Religion and Theology Essays

Amidst the pain and suffering, God wants Christians to be able to overcome the trials and strengthen their Faith. Many perceptions have been brought up regarding how Christians should act when they are faced with suffering or pain. It is important for all Christians to know that even when they are faced with trials they should continue to pray and believe in God.

Jesus Christ has been considered as the father of servant leadership which has become the most influential form of leadership in the Christian community. Many publications from Christian publications have been produced to guide people on servant leadership, guiding people to live and lead as Jesus did.

Through Augustine's journey into spiritual fulfillment and redemption, readers are taken into a contemplative milieu where they can reflect on their lives. Most scholars have used his work to dig deeper into the context of self-awareness and the journey to self-discovery. They have applied modern forms of Augustine's strategies in self-reflection.

Religious discrimination does not only occur between the management and employees, but it also occurs between managers and employees separately. For instance, a manager may assume or fail to consult a director or the company's supervisor because of the religious differences, resulting in failures or poor performance.

The Muslim Brotherhood played a major role in the revolution and the restoration of public trust in the government soon after the revolution, they made numerous mistakes that would soon haunt them. First, the movement was initially hesitant to join the revolution, which caused some people to see them as outsiders.

The ‘source’ method is concerned with interpreting the written sources that were hardly retrieved during the New Testament writing. The technique was used by people to analyze the source employed by men and give the bible the present form. The source method began during the writing of the old testament.

The technique began in the New Testament studies when understanding was much needed to prepare for written materials from the oral tradition. The method considers interpreting the oral tradition, which may not be known to many. The main aim is to reveal the materials collected from the early sources and evaluate the original traditions.

The Christian belief is inclined to the idea that the life people live here on earth is a precursor to an upcoming life afterward in a heavenly home. The firm assertion claims that injects hope and inspiration toward a better life. The Cosmos was created with the sole reason to implement destiny and teach human beings great lessons about who they are in place for human beings.

It is doubtful whether Kabir’s poems can be considered artistic or literary pieces. His poems are always perfect instances of the ancient Hindu ‘Sahajia’ doctrine. In most instances, these works consider the example of simple things in life to deliver superior knowledge. However, art is a means to upgrade people’s thoughts and living.

Women during the 12th century as evident from Mahabharata were given sufficient respect and men always looked forward to fulfilling all their needs and desires. The conversation between Bhima and Draupadi in the book gives us an idea of this where Draupadi expresses her likings for a flower saying that “Look what a wonderful flower!”.

Later, Isaac, the father of Esau and Jacob, grants Jacob a blessing that belongs to Esau. It can be said that this blessing was essentially stolen by Jacob from Esau through trickery. This essay will look closely at several interpretations as well as establish some of its own interpretations on the traded birthright and the stolen blessing as they pertain to Esau and Jacob.

The history of Hinduism is closely associated with social and political developments which can be exemplified by the rise and fall of empires. The dating of its early history is further strained by the fact that Hindus opt to concern themselves with the substance and meaning of a text rather than its date.

His Hellenism consisted of reviving old priesthoods, funding festivals, and temple renovations. He did all this in a way that made him seem overzealous. He criticized Christian literature and barred Christians from teaching classics, and supported the Jews. Julianus understood the task of the priest and once he came to power.

As soon as the four Pandava brothers drank the water they were dead. The moral of the story is that no one should be underestimated. People create errors when they ignore someone considering the individual to be inferior. The story is also religiously significant as it teaches everyone to listen to others unlike what the four Pandava brothers had done.

The paper "Various Spiritualities" is an outstanding example of a religion and theology thesis. The aim of this course is to examine the religious call and the lifestyle or the spirit in which it is lived. St. Paul stated: “Those who are living by their natural inclinations have their minds on the things human nature desires; those who live in the spirit have their minds in spiritual things,” (Romans 8:5).

The organization should also create work ethics. The organization needs to come up with concrete principles intended to guide employees’ decisions and performance at work. For instance, the company may create a company value of respecting the stakeholder interests, which may encourage employees to save others from harm 

While doing all that is necessary for the way of medical support for the patient it is also important for nurses to be aware of the role that spirituality can play in the lives of patients and do what they can to provide necessary supports so that patients’ well-being can be maximized in what may be difficult circumstances.

