Essays about Religion Page 4

Culture gives us knowledge of other people’s lives. It teaches us what language, religion, or what race we are. It defines a person by where they’re from, it gives information about that person’s personality, interests, and identity. Any Asian or African man or woman can easily be identified from their color or their face by…

In 1744, Abn Al Wahhab fled Medina from a group of fellow Nejd scholar, finding shelter in Diriyah. Wahhab was a religious scholar who wanted the Arabian peninsula to follow a stricter form of Islam. To him it is the true form, all other versions of Islam, he publicly denounced and insulted. In Diriyah, he…

The billions of dollars, hours of time and energy that goes into mission trips all over the world has not done anything to improve the long term sustainability of the towns within the areas. The thought in hindsight isn’t bad; a group of people trying to spread their beliefs throughout the world while trying to…

Throughout history, people have developed many different religions and worshiped numerous deities. During the first and second century, people began the conversion from believing in many gods to believing in just one. Due to the mass confusion of thousands of gods, the lack of unity, and the constant wars causing all people to fear death…

The Nacirema culture remains to be one of the interesting findings by Miner in the 1950’s. Until now, it is still considered as one most puzzling practices as their customs and traditions continue to be rooted in numerous superstitions and beliefs. Now, in the 21st century, the culture remains rooted in its traditions with modifications…

Tomorrow we celebrate the Day of the Dead–a ceremony where a society pays homage to those who have passed, and planted their seeds in the lives of others. Our ancestors influence us and the lessons they have passed down throughout generations; however, not all lessons were the same. All were influenced by their time period…

In the 19th century, a time of rapid technological and political change as well as radical inequality, Karl Marx and Max Weber stood out as incredibly influential sociologist who developed notable theories about why inequality is maintained. Despite forming social theories within a similar timeframe, many have argued the two to be completely opposing each…

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers and participated in the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Born in 1706 in Boston as the tenth son of a soap and candle maker, he went from being a printer’s apprentice to a member of the Continental Congress and a diplomat. Franklin received only a little…

The development of philosophical thought becomes possible due to the activity of courageous people that are not afraid of challenging long-term traditions and views of life. Socrates, one of the most famous Greek thinkers, is an example of an individual who revolutionized philosophy and stayed committed to his principles in any circumstances. His key contributions…

The Mughal, Ottoman, and Safavid Empires are a couple of the most dominant empires we have to date. All three of these empires are similar and different in their own ways. Each empire had influential rulers, both art and literature affect each culture in a different way, and all had horrible leaders that lead to…