What is religion? According to an Oxford dictionary, religion is the belief in the
existence of a supernatural ruling power, the creator and controller of the universe, who
has given to man a spirtual nature which continues to exist after the death of the body.
Religion appears to be a simple idea on the surface, but in reality it is a very complex
system of ideas that many base their lives upon.
There are many religions in the world. Christianity seems to be the one religion
believed widely in the modern world. However, this is not the case in a group of five
people in a World Religion class. These five people share common knowledge on
several aspects of religion, yet they have some major conflicts. The focus of this paper is
to explore the ideas and beliefs of the group, analyze the importance of religions
dialogue, and to discuss the challenge of religious pluralism in the contemporary world.
Stained glass at St John the Baptist's Anglican Ch...
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If your type is bad, the design fails. - Jason San...The first group member states her firm Christian views. Melissa recognizes all
the religions of the world, but she holds Christanity to be the only true religion. To her,
Christianity is the only way one person can attain salvation. All other religions are false
and those who do not follow Christanity are misguided and will not attain salvation. It is
only through Jesus Christ's death on the cross that one can repent, be forgiven, and attain
salvation.
Melissa feels that others who are non-Christians believe that their religion is true.
Afterall everyone is brought up to believe in the faith or religion they are taught. If this
was not the case, no one would have any beliefs. Although their religions are not true
religions Melissa respects their views of being true.
Quite similar to Melissa's opinion, Jason feels that there is...