in your face I'm better than you because I'm a Christian who uses the term The Lord Jesus Christ blah blah blah and so on are killing our faith in a world where people are more laid back and want nothing to do with some snake oil religious sales person.

In a post — Cold War, post-9 / 11 world strewn with conflicts involving competing religious postures and contradictory global views, where supposed divisions on lines of race, culture, and faith are loudly promoted and violently exploited, the example of past wars fought in pursuit of religious idealism has proved seductive for some seeking false assurance from continuity with historIn a post — Cold War, post-9 / 11 world strewn with conflicts involving competing religious postures and contradictory global views, where supposed divisions on lines of race, culture, and faith are loudly promoted and violently exploited, the example of past wars fought in pursuit of religious idealism has proved seductive for some seeking false assurance from continuity with historin pursuit of religious idealism has proved seductive for some seeking false assurance from continuity with history.

What these rising communities really signal, Jenkins believes, is a deep spiritual hunger in the developing world and the wide appeal of the Christian God and the Christian story even where local religious faith is strong — perhaps especially there.

First, in every domain of teaching the following essentials of religious faith should be emphasized and demonstrated in the teacher's own outlook: That the world, man, and his culture are neither self - sufficient nor self - explanatory but are derived from given sources of being, meaning, and value.

We hold to faith, in Berger's world, without becoming obscurantists; we trust our experience without becoming religious solipsists.

If the religious leaders of this world do not preach to embrace everyone of those who herald from other faiths and those who are not faithful, we are going to sink in this battle to swim ashore.

Buddhism in its various branches, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism, and others of the long - established religious faiths — plus new religions all over the world and the so - called primitive or local religions of Africa and elsewhere — are all now of world concern.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

The statistical reality, so far as I can tell, is that Judaism in the contemporary world is far more threatened by a simple lack of interest by Jews in Judaism, and hence an inability to pass on (as a religious faith) beliefs that are not broadly held.

In arranging the World Congress of Faiths conference I felt that an interfaith group could perhaps go further and try to discuss the religious significance of one faith to members of another.

Examples are 9/11 hijackings, The holding back of stem cell research that could save countless human lives, Aids being spread due to religious opposition to the use of condoms, Christians legally fighting this year to teach over 1 million young girls in America that they must always be obedient to men, the eroding of child protection laws in America by Christians, for so called faith based healing alternatives that place children's health and safety at risk, burning of witches, the crusades, The Nazi belief that the Aryans were god's chosen to rule the world, etc... But who cares about evidence in the real world when we have our imaginations and delusions about gods with no evidence of them existing.

Twice as many Christians were killed for their faith in 2013 as in 2012, according to the latest report on the world's top 50 violators of Christian religious freedom.

And in helping them, I wonder how to create a relationship — not a religious one, but a genuine one — yet not a relationship in which they turn from a needy person to a leech; but share with them the genuine joy, trust, and faith I'm blessed to have received so that I have the strength in this dark world to keep pressing on and having hope.

Pope John Paul II also embraces this close connection, writing in his letter to artists (1999), «True art has a close affinity with the world of faith, so that, even in situations where culture and the Church are far apart, art remains a kind of bridge to religious experience.»

The reason that more people, especially younger people, drift from organized religion but retain a faith in a god is because we finally live in a world where it is okay to question religious «authority».

I should also note, that Guest Chaplains, recommended by Senators to deliver the session's opening prayer in place of the Senate Chaplain, have represented many of the world's major religious faiths.

True it found expression, not as in modern times, in mere expressions of the wonder and charm of the world about them, but in terms of religious faith and devotion.

In their legendary accounts of the world and the gods they are the basis of much of the religious faith of India.

Christian faith is not the same as religious idealism; the Christian life does not consist in developing the individual personality, in the improvement of society, or in making the world a better place.

2) while many uninformed pundits like Blue — again by their own choosing and lack of initiative — get confused by the thousands of religious faiths, understand the following: don't get bogged down by the thousands of off - shoots, of the three major (by followers) religions in the world, being Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, all three subcribe to the same core Abrahamic (Old Testament) beliefs.

The Reconstruction must move beyond narrow notions of religious groups and philosophical schools which conceive of themselves as tiny options, points of view, or faiths that exist solitarily in an otherwise cosmopolitan world.

