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    cathy Smith Intro to World religions 2/17/2009 Compare and Contrast: Christianity and Islam Introduction Although Christianity and Islam have been and are dominating the scene it is necessary to place both in their proper perspective taking into account human history of faith in the supernatural or something beyond our five senses. Side by side with this awe mixed fear of the unknown is the feeling of being cocksure and confident of one’ own power. It is the same of the caveman

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    Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam "Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise" as stated by theological scholar Sam Pascoe. Throughout Christianity’s journey they have come across ties with the religions Judaism and Islam. There are few similarities between the three major religions. One similarity is that Abraham

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    Chapter 5 Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 2004‚ China celebrated the 2‚555th birthday of Confucius‚ despite Communism. 1. Buddhism and Christianity also growing rapidly in China 2. part of enduring legacy of the classical world B. In the period around 500 b.c.e.‚ there was a great emergence of durable cultural traditions that have shaped the world ever since.  1. China: Kong Fuzi (Confucius) and Laozi 2. India: Upanishads defined Hinduism  a. Siddhartha Gautama founded

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    History of Islam

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    Origin of Islam The origin of Islam first started by a prophet named Muhammad. Muhammad started preaching the Religion of Islam to his people when he was 40 years old. When he was young‚ he had earned the name “Al- Ameen” or the Trustworthy One from his people. Muhammed found Islam in the 7th century. Islam literally meant “surrender” or “submission”. This was the main reason why Muhammed found Islam because he wanted to surrender himself and Islam to the will of Allah‚ the creator and sustainer

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    A Comparison Of Judaism‚ Islam‚ & Christianity Religion has and always will be one of the major forces that drives and has constantly shaped our world. Throughout the centuries wars have been fought‚ laws have been created‚ countries and towns have been built and demolished all to protect or to make known a religion. In this paper I will examine the characteristics of the three major Western religions of the world including Judaism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity. The origin of all three religions

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    GENERAL PURPOSE: To inform. ------------------------------------------------- SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience about the similarities between the religion of Islam and Christianity. INTRODUCTION 1. (ATTENTION GETTER) Most of us do not know that the teachings of Islam and Christianity are related to each other. This is because our society do not open their minds to know about other religions and cultures. Now‚ there are lots of conflicts happened between these two religions

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    Traditions from the religions Christianity and Islam have contributed to inner and world peace. Both contributions can be sourced by both the religions sacred texts and their principal teachings. In order for world peace‚ inner peace must be achieved first. Christianity’s traditions have contributed to inner peace. This can be shown through the Bible‚ practices for achieving inner peace and the principle teachings. The bible offers direction on the importance of inner peace and how to attain it.

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    Islam and Christianity seem to be very different religions but as you get deeper into the rituals and beliefs the two show strong similarities. Christianity and Islam are the two most popular religions around the world but Christianity is the largest religion in the world with 1.9 billion followers. The two religions are monotheistic and believe in one single God but Islam refers to the same god‚ as Allah. The two religions are based on different teachings. Christianity is based on the life and teachings

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    History of Christianity What was the impact that Constantine had on Christianity after he conquered the Roman Empire?  As a stone penetrating a tide of water‚ Constantine penetrated through pagan worship as he brought Christianity to the forefront after the great battle in the Roman Empire. It changed the way Romans worship today and impacted their society as a whole with religion and morality connections. Christianity was brought to the fore front greatly due to the support of Constantine

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    Religious and Ethnic Diversity LeClare Nance ETH-125 The Religious Group Well honestly there are differences but there are also similarities. Islam has one god just like the Christian religion. The Islamic God‚ Allah‚ is believed to be the Creator of all creatures and mankind‚ similar to the beliefs that Christianity has about God. However‚ unlike Christianity there is only Allah‚ there is no Jesus per say. “And Allah makes none to share in His decisions and His rule.” (Holy Quran 18:26). Also unlike

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