CLEAN-India‚ for a Green India ‘When the last tree is cut and the last fish killed‚ the last river poisoned‚ then you will see that you can’t eat money.’ -John May The CLEAN-India Programme India has a population of over one billion‚ of which almost 300 million live in around 600 towns and cities. Unfortunately‚ as a result of stressed environmental conditions‚ most of these towns and cities are unable to cope with the rapid pace of urbanisation. Water pollution‚ unavailability of drinking water
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(born c. 1527)? In the years of Elizabeth I reign and in the years of Roger Martyn childhood‚ English Christianity was very different. In both time periods‚ religion was a very important thing. People lived their lives by religion and religion set laws for every day life. But the methods of worship and the culture of religion was very different. Also both times had different conceptions on what it mean to be religious. There was also a lot of conflict between Christianity and Catholicism
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The Nature of Religion: Religious Traditions Religion is defined as a way of life founded upon the apprehension of sacredness in existence (Ch.1‚ pg 4). A tradition is of course the handing down of any set of beliefs ideas or customs usually between groups of people. We can then define a religious tradition as anything that deals with a people’s way of life given or learned to them by something sacred. Here in America monotheism is widely accepted which is the belief in one God. God is the divine
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Before there was a religion in Japan‚ there were just local gods and shrines. As the years progressed‚ Japan established connections with other religions. “Buddhist religion and Confucian social values from China and Korea brought a different way of life for the Japanese including changes to their religion” (Voorst 190). With these close connections to China and Korea‚ the new culture consisted of “Confucianism and Buddhism‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ art‚ architecture‚ science‚ medicine‚ and government”
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TRANSFORMATIVE RELIGION of PUTU WIJAYA’S PICTOGRAPHIC THEATRE (Abstract) by : Benny Yohanes KEY WORDS : TRANSFORMATIVE RELIGION This Article‚ representing analytic study to drama masterpiece from one of the notable Indonesia dramatist figure‚ Putu Wijaya. Putu Wijaya‚ born year 1944‚ from family of Hindu-Bali. Putu‚ live in Bali till finish his middle education . Afterwards he continue school in Yogyakarta‚ and since year 1974‚ he remain to Jakarta. This article‚ will try to
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1) How does religion influence the way an individual thinks? 2) Why do people‚ when faced with the same facts‚ arrive at different moral conclusion? Branden Park J Sem Final Essay A religion is a set of beliefs and practices in reference to a higher divine power that a person follows. Religion is often an important part of the life of its practitioner and therefore one’s thoughts and actions are heavily influenced by it. Religion is a belief system‚ and it is the basis
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Esoteric Religion The Rebirth Of The Goddess “Esoteric”. The word‚ in today’s man’s mind‚ sparks off images that involve dark rituals‚ secrets and mysteries. It is associated with people who are considered different to the point of insanity‚ and with secret rituals‚ witchcraft and midwifery. However‚ “esoteric” simply refers to knowledge which is not widely known‚ its opposite being “exoteric”. It refers to knowledge that can be accessed by only a certain group of people who are “illuminated”
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The Nayar of India (Kinship‚ Beliefs‚ and Values) Richard Cantu Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: 101 Instructor: June Maul August 9‚ 2011 The Nayar of India are ethnographic and folk-culture society. They are a complex and interesting large and power cast society that live in extended matrilineal family groups. Hinduism is the main religion of these people and that combined with their social and economic structure make for an interesting combination of kinship‚ gender relations‚ beliefs
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The reform activities united people and the attack on institutions like caste which hampered social unity created a sense of oneness in the people. But most of these reform movements had certain limitations. The questions to which they gave primacy concerned only small sections of Indian society. Some of them failed to emphasize or even recognize that colonial rule was inimical to the interests of the Indian people. Most of them worked within the framework of their respective communities in a way
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Dimensions of Religions Religion involves some acknowledgement of the supernatural. Therefore: communism/utilitarianism are NOT religions Various dimensions of religious beliefs -Agentic VS. Communal -Agentic: free agent. -Connection with God on a personal level -e.g. Jesus died for MY sins -Communal -Connection with God on a community level -e.g. Covenant made by God with the Israelites -Catholicism: relatively communal -Catholics have agentic aspects because of the personal connection
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