There are lots of «good» things that I fight for in this world, but the two that could be considered driven by my atheistic views are: 1) No childhood brain washing by religious people, which leads to adults who think it's a virtue to ignore facts (ie, faith).

In consequence, we can now see that what we have in the New Testament is what I have called throughout this book «the witness of apostolic faith», while the Old Testament has its particular Christian significance in giving us the background of the event of Jesus Christ in the religious faith, worship, and teaching about God's will and way in the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian BiblIn consequence, we can now see that what we have in the New Testament is what I have called throughout this book «the witness of apostolic faith», while the Old Testament has its particular Christian significance in giving us the background of the event of Jesus Christ in the religious faith, worship, and teaching about God's will and way in the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Biblin the New Testament is what I have called throughout this book «the witness of apostolic faith», while the Old Testament has its particular Christian significance in giving us the background of the event of Jesus Christ in the religious faith, worship, and teaching about God's will and way in the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Biblin giving us the background of the event of Jesus Christ in the religious faith, worship, and teaching about God's will and way in the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Biblin the religious faith, worship, and teaching about God's will and way in the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Biblin the world as these were set forth in the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Biblin the Jewish scriptures which then became part of the Christian Bible.

Gil you have asked some very good questions why does bad things happen in the world i personally do nt know God did nt explain to Job either why he had to suffer.What i do know is that God desires that none of us should perish but that all would have eternal life in him through Jesus Christ.This world will one day pass away and the real world will be reborn so our focus as christians is on whats to come and being a witness in the here and now.Both good and bad happens to either the righteous or the sinner so what are we to make of that.What we do know is that God will set all things right at the appointed time the wicked will be judged and the righteous will be rewarded for there faith isnt that enough reason for us to believe.Free will is only a reality if we can choose between good and bad but our hearts are deceitfully wicked we naturally are inclined toward sin that is another reason whyt we need to be saved from ourselves so what are we to do.For me Christ died and rose again that is a fact witnessed by over 500 people that were alive at the time and was recorded by historians how many other religious leaders do you know that did that or did the miracles that Jesus did.As far as the bible is concerned much of the archelogical evidence has proven to be correct and many of prophetic words spoken many hundreds of years ago have come to pass including both the birth and the death of Jesus.Interested in what philosophy you are believing in if other than a faith in Jesus Christ so how does that philosophy give you the assurance that you are saved.Its really simple with christianity we just have to believe in Jesus Christ.brentnz

His adeptness with this sort of exposition is especially on display in his chapter on the «left wing» of the Reformation, the dissident radicals who rejected any alliance between the «world» — and hence the state — and the Church, on the grounds that Christian faith was above everything else a personal religious choice for the individual.

When a person begins to make accommodations in their religious world view for salvation by means other than Jesus and the teachings of the Bible, they have effectively denied one of the primary tenets of their faith.

In a world where there are agnostics, athesists, satanists, catholics, muslims,... ad nauseum... then to take each of their monies in the form of taxes and then only display one of those religious symbol in a place where all children of all faiths are educated is a slap to face of any fair minded individuaIn a world where there are agnostics, athesists, satanists, catholics, muslims,... ad nauseum... then to take each of their monies in the form of taxes and then only display one of those religious symbol in a place where all children of all faiths are educated is a slap to face of any fair minded individuain the form of taxes and then only display one of those religious symbol in a place where all children of all faiths are educated is a slap to face of any fair minded individuain a place where all children of all faiths are educated is a slap to face of any fair minded individual.

«Today's action by the U.S. Supreme Court represents a major victory for the freedom of all religious organizations to hire employees who share the same faith — whether Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, or any other religion,» World Vision U.S. president Richard Stearns said in a press release.

We know that television entertains us, a companion ever ready with the escape and fantasy we sometimes need, but also that it cultivates a mean world full of violence, that its values and stories demean and dehumanize us, and that its religious impact is the very antithesis of the Christian faith in which most people in our society profess to believe.

Only Christ, the true world Savior, can bring lasting peace and joy in an individual's life, that religious adherence by all other world faiths and philosophies can never bring about.

In the concluding chapter I will suggest some implications of critical realism for the academic study of religion and for the encounter of world religions, as well as for personal religious faith.

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

It is significant that the terms of the debate about faith in the world are deemed to have been set by people like Richards Dawkins, just as it is significant that the debate is seen as a «political and secular», rather than a religious, one.