Category: Religious studies

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Do a Decision timeline spiritual project of at least 3 important decisions in my life journey both positive and negative. When I made them and when I think I have seen consequences from them and a brief explanation of why they were important. No references or sources please

I. Consider that our class is taught as an Arts Studies course. How would it be different if
it were taught in a theology or divinity school or seminary program. Base your response
on your reading of the introduction to Daniel Pals Nine Theories of Religion.
II. What is Religious Art? Explain in your own words, but demonstrate that you have
read Leslie Ross’ essay on Religious Art.
III. Geertz’ Definition of Religion: A religion is
1) a system of symbols which
2) acts to establish powerful, pervasive, and long-lasting moods and motivations
3) by formulating conceptions of a general order of existence
4) and clothing these conceptions in such an aura of factuality
5) that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic.
Take each clause and write a paragraph, numbered 1-5, explaining Geertz’ ideas in your
own words. Then,
6) Why is religious ART important in the context of this definition?
III. Consider “The Three Hermits” by Tolstoy. How does it work as a conveyer of sacred
symbols in the Geertzian sense? What Worldview and Ethos does it convey?
IV. Consider the following paragraph:
“It is in some sort of ceremonial form—even if that form be hardly more than the
recitation of a myth, the consultation of an oracle, or the decoration of a grave—that
the moods and motivations which sacred symbols induce in men and the general
conceptions of the order of existence which they formulate for men meet and reinforce
one another.  In a ritual, the world as lived and the world as imagined, fused under the
agency of a single set of symbolic forms, turn out to be the same world, producing thus
that idiosyncratic transformation in one’s sense of reality to which Santayana refers in
my epigraph.  Whatever role divine intervention may or may not play in the creation of
faith—and it is not the business of the scientist to pronounce on such matters one way
or another—it is, primarily at least, out of the context of concrete acts of religious
observance that religious conviction emerges on the human plane.”
Here, Geertz places particular emphasis on sacred symbols–music, dance, poetry,
architecture, gestures, processions, etc. etc.–as they are USED in ritual. It is the ways
that religious commitment is ENACTED that is crucial for Geertz in fusing ETHOS and
WORLDVIEW and overlaying everyday reality with their potency to assure that life is
lived MEANINGFULLY.  I would like you to explain this idea of Geertz with an example,
chosen from any of the world’s religions.  It can be a single symbol, collection of
symbols, an entire ritual, etc.  It should be a symbol that is not as obvious as a cross, star
of David, Yin/Yang etc. Or consider the architecture of a religious edifice with which you are familiar; or a work of religious music. Consider how the work you have
chosen functions in the context of religious ritual, either public or private.

Pleas also include the questions before the answer.
Some Basic Questions
Every genre, indeed every passage, of the Bible is unique. Still, there are some basic questions about every passage that you need to ask yourself. Examples of these fundamental questions follow, grouped by general type.
Basic Literary and Rhetorical Dimensions
What are the key terms and images? What do they mean?
Are there any key terms or ideas whose meaning may be explained by looking elsewhere in the book?
Are there any literary or rhetorical devices (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, repetition, irony, etc.), and if so, what is their effect?
What kinds of sentences are used? What are the major components of each sentence? What verbal actions or states appear in these sentences, and what subjects are associated with them?
Traditions, Scripture, and Other Sources
Does the text include appeals to tradition or Scripture, such as stories, beliefs, laws, and well-known historical figures? If so, how do these appeals function?
Does the text appear to use sources, whether written or oral? If so, how are the sources used?
Larger Literary and Rhetorical Dimensions
If the text is a narrative, what aspects of setting, plot (conflict, suspense, resolution), and character development does each part of the text (or the text as a whole) convey?
Which components of the text work, individually or together, to instruct, delight, or move the reader?
What is the tone, or mood, of the passage, and what features convey that time?
The parts of the whole
How does each part of the passage relate to the other parts?
How does each part contribute to the hole?
How does my emerging understanding of the whole affect the meaning of the parts?
Overall communication
What does the text communicate and how?
How does the various parts of the passage reflect, or address the situation of the readers?

Read the following scriptures: – Matthew 16:24 – John 3:16 – Luke 15:3-7 – Acts 26:16-18 – I Thessalonians 1:9-10 – Romans 10:9-10 – Ephesians 2:8-10 – 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 In light of the scriptures above, and others, examine the following biblical concepts: – Confession – Repentance – Turning – Recognizing Jesus as Son of God – Making Jesus Lord and Savior of one’s life – Other biblical aspects pertinent to salvation Write a 3 to 4-page paper regarding how these relate to a biblical definition of salvation. Include the following points. Describe how these aspects have been applied to or manifested in your own walk with Christ as Savior. Include at least two scholarly sources to support your position. – PLEASE WRITE IN APA FORMAT!!!! – PLEASE NO PLAGIARISM!!!!

-Read Chapters 1-5 in Un-Christian what a new generation really thinks about Christianity and why it matters by Kinnaman & Lyons. – Write a 3 to 4-page paper answering the following questions. *Which of the authors’ concepts stand out to you and why? *What previous understandings of the world’s view of Christianity do you bring with you to this course, and how might Kinnaman complement or contrast those? *Do you agree or disagree with Kinnaman’s position in his book and why? *How does the book compare or contrast with your perspective on what scripture and culture have to say about ministry in the marketplace? *What roadblocks does the text identify regarding building relationships with non-Christians – Include at least two academic sources in addition to the textbook in this paper. – PLEASE WRITE IN APA FORMAT!!!! – PLEASE NO PLAGIARISM!!!

-Read Chapters 1-5 in Un-Christian what a new generation really thinks about Christianity and why it matters by Kinnaman & Lyons. -Write a 3 to 4-page paper answering the following questions. * In your walk with Christ, have you viewed the sharing of your faith as duty or outflow? * Is it an event, or a process, or both? * Does this come naturally for you, or do you have to force yourself to share your faith, and why? * In an era of political correctness, workplace policy, and the privatization of faith, how does one allow one’s life to display Christ in the marketplace? * What changes do you need to make in your own life to move from the sharing of Jesus as an event, to the sharing of Jesus as a natural outgrowth of your relationship with Him? * What in the Kinnaman text spoke to you about the sharing of your faith as a lifestyle? What did you learn from this text that you plan to import into how you share Jesus with the marketplace? – Include at least two scholarly sources as part of your argumentation. – PLEASE WRITE IN APA FORMAT!!! – PLEASE NO PLAGIARISM!!!

– Read Book 1 – Chapter 1 through Book 3 – Chapter 6, which is the Christian Marriage section of Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. – Write a 3 to 4-page paper answering the following questions. *Which of the authors’ concepts stand out to you and why? *What previous understandings of the world’s view of Christianity do you bring with you to this course, and how might Kinnaman complement or contrast those? *Do you agree or disagree with Kinnaman’s position in his book and why? *How does the book compare or contrast with your perspective on what scripture and culture have to say about ministry in the marketplace? *What roadblocks does the text identify regarding building relationships with non-Christians? -Include at least two academic sources in addition to the textbook in this paper. – WRITE IN APA FORMAT PLEASE! – NO PLAGIARISM PLEASE!!!

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Which one of the different ways to interpret the phrase “born of water” in John 3:5 do you hold to and why? What difference does it make?