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Studies of Religion

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Studies of Religion


Topic: Religion is a worldview which acknowledges a Sacred Mystery that is imminent and/or Transcendent. Explain this statement.

Religion is a worldview which acknowledges a Sacred Mystery that is imminent and/or Transcendent. Religion is a set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader, it can also be an activity practised with devotion or prayer. In this sense imminent means living within you and transcendent means beyond and outside the ordinary range.

There are a variety of religions and they all can be put into two groups which are imminent and transcendent. Judaism, Christianity and Islam have transcendent religious worldviews whereas Buddhism and Hinduism are characterised under imminent religious worldviews.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam focus on the transcendent religious worldview. They are all similar in the sense that they go back to Abraham. They believe in one God, who created the universe. They also believe that God made himself known to us by sending us prophets (messengers). The prophets showed and taught the will of God to the world.

Buddhism and Hinduism focus on the imminent religious worldview. Buddhism and Hinduism have an Indian background. Buddhist and Hindus rely on their inner-self and their experience for religious truth; they do not rely on books or people that have to be followed.
The Islam religion is transcendent in a sense that they believe in one God, Allah who has created mankind and all that exists. The Islam religion also believes that Allah is above the heavens raised over the Throne and separated from His creatures (which is a transcendent religious worldview). The Islam religion believes that Allah is settled over His Mighty Throne, but He is with them by His Knowledge, hearing, seeing and other powers. As He said: "Fear not verily! I am with you both hearing and seeing (V,20. :46), from this you get a sense of imminent as they belief that God’s knowledge, hearing, seeing and others are within them.
Judaism is transcendent; it is the cultural, religious, and social practices and beliefs of the Jews. They practice together, religion, based on the Torah and the Talmud. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. They believe in one God, Yahew and he is in heaven and they are still waiting for their messiah to come.
The Christian religion is transcendent,...

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Date:   06/12/2006

Category:   Religion

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