Journal of Buddhist Ethics 6 (1999): 219 In 1839, Robert Spence Hardy, Methodist missionary to what was then Ceylon, wrote The British Government and the Idolatry of Ceylon, a polemical pamphlet which accused the ruling British authorities of supporting a religion abhorrent to the mind of God because of its idolatry and Ògross superstitionsÓ (Hardy, 1839, p. 46). He was talking of Buddhism. Tha...

The purpose of this paper is to consider some of the ways in which the scientific study of religions might have implications for the continuing process of dialogue between religions. While the study of religions itself is a non-religious activity, the dialogue between religions, on the other hand, certainly is in some sense a religious activity. It involves the presentation and exchange of reli...

The Psalter is the most famous collection of religious poetry in world, which actively used during services by representatives all Abrahamic religions. In view this, constant work theologians and philologists on interpretation translation psalms into different languages for intended audiences going on. Despite emergence isolated attempts to translate modern Ukrainian literary language, study bi...

Moralizing religions, unlike religions with morally indifferent gods or spirits, appeared only recently in some (but not all) large-scale human societies. A crucial feature of these new religions is their emphasis on proportionality (between deeds and supernatural rewards, between sins and penance, and in the formulation of the Golden Rule, according to which one should treat others as one woul...

Sometime ago, I was listening to a radio program about people celebrating the winter's solstice. One of the people interviewed on the program talked about the celebrations of Druids in ancient England. Druids attached religious significance to many things, among them the shortest day of the year, evergreen trees, and mistletoe. As part of the solstice celebrations, Druids were believed to have ...

according to the famous or, better said, the unanimous judicial decree (fatwa) of the muslim jurists, the marriage of a muslim man to an unbelieving woman who adheres to any faith other than those of the people of the book (ahl al-kitāb) is prohibited. although this judicial decree is based on definite evidences such as certain verses of the qur’an, consensus of the jurists, and a number of tra...

theistic story in the history of the jewish people who are categorized in the  abrahamic or monotheistic religions , is a path through the ups and downs that embrace from animism and natural spirits belief  until dissolve all the gods in one god. the history of the jewish people of the god started of deism thought nomadic hebrews and continues to the god of moses, the israelites introduced and ...

Religion occupies a central place in all speculations, ancient or modern, East or West. Religions of the world are a great driving force in imparting guidance and inspiration to human beings in general. The essence of all religions is the attainment of self-happiness. When the essence of all religions in the world is strung together in understanding and mutual acceptance, then it will create a ...

Religion is as old as mankind. Primitive man had primitive religions and he worshipped the elements of nature like sun, earth, air, cloud, water etc. Advances in civilisation led to institutionalised religions. The basic characteristics of all religions are similar. There is firm belief in a higher, unseen controlling power. Religion appears to be a psychological necessity for mankind. However,...

one of the most important issues of abrahamic religions is faith. paul the apostle and fakhr rāzī, two thinkers in two religious fields of christianity and islam, have expressed their opinions in details in this regard. in discussing the consequences of faith, paul the apostle talks about salvation, justness, new life, security from devils and enemies, calmness and reception of god’s promises. ...