There has been a continuous attack on the exactitude of the Bible from both within and without the faith which brings forth an apparent reality of the existence of antagonistic perspectives on the actual existence of Jesus from a historical viewpoint and whether the Christ of faith and the Jesus depicted by diverse historians represent one Jesus Christ.

The faith and belief of Christians are wholly founded in the Word of God. The Bible is regarded to have divine inspiration, has the final authority, and has unending integrity. Christian medical ethics is ethics guided by the Word of God rather than by the Holy Scripture. The Word of God provides human beings with the necessary guiding principles.

Islam is the religion of an estimated 1.6 billion persons worldwide, including the majority of the population is at least 57 countries (Miller 2009). In 2010, countries with the most Muslims were Indonesia (205 million or 13 % of all Muslims), Pakistan (178 million), India (177 million), Bangladesh (148 million), Egypt (80 million), Turkey (75 million), and Iran (75 million).

The moral act reflects that the greedy nature of people influences the object of actions. Teachings of Church reflect that some acts of humans are immoral, like the employer's intention not to pay enough money to the workers for the work performed. The nature of these acts is inherently associated with evil and thus considered immoral.

The Gospel of Mark shows us Jesus who acts. It does not speak of Jesus’ birth or his life in Nazareth; neither does it contain his long discourses, but he tries to show us, Jesus, in all his expression. With the miracle on the paralytic cured and forgiven, Jesus gives three answers at the same time: to the sick man, to his friends, and to the Pharisees.

Koran requires Muslims to pray 5 times a day – at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and evening (Esposito, 18); the Bible considers prayer as an impromptu communication with God, and therefore not constrained by time or number. Thirdly, the Koran forbids men from wearing gold ornaments, while the Bible does not do so.

Saddam Hussein adopted tyrannical methods in transacting with his own military. Several commanders who survived the Iran war were murdered in order to remove them as a political threat to Saddam's rule. The prisoners of war captured by the Americans exhibited hatred for Hussein and this hatred was also found among the officers in Saddam’s army.

And they took them wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them, and the woman was left of her two children and her husband.Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the field of Moab; for she had heard in the field of Moab how that the LORD had remembered His people in giving them bread.

In the Sumerian version of creation, the concept of heaven or the skies, the earth, and the underworld is very much similar to the concepts laid out by Greek mythology. In the Sumerian accounts of creation, ‘An’ is the male sky god, and ‘Ki’ is the female god. Ki is separated from her son Enlil, very much like Zeus being separated from his father.

The idea of flight that everyone has in the novel, the reason the agent fails even with his understanding, is the idea of dominating the air, of moving above God. But that just makes one into a dominator, a tyrant who makes others want to fly away too. Someone who does this is running from something, running from responsibilities.

From the overview of definitions of both science and religion, it is already eminent that conflicting issues exist due to their disparities in disciplines. According to Robinson (2009), science and religion are based on different foundations where “science is ultimately based on observation of nature… (while) religion is largely based on faith” (p. 1).

The economic factor also prevails. The younger generation of Muslims is better educated as compared to their parents, who, for instance, in the United Kingdom, had come largely to get menial jobs as factory workers and bus conductors. According to Radu (2009), young Muslims are aggressive and equally compete for opportunities at institutions of higher learning at universities with the zeal of becoming engineers and doctors.

“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1, NIV). God created a perfect world, where everything was as it should be. Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden of Eden, and God told Adam. But Adam and Eve did eat from the tree because Satan inhabited a serpent’s body and caused Adam and Eve to question God’s command. 

Vietnam remains an enigma posing a question that may be relevant in the world searching for lasting peace and equitable distribution of the world’s wealth. How could a country such as Vietnam which has suffered much from colonialism and the Vietnam War could at the moment of its independence becomes intolerant of religious beliefs?

Like the Jews, early Christians believed in life after death suggesting that when one dies he goes on with life in heaven where he faces judgment, and if a sinner then he is sent to hell in external life. They believed that Satan also had some powers and was the one to be assigned the sinners to punish. 

The above discussion shows the conflict from three different perspectives. One, religious intolerance by Muslims, second, clash of cultures, and third, the hegemony of the Western world for economic gains and world supremacy. Especially after the exit of the Soviet Union, they need another enemy to show their supremacy.

