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Religion play very crucial role in bestowing meaning and significance of human existence. A given religion is defined by detailed elements of a community of believers: doctrines, sacred books, rites, devotion, sacrament, moral prescription, interdicts and organization. This essay will discuss what is essential for a tradition that made it to be called a religion, illustrate points by referring to the commonalities of three Western religions as well as the diverse fields of study approach religion and some critical issues in the academic study of religion.

The essential for a tradition to be called a religion

Illustrate your points by referring to the commonalities of the three western religions

When it comes to Western Religions which majority include Jews, Christians and Muslims? Jew believes in mystical traditions known as Kabbalah, they have a structure of the scriptures which are Torah, Nevim, Khetuvim. Their scripture language is Hebrew. Their holy city is called Jerusalem and they worship at the temple of Jerusalem. Their leaders are priests and rabbis. The nutritional regulations do not allow them to eat pork, or shellfish. They have their own methods of slaughtering meat. The Christianity has their own core scriptures which come from the bible and the structure of the scriptures are divided into two parts, the Old Testament and New Testament. The foundational events would be an incarnation, which is the birth of Jesus, death and resurrection of Jesus. Christians go to worship at church of Holy, Sepulcher, Holy land sites, cathedrals, and local churches. Christian leaders are given diverse names depending on which church they are in, such bishops, priests, deacons, pastors, ministers and elders. Annual feasts are known as Easter, which represents the resurrection of Jesus and Christmas which is the birth of Jesus.

When it comes to Islam the core scriptures come from the Qur’an and the scriptural language Arabic. The main prophet would be Muhammad. Islam’s normally go to mosque to Friday worship. They call their god Islam. Islam’s also don’t eat pork, nor drink alcohol.

Diverse fields of study approach to religion

Religion influences the human life by using religion and discipline. By using social sciences, religion is studied. Today linguistics, literary theory, and cultural studies are used to help understand religion. The common approaches that are used would be psychology. Psychology is used to grasp a man's mental state, feeling, and the reason one acts a particular way. Another fundamental study would be mythology. Mythology oversees stories, course readings, and workmanship. Mythology oversees pictures and subjects. Case in point, the venturing stool to heaven is an image that people acknowledge is used to get to heaven. This is only a myth that people have gotten some answers concerning. Psychology started from a fight with religion. Rationale happens when endeavoring to find an answer with reason. Case in point, is there afterlife? Philosophy tries to avoid emotion, and is carried w/o ritual. Theology focuses on topics that relate to a particular religion. This is one that studies his own beliefs. For example, a Jewish minister would study, Islam. The arts are when patterns are being studied that has to deal with religion. Many religions praise art. Art represents many diverse topics but stand for tranquility, gold, or haloes. Anthropology is how religions influence diverse cultures such as marriage, property rights and division of labor.

What are some critical issues in the academic study of religion?

One issue would be the Catholic practice of Mexico. The lady of Guadalupe is not only a form of the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary is known as a continuation of Tonantzin, which has brought up issues. Another issue would be that scholars believe that religious experience of woman in a religious tradition is very diverse from men. Many religions, woman doesn’t have many rights. Most of their right would be in the house to take care of needs such as food, laundry, and cleaning. Many women don’t have the right to choose what religion they would like to believe in. They go with what their family believes in or their husbands. Today, much woman fights, for more rights when it comes to religion.

References:

Cline,A. (n.d.). DefiningReligion:TheProblemofDefinition. Retrievedfrom http://atheism.about.com/od/religiondefinition/a/definition.htm

Molloy, M. (2013). Experiencing the World's Religions Traditions, Challenges, and Change (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Catholic-resouces.org/courses/intro-westernreligions.htm westen religions/ an overview by Felix Just