Hello
You also have two questions for this week’s discussion question.
First, as we start coming to the close of our course, I would like us to start thinking about the similarities and differences between the various traditions that we have studied so far.
For this discussion, I want you to reflect back on the religious traditions that we’ve studied so far – what similarities have you found between any of the religions? Have you found similar ideas, ethical teachings, stories, etc? Were you surprised or confused by these similarities?
Second, we began the semester with Prothero’s “Introduction”, in which he says that the great religions of the world are not the same, and we need to keep in mind their differences if we want to understand them correctly and work for greater interfaith relations in the world. After learning about four of the five of the world’s largest and most influential religions (with Islam still to come), do you think that they are more different than similar? Or that they are more similar than different? In other words, do you agree with Prothero or with the “perennial philosophers” who claim that ultimately, the religions of the world’s are just different paths to the same goal?
Instructions:
The religions mentioned is ( Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity) you can look the information online about their similarities and Prothero’s information is also available when you search it)
Please make sure to answer the questions correctly. I DO NOT NEED CITATION. No quotes requires. Only personal opinion from the information that you’ve gathered to answer the two questions above. Feel free to make it casual writing because it’s a discussion not a paper.
Thank you.
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