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CURRENT ISSUES
Dajada Pooler
9/23/2015
REL/133 - WORLD RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS I
Instructor: DOUGLAS THREET
AGENDA
● What are common characteristics the assigned religion shares
with the others?
● How is this religion responding to challenges in the modern
world?
● What has changed about the roles of women in the religion over
time?
Common characteristics the assigned religion share(Hinduism an Jainism
●
● These Religions deals with the philosophy that is focused on karma
● Hinduism and Jainism goes into the life that’s geared towards reincarnation and also having the freedom to have the choice to pray to any Gods of any person’s choice .
● These Religions do not practice judgement day or believe it’s nor heaven or hell.
● In these Religions you will find symbols (religious) in both cultures of Hinduism and Jainism .Last but not least both Religions focuses on the mystical mean the Human Experience .
How is this religion responding to challenges in the modern world?
● In the modern Hinduism values that underlies the principle of nonviolence is that of tolerance.
● Hindu belief in modern day gives rise to tolerance of differences in religions and nationality race.
● Hinduism's relevance to the modern day perhaps comes from more of the sphere of spiritual fulfillments and worldly attainments.
● In a lot of cases Hindu seeks the best and the highest in there families and self-well-being.
● This may include: being closer to their God and blessings from every aspect of experience in life..
What has changed about the roles of women in the religion over time?
● Today, young Hindu women do not usually marry until their twenties
● Woman did not always have this choice● Parent’s majority of the time had a set
structure on how they wanted their kid’s life’s to be meaning, arranged marriages and more.
● Education
REFERENCE
● http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1537. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1537
● What is Namaste?. (2015). Retrieved from http://hinduism.about.com/od/artculture/p/namaste.htm
● Jainism and Hinduism. (2015). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jainism_and_Hinduism
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