Immanent Worldviews

Religion is defined as A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual being (Mifflin). It is known that many of our behaviours are determined by the presence of religion in one's life. Religion implants its principles in a person and their attitudes, personality, morals and ethics and alters it to a great extent. This

Religion as defined by Merriam-Webster is, “the belief in a god or in a group of gods; an organized

A religion is a system of beliefs that explains things about the Universe, answers essential philosophical questions and tells its followers how to live their lives in order to achieve the goal of that religion, whether it be pleasing the gods of the religion, acquiring salvation from a curse, punishment, ailment etc. that the religion claims people or persons have or self-betterment. In the religions of Ancient Egypt, Buddhism and Christianity, a clear link between environment and religion can be seen. Religion has always been present in large civilizations and is a product of the environment, climate and geography.

Religion is the set of beliefs, feelings, principles and practices that define the relations between human being and sacred or

A. Religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural system, and worldviews that relate to humanity an order of existence.

Religion is a faith, a devotion to all that is considered sacred. It is a cult that brings man closer to the entities to whom they are attributed supernatural powers. It is a belief

Worldview may be defined as the programming of the mind through which one understands and relates to the world. Just like tinted lenses will cause one to see a “red” or “blue” world, different worldviews will “shade” our lives. Yet, where “red” and “blue” mix, we must choose only one.

This week we read about Worldviews, this is described as the way in which people interpret reality and events surrounding them. They can include images of themselves and how they see themselves in relation to the world. Worldviews are the way a culture is oriented towards humanity and deal with different topics such as: What is the purpose of life? What happens when we die? Why are we here on earth? Is there life after death? There are so many unanswered questions when it comes to worldviews that man is always trying to answer.

In this essay I will be explaining the difference between my worldview and others, but in order for to understand my worldviews or any other you must know the definition of the word worldview the meaning of it is found in the book Worldviews and Religion page 7 and it states “ The term worldview literally means ‘a way of seeing’”( North American Division. 1998, p 7). My worldview is Theism, they are people who believe that there is a higher power watching over the world. They are the opposite of naturalism unlike theism they are the group of people who believe that there is no higher power they think that the world is created because of some scientific reason. I feel like that don’t make sense to me because what made that scientific thing

Religion. Religion is a word that means a variety of things to a variety of people. In this way, religion is like art. Art does not have simply one correct interpretation, and it means different things to different people. Both are also overarching to embody the whole world; almost every person alive today has been impacted in some way by art and by religion.

A worldview is a person’s core beliefs. It comprises of “one's collection of presuppositions, convictions and values from which a person tries to understand and make sense out of the world and life” (MacArthur, 2006). Weider and Gutierrez (2011), sums up worldview as “1. A personal philosophy of life 2. A framework a person brings to decision making 3. A filter or lens which a person uses to interpret life and the world around them”. (p. 51). Essentially, a worldview is a combination of what worldly individuals believe to be true that ultimately becomes the driving force behind every emotion, decision and action.

According to Jon Meacham (2006), a religion is a system wherein people believe on supernatural or unexplained entities without concrete evidences. It can come from believing in old scriptures or unexplained happenings. Christianity, Buddhism, and Judaism are examples of such (Meacham, 2006).

This chapter is discussing the topic of religion. Identifying key elements of religion and what is is, defining the world’s religions and outlining the different types of religious organizations. Religion is a social construct that is made up of accepted beliefs, rituals and symbols. Religion provides knowledge of how to act and provides a purpose to life while bringing a community together. For example, Christianity is a group of people united together in Christ. When Pentecostalism began, it broke racial norms, people were united in Christ despite what race they were classified as.

Orthodox Christians believe in a triune, personal God. God is both transcendent and immanent. Meaning, He exists independent of His creation and exerts full sovereignty over it but that He is also omnipresent and entirely involved in His world.

Today’s society consists of many worldviews. Most people tend to pull beliefs from different religions, but often stick to one main worldview. A worldview to me is the gathering of beliefs that shape what we do on a daily basis and forms our overall view on life. When I look at my beliefs critically, I am able to see my worldview and see how it compares to different worldviews, but also how it compares mainly to the Christian Worldview.