“Gender” in/and the Study of Religion
In Swain’s article, she talks about the interpretations of gender role in a religious context. (Swain, 2017) One of my favorite aspects of this article is that she uses an objective approach when wr...
“Religion and Spirituality Always Changing”—CBS News
The video on CBS News claims that religion and spirituality is always changing. As a part of this report, it claims that religion and spirituality change according to the context. In other words, reli...
The Christian denomination of American Baptists focuses especially on the death of Jesus, which they believe Jesus willingly took upon himself in order to pay for all of the sins of the world. They be...
Religion plays a highly important role in the contemporary urban society. Despite an argument that traditional forms of religion decline, the new ones fill the gap. As well as religion is a cultural s...
Elements of a Religious Tradition
If asked, most individuals can name a dominant religion in the world. However, the ability to recognize a religious tradition does not indicate that individuals understand the components of a religio...
Establishing Legitimacy in Paganism
The United States has evolved into a nation in which religion has become more diverse, causing adherents of emerging religions to be subjected to continuous challenges to the legitimacy of their relig...
The First Amendment to the American Constitution aims to protect various freedoms, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and freedom of press, as well as the right of people’s to assemble. ...
Genesis: A Story of Redemption
Genesis, the first book of the Bible, is revered as sacred literature by three world faiths. Even among nonbelievers, its stories are famous—stories of Adam and Eve, Noah and the Flood, and Joseph i...
Introduction One of the most common themes in the Hindu religion is the role of animals. This influences the way someone will live their life and the kinds of foods they eat. According to the BBC, th...
How the two creation accounts reconcile via recourse to mid rash
In the first account of creation, both Adam and Eve are made on the same occasion. However, the other account portrays the two being created at different times, whereby Adam was created first, and Eve...