FWIS 104 Christian and Muslim Religious Tolerance It is ironic that while they are based on similar scriptures‚ and therefore similar ideologies‚ Christianity and Islam have had divergent attitudes towards the acceptance of religious minorities. By its nature‚ the Christian faith antagonizes other religions‚ including Judaism and Islam‚ because‚ according to Christian scripture‚ a lack of belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ results in damnation. The Muslim faith‚ however‚ has a much more tolerant
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I Introduction First Christian communities appeared in Jewish Palestine and Diaspora after the death of Jesus of Nazareth‚ called the Christ‚ around 30 CE. Not only Jesus himself was a Jew‚ but also his followers and very first members of the new growing community were mainly Jews. They all shared the Jewish belief‚ the Sacred Scripture that Christians later started to call the Old Testament (OT)‚ and were not aware of founding a new religion. A closer examination of Jewish worship will let us understand
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“Explain the underlying and immediate causes of the Jewish War” There were many underlying and immediate causes of the Jewish war. The continued Roman oppression and continued disrespect of the Jewish faith and culture by many Roman key figures of authority such as Pilate‚ Patronius and Cumanus was an underlying cause of the war. This was joined by the Roman inability to control insurgent groups throughout Palestine‚ because of the relatively small number of Roman troops controlling Palestine. It
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steadfastly a course that He and God chose. He did not allow either human popularity or rejection to govern His actions. Jesus healed many people and they were struck with awe and wonder. His acts bore powerful witness to God’s forgiveness and love‚ as well as God’s power. And he still reaches out to the sick today‚ in spirit‚ soul and body. Introductory Discussion So when your favourite sports team plays a game‚ what life lessons can be learned
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Saladin and the Capture of Jerusalem Saladin stands out in Western accounts of the Middle Ages because his beliefs and actions reflected supposedly Christian characteristics: honesty‚ piety‚ magnanimity‚ and chivalry. Unlike many Muslim rulers‚ he was not cruel to his subordinates; Saladin believed deeply in the Koranic standard that all men are equal before the law. He set a high moral tone; for example‚ he distributed war proceeds carefully to help maintain discipline in the ranks. As an administrator
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Charles Howser Piracy Take Home Test 1 February 22‚ 2013 Christian-Muslim Interface The crusades were a tough time to be in Asia Minor‚ the Western Europeans were engaging in religious wars. Christianity was being spread using propaganda while engaging in war against the Muslim religion. Typical fighting wasn’t the norm during the Crusades‚ each side was trying to figure out a way to get a leg up on the competition. When the Christians figured out they could use pirates as an advantage they were
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The Muslim war on Christianity… From the universal perspective of the history of civilizations‚ Europe displays a remarkable disparity in regard to the mutual cultural influences of the Muslim and the Christian world. The influence of European thinking on the Muslim world dates back to the beginning of the 19th century while Muslim civilization had made its profound impact on European-Christian culture -- on its long way to the development of science and technology -- already a millennium ago
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How and why did the Second and Third Crusades fail to match the enthusiasm and success of the First? When Pope Urban II received a petition from the Byzantine Emperor Alexius for military aid to repel the threat of Islam‚ particularly the Muslim Turks‚ he saw an opportunity to repair the Great Schism of forty years and unite the church under papal primacy.1 Europe at this time was not only fervently Christian‚ but its knights‚ although they regarded bloodshed as inherently sinful‚ consistently
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Marriage What are the Christian teachings on remarriage? Christians look to the bible for advice. I found a passage about divorce. In the bible it says: Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man‚ she commits adultery. (St Mark 10:11-12) This means that remarriage isn’t allowed in the eyes of the Lord brought them together and nothing should part them. But at the beginning of creation God
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The source of conflict between Muslims and Christians in the Middle Ages. The conflict between Christians and Muslim can be still observed in various parts of the world. One could think that there has always been hostility between Christians and Muslims since the younger religion‚ Islam came into existence in the 7th century and started to spread. Another very common opinion is that the religions themselves – Christianity and Islam are the source of this conflict. Even though both these opinions
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