The incorporation of creative assignments in the form digital stories and artistic undergraduate graduate World Religions courses has resulted positive feedback from students, these were considered favorite semester. They have given many which identify as “spiritual but not religious”, or “non-practicing”, an opportunity to connect themes various world religions their own life stories, implicit...

the Christian theology of religions. Introduction A remarkable revival of Trinitarian theology emerged in the twentieth century. Karl Rahner, on the Catholic side, and Karl Barth, on the Protestant side, played key roles in the “ecumenical rediscovery” of the Trinity. In addition to rethinking elements of this central doctrine (e.g., nature of divine personhood, Filioque, etc.), this resurgence...

In changing and uncertain times, humanity looks toward spirituality for tranquility and peace. Historically angels have been at the forefront of bringing comfort and understanding from God. The Greek word angelos means messenger and is the origin of the modern English word angel. In monotheist–the worship of one Godreligions, angels are often mentioned in stories as being intermediaries between...

This paper examines the concept of “diversity” as mentioned in the Qur’an and how commonalities in diverse religions may be used as a model for civilizational dialogue towards achieving harmony. This study reveals that religious and cultural diversity are laws of nature which cannot be changed while the concept of “identity” is a contested issue in modern discourse. Results also show that peace...

Research on religious freedom has found a vast chasm between constitutional promises and state practices, with being poor predictor of the state’s support freedom. This research changes focus from to equality. We propose that equality will be associated less discrimination against minority religions we explore relationships governance hold discrimination. find are When exploring interactions ou...

Many challenges confront evolutionary scholars of religion. The origins and adaptive value of religion and the conditions that selected for its evolution are difficult to discern. Patterns of religious behavior, like other areas of human social behavior, have undergone significant change over our evolutionary history. Evans-Pritchard1 argued that dramatic historical changes in religious behavio...

Purwa Ayu Mardi Utama (PAMU) is one of the groups that affirm Javanese religious pluralism for people. For PAMU, religion not a wants to syncretize other religions have recently entered island Java. establish new religion. However, an ordinance or rule from ancestors Java existed before nations, such as Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, Confucianism, and like This paper aims...

This article argues the global environmental crisis shows the need for a broad, inclusive definition of sustainability. It shows how religious traditions can help contribute to broader definitions, and describes how work from the field of Religion and Ecology has developed resources. It argues that the next step for the study of Religion and Ecology is to address sustainability, and then propos...