Living Religion: Roman Catholic
It is a part 2 to the essay you have already written, I will attach all texts read in class/any videos watched so that you can get an idea of the things we "learned" this semester. I will also attach the last essay completed.
All readings read this semester:
-Readings from Smith, Meaning and End of Religion chapter 1 and 3
-Tao Te Ching
-Mbiti Concept of Time, God
-Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
-The Sword And The Flute Kali Krishna And Dark Visions Of The Sublime David Kinsley
by Kalyani Chander
-The cross and the lynching tree by Cone, James H., author
-Jarrod L. Whitaker - Strong arms and drinking strength _ masculinity, violence, and the body in ancient India-Oxford University Press (2011)
- The Doors of the Sea. Where was God in the Tsunami? by David Hart
-Merlin Stone, When God Was a Woman
- David E. Jones - An Instinct for Dragons-Routledge (2002)
-The Bhagavad Gita
-Bell selection from Bell, Catherine. Ritual: Perspectives and Dimensions (London 2009), 93-137.
-Seligman selections: Ritual and its Consequences
-Ainu Bear Sacrifice
-Greek Folk Religion Nilsson
-Rita Gross - Buddhism Beyond Gender_ Liberation from Attachment to Identity-Shambala (2018)
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Roman Catholic
Earlier this semester, I attended an online service from a Roman Catholic mass celebration /live/SHx4ZfUjP5U?feature=share. and changed my view of the catholic deity. Initially, I thought catholicism was a cult as they adored the statute of the Virgin Mary who is believed to be the Mother of Jesus, Son of God. Further, I learned that they believe in angels and saints and always celebrate and acknowledge their presence. Also, I learned that disciples who died and ascended to heaven were transformed into saints and petitioned on behalf of human beings.
Unlike other doctrines, like Judaism Islam, and other religions, the Catholic religion believes in Jesus and his teaching. Also, Catholics present an identity of humility, repentance, and followers of the word of God. Most of the teaching is based on what Jesus taught and strives to emulate his life. The service presents three aspects of time; the traditional, the virtuous, and the future represent the aspect of time as they follow the traditional ways of worship from ancient times. For instance, the new testament account for the life of Jesus Christ from his birth to death. It also implies that whoever wants to go to heaven and see the Father who is God, must follow Jesus’ teaching as He is The Way and the Truth and the Light. Therefore whoever believes in Him and follows his teaching will go to heaven or hell for the sinners. Deacon Gerald read from the Luke gospel, in the new testament how Jesus asked his disciples to pray and fast to see the kingdom of God. Further, he elaborated on the teaching of Jesus Christ and how Christians should strive to be like Jesus.
The cross in the catholic church can be assumed to be a symbol of the worst in human beings and the thirst for the word of God. According to C...