Later Tillich moved to America where he was a Professor for some years. He also published a series of books. Due to his works, Tillich was appointed at Harvard Divinity School and was among the five highest-ranking professors at Harvard. However, in 1962 he ended his career and transferred to the University of Chicago. 

It is clear that both Moses and Akhenaton practiced monotheism. However, it can be argued out that Moses presented a true monotheist. This is clearly portrayed through his loyalty to serving a single God as well as his actions of obedience to every command from God especially to the Israelites until his death. 

The Sunni branch holds that the first four caliphs Leaders who were Muhammad’s successor righteously took over leadership as his successor. They recognize them as legitimate leaders. This Sunni ruled continuously until there came up a breakup of the Ottoman Empire in the Arab world. This took place following the end f the first world wars.

Current Pakistan is more of Mawdudi’s ideologies and influence. Pakistan is still upholding most of the Islamic fundamental laws. The pragmatic approach by Mawdudi has shaped Pakistan’s economy and political system. He used various approaches to achieve his dream of an Islamic nation (Nasr 1994, 373). 

The utilitarian rule is that an act can only be right if it conforms to the laid down rules, laws, and regulations. The harm principle of the utilitarian theory of ethics stipulates that society has a responsibility and is justified by coercing individuals and organizations that act in a way that is harmful to society.

It should be without a doubt understood that the prophet did not at any time put together Sunnah that will favor himself. It was the role of different scholars as well as individuals who developed the notion in order to explain and codify the real picture of Muhammad's life, such that it could be closely monitored, or approximated, by the Muslims.

To sum up, it is safe to indicate that the Uighur people have continued to experience persistent repression as well as discrimination in respect to their religion. There has been a vulnerable situation created by the idea of secession by the group which has created more tension to communities within their vicinities.

It is worth noting that all these sources on both categories do not have equal value but on the basic perception, each one of them possesses some inherent value. In terms of importance, the Avesta, and most certainly the Gathas of Zoroaster (hymns) stand out as being endowed with the greatest importance among these sources of information.

“Religious believers can no longer claim their ancient scriptures as literal fact”. In earlier days, religious leaders were against the spread of scientific methods, because they feared science discovery would undermine much of what religion taught (John, 2009).

The Second Vatican Council declared Eucharistic sacrifice as the source and summit of the Life of a Christian (Vatican Council: Gaudium et Spes #27). This shows the Eucharist as having a specific social dimension. Pope John Paul II's apostolic letter, Mane nobiscum Domine (2004) said of the Eucharist as teaching in solidarity. 

Though at first people see as if he has been possessed by an evil spirit on his first revelation, people later come to realize that he is divinely inspired through the vision that he sees of Archangel Gabriel. With this vision, Muslims see him be God's messenger hence a  person to be accorded respect. 

Teaching religious education in schools is a support task for families in education work. Vatican II claimed that school education is the most important element of education (Comby and MacCulloch, 1989, p.132). Education in Catholic schools cultivates the child's intellectual capacity and matures the capacity to the right judgment.

It is observed that the teachings and principles of Buddhism foster peace among both individuals and groups in the world (Jayatillake, 2008, p. 7). This is because these principles seek to replace the immoral bases of hatred pursuits, the desire for destruction, and erroneous beliefs with the moral bases of charity, love, and unity in individuals.

The business only needs to strike balance in an attempt to create value for all the stakeholders. For any company to prosper and survive, it must give a return to the investors that compares well with the similar companies. Shareholders' value is not created by giving preference to the investors over another stakeholder.

Sharia law takes a hardline decision when it comes to the provision of certain rights and privileges to members of the society. From the Islamic law perspective, people are expected to adhere to certain provisions without question. Thus, freedom of speech, conscience, and religion has no place if sharia law is to be applied in totality.

Correspondingly, the Islamic religion does not allow people to insult and disregard each other in all capacities. God has prohibited the Muslims in the Quran to insult pagans as well as Christians and they should respect their religious beliefs. Instead of hurling insults to their opponents, they should pray to God to safeguard them and their lives

The Imam gave them three options, all of which were rejected. They wanted to destroy his life because he was against their views. The Imam refused to surrender to the very forces that he had been resisting. According to Husayn, the leadership of Yazid had defied the law of God and man, in the process, bringing shame and disgrace to Islam.