by | Jun 24, 2022 | Religious studies
Discussion 3 – Sacred Lands and Lucrative Jobs Skim the article to get a sense for the issue: “Emotional Oak Flat hearing caps two-day prayer vigil, run (Links to an external site.)” (AZ Republic 2/5/21) What do you think? Should the Oak Flat copper mine project be built, providing much needed jobs and a boost to the AZ economy? Or are the claims of sacred land by Native Americans a religious priority that should take precedence over economic needs? Although this is a current and hot button topic with political implications, avoid partisan political debate. The intention is to look at the issue somewhat separately from the political dimensions, if possible. Compare this project with the Hindu Temple building projects in the chapter and the specialists they hire and bring in. How does an area become sacred and how does it become profane? Would this type of mining project go forward if it was being proposed for a site seen as religious to larger religions by population or with global connections? Can you image a mining project in Jerusalem or India, for instance, at a sacred site? What are the media implications if the project moves forward? What about if it doesn’t? How does network television versus social media coverage compare when it comes to tribal issues of religion? In what ways are prayer used to “demonstrate” in the events the article and the chapter are describing? What type of demonstration is being put on by praying? Who is the audience? Does this type of demonstration of prayer happen in other religious contexts or social settings? Is it effective? Who should ultimately make this decision about the mine? Is it the White House? The AZ Governor? Should it go to a vote in AZ? Some other decision-making mechanism? Krol, D. U. (2021, Feb 05). Emotional oak flat hearing caps two-day prayer vigil, run. Arizona Republic http://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/newspapers/emotional-oak-flat-hearing-caps-two-day-prayer/docview/2486412860/se-2?accountid=4485 (Links to an external site.) Position 1: Yes, build the mine and bring in the good paying jobs! Position 2: No, save the land as sacred to the tribe and religiously protected.
by | Jun 20, 2022 | Religious studies
Please answer the following three questions for Assignment 1. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha only taught things conducive to liberation. Why do you think the Buddha taught the 6 realms of existence? 2. What does the Aggañña Sutta teach that is beneficial to the religious path? 3. Provide a short reflection about the article on emptiness. Explain emptiness in your own terms. (attached file)
by | Apr 11, 2022 | Religious studies
In St. Augustine’s Essential of the Psalms, New City Press of the Focolare, NY; In Part II, Exposition 1 of Psalm 33 (pages 113-114), he provided an exposition of Psalm 30: verses 1-11. In this psalm, who is speaking and how do Unity and Body make the One because of Charity. However, before we get there, page 114 talks of the affection of Christ and uses the Phases “He affected and He drummed on the doors into the city” saliva trickled down his beard… meaning that Jesus is truly human..sacrificial comparison of Him being truly human with his beard and Him truly God with the bread for the Eucharist. How would you interpret and connect para 9 when on page 121, Augustine’s Text of Psalm 30:1 states, “A psalm of David, when he altered his behavior in the presence of Abimelech And forsook him, and went away….then Augustine’s Text in 1 Samual 21: 12-13, “David was afraid of him (Saul) as well, and altered his behavior in front of them all, affecting madness. He drummed on the doors into the city, and was carried in his own hands, and fell down outside on a threshold, as saliva dribbled down his beard. Please do explanation of this passage and how it applies to Charity which is Unity of One Body of Christ, the Church through the Eucharist. How then, would you tie para 9 to para 10 which is on page 120 titled, “the scandal of the Eucharist.”
Provide a full but focus exegetical and exposition of St Augustine’s exposition of Psalm 33 with emphasis on:”A psalm of David, when he altered his behavior in the presence of Abimelech And forsook him, and went away….then Augustine’s Text in 1 Samual 21: 12-13, “David was afraid of him (Saul) as well, and altered his behavior in front of them all, affecting madness. He drummed on the doors into the city, and was carried in his own hands, and fell down outside on a threshold, as saliva dribbled down his beard.”
With the text mentioned, look at its flow and inner logic. Make connections that are on the surface of the text, and also a deeper meaning. This paper is an interpretive exposition that is grounded in the text(s). Thereby, passages, themes, images, etc., that you find to be significant (positive or negative) are drawn from your close reading and interpretation. Nothing here is original, though it can be a truly insightful exposition. Because this paper is relatively short avoid a tremendous introduction.
by | Mar 21, 2022 | Religious studies
Exegesis paper on Galatians 2:19-21, “In fact, through the Law I am dead to the Law so that I can be alive to God. I have been crucified with Christ and yet I am alive; yet it is no longer I, but Christ living in me. The life that I am now living, subject to the limitation of human nature, I am living in faith, faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. I am not setting aside God’s grace as of no value; it is merely that if saving justice comes through the Law, Christ died needlessly.
This passage should be totally explored and maybe links to other of the epistles of Paul that points or support back to this theme.
This is an exegesis paper to relate the passage and its analytical application/interpretation and meaning.
by | Mar 21, 2022 | Religious studies
Please do not plagiarize from anywhere, as this is an exam paper. you could possibly use: offer your own personal reaction to Levi’s story and people and events surrounding it; how did this story impact you as a human being. Just confirm with me any of the choices you choose from the list my teacher provided with!
by | Mar 6, 2022 | Religious studies
Write an analysis of the Noah / Flood narratives by weaving the following information into the paper: a) Briefly compare and contrast the two different narratives (P and J) pointing out style and detail differences [This should be a very brief mainly to show style differences that connect to the narrator’s purpose for the flood]; b) Connect the flood narrative with the importance of the creation & “Fall” narrative (note similarities). Why is this important? c) Most important – why is the Flood narrative important in providing an understanding of God and what God will and won’t do from this time forward including the shift to human responsibility. [Note: The narrative is answering a theological question that is discussed in class about why doesn’t God just “fix” the world, so be sure to include this aspect].
Address the question in any thematic or substantive ways. This narrative is a continuation and does become a recreation narrative for both P and J. However, the question is why is this important as a part of the creation narrative (and with J that includes the ‘fall’ and the disobedience with the knowledge of good and evil). The center piece of much of the “why” question will revolve around the understanding of human’s responsibility (mentioned in the question). The goal is to explain all that, so the flood/Noah narratives are explained as the narrators intended these to be understood.
Both sources are class notes and bible I can jot them down
