Question

In this exercise, you will listen to the ideas of someone who you identify as religiously "other." You will share your own ideas and report on what you learned. This would include what you learned about your conversation partner's beliefs, and how those beliefs compare to your own religious upbringing and/or current practice.

The report should give a description of the major topics of discussion and a detailed summary of what you learned. As part of your assignment you should include the following:

Describe your conversation partner's beliefs. Some things to consider include the following: What are the material expressions of their tradition (statues, paintings, music, etc.)? Do they see any conflict between the stated beliefs of their tradition and their own beliefs? Based on your partner's description, which theory of the origin of religions (Week 1) offers the best explanation for their approach to religion? What challenges can your partner identify that their religious tradition faces in the modern world? Do they feel that their tradition is responding positively? Is the tradition focused on belief (orthodoxy) or behavior (orthopraxis)? Apply the 8 elements of religion from Week 1. Provide some cultural and historical context for the religious tradition of your conversation partner. (It is important that you do some research before you have your conversation so that you are able to ask informed questions that come from genuine interest.) Make sure you use citations in your discussion of what you learned from your research. Compare your partner’s beliefs and practices to your own religious upbringing and/or current practice. This is to be done in the report not as a debate with your partner. Conclude with your personal reaction to this experience and any additional questions that came up after your conversation. Be kind!

Answer 1

Conversation partners beliefs in everyday life and activities focus on constitute it's inequalities..His religious beliefs on statues worship will focus their culture, social practice.. supernatural powers among them it can vary from my beliefs..this power made him to focus on eliminate sinful Activities..his theory on religious beliefs theory as per his mental faith can be vary from my side..

8elements of beliefs:

1, supernatural powers:

It is a unseen power in human life..it can vary from religion to religion

2, holy or sacred:

It is a mental construct..not visible and unseen faith

3, system of rituals:

It is a individual performance each person behaviour in their activity.

4, sinful acts:

Each religion have their own acts and righteous it can avoid sinful Activities..

5, The method of salvation:

They have their own salvation ( eg) nirvana , Mukti

6, mode of worship:

Each religion has specific procedure for their worship..it can vary from each religion

7, liturgy and ideology:

Each religious practice have specific ideology.it can be oral tradition or written tradition

8, place of worship:

Religion has different places of worship..