See Category:Islamic festivals, Islamic calendar Islamic religious festivals include: Eid festival Aashurah Arba'een Eid ul-Adha Eid ul-Fitr Mawlid ...

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See Category:Hindu festivals Hindu festivals include: Diwali Holi Navratri Ganesh Chaturthi Rakhi Krishna Janmaashtami Dussehra Dasara Onam Pongal Vijayadashami ...

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Religious studies scholars approach the subject across many contexts and disciplines. Depending on what aspect of religion is to be studied, the circumstances surrounding it, or what is thought to be the most productive approach, it will examined from a particular frame of reference. Some academic reference frames are discussed below. Religious studies - Philosophy of religion. Philosophy of religion uses philosophical tools to evaluate religious claims and doctrines. Western philosophy has traditionally b ...

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Religious studies, Religious studies - Intellectual foundation and background, Religious studies - History of religious studies, Religious studies - Components of religious studies, Religious studies - Philosophy of religion, Religious studies - History of religion, Religious studies - Sociology of religion, Religious studies - Psychology of religion, Religious studies - Anthropology of religion, Religious studies - Literary approaches, Religious studies - Scientific approaches, Religious studies - Influential figures, Religious studies - Methodologies, Religious studies - Phenomenology, Religious studies - Functionalism

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Interest in the general study of religion dates back to at least Hecataeus of Miletus (ca. 550 BCE – ca. 476 BCE) and Herodotus (ca. 484 BCE – 425 BCE). Later, during the Middle Ages, Islamic scholars studied Persian, Jewish, Christian, and Indian belief and practice. The first history of religion was the Treatise on the Religious and Philosophical Sects (1127 CE), written by the Muslim scholar Muhammad al-Shahrastani. Peter the Venerable, also working in the twelfth century, studied Islam and made possible a Latin translation of ...

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Some forms of religious pluralism have existed in the Indian Subcontinent since the rise of Buddhism around 500 BC and has widened in the course of several Muslim settlements (Delhi Sultanate 1276-1526 AD and the Mughal Empire 1526-1857 AD). In the 8th century, Zoroastrianism established in India as Zoroastrians fled from Persia to India in large numbers, where they were given refuge. The colonial phase ushered in by the British lasted until 1947 and furthered conversions to Christianity among low caste Hindus. In 1948 as many as 20,000 Jews Bene Jews and Cochin Je ...

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Religious pluralism, Religious pluralism - Pluralism as the belief that more than one religion can teach truths, Religious pluralism - Pluralism is not relativism, Religious pluralism - Pluralism as interfaith dialogue, Religious pluralism - Conditions for the existence of religious pluralism, Religious pluralism - History of religious pluralism, Religious pluralism - Antiquity, Religious pluralism - Medieval times in Europe, Religious pluralism - The Protestant Reformation, Religious pluralism - Enlightenment, Religious pluralism - Classical Greek and Roman pagan religious views, Religious pluralism - Inter-religious pluralism between different religions, Religious pluralism - Jewish views, Religious pluralism - Christian views, Religious pluralism - Muslim views, Religious pluralism - Bahá'í views, Religious pluralism - Hindu views, Religious pluralism - Buddhist views, Religious pluralism - Intra-religious pluralism between different denominations within the same religion, Religious pluralism - Jewish views, Religious pluralism - Christian views, Religious pluralism - Muslim views

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Religious Taoism (Tao-chiao): Later development within the Taoist tradition which emphasized techniques of attaining physical immortality in this life.

 (See also: Religious Taoism, Eastern Philosophy, Body Mind and Soul)

religious healing: Form or variation of psychic healing exemplified by faith healing. Its theory ascribes healing to divine power, especially God.

(See also: Religious healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

In the past, humanist versions of major religions, such as Christian humanism, Humanistic Judaism and Islamic humanism played an important role in world history. Currently, however, humanism is dominated almost exclusively by secular humanism. This has given rise to a newer version of humanist religions which are similar in philosophy to secular humanism. Secular humanists and revealed religious humanists primarily differ in their definition of religion and their positions on supernatural beliefs. They can also diverge in practice since r ...

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Religious humanism, Religious humanism - Humanist traditions, Religious humanism - Spiritual Humanism, Religious humanism - Revealed religious traditions

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Upon publication of his seminal book in 1927, The Science of Mind, Holmes established the Institute for Religious Science in Los Angeles. In 1953 the organization split into two organizations, known today as the United Church of Religious Science, or UCRS, and Religious Science International, or RSI. RSI cites the cause of the split as "differences in approach to corporate structure and church administration." UCRS is based in Burbank, California and currently led by Rev. Kathy Hearn. RSI is based in Spokane, Washington and cur ...

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Religious Science, Religious Science - History, Religious Science - Teachings

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Religious Science

One of the New Thought religions, founded by Ernest Holmes.

(See also: Religious Science, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Habel's differentiation between mediate and immediate religious experiences is based on the assumption that it is possible to have a direct experience of any given phenomenon. This assumption is in a general epistemological statement about all experiences. In western philosophy it is more or less generally accepted that one can not have a direct experience of reality. This is also true for religious experiences and therefore the imme ...

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See articles at Messianic Judaism 'Messianic Judaism derives most of its liturgical influences directly from Judaism, though it adds additional elements from the Christian tradition. Appointed times, called mo'edim, follow the standard Jewish liturgical calendar, though additional hermenuetical applications are derived in light of the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. Overview of the Mo'edim from a Messianic perspective ...

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The German thinker Rudolf Otto (1869-1937) argues that there is one common factor to all religious experience, independent of the cultural background. He identifies this experience as the 'numinous' in his book The idea of the holy (1923). The numinous can, according the Otto, not be strictly defined since the numinous is that in which all religious experiences are defined. The numinous can only be evoked or awakened in the mind. The numinous is a realm or dimension of reality ...

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The English language word proselytism is derived ultimately from the Greek language verb προσέρχομαι 'to approach, to come toward'. It generally describes attempts to convert a person from one point of view to another, usually in a religious context. Religious conversion - History. In the Bible, the word proselyte denotes a person who has converted to Judaism, without overtly negative overtones. In our day, however, the connotations of the word proselytism are almost exclusively negative. ...

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Religious conversion, Religious conversion - Religious conversion in international law, Religious conversion - The convert/proselyte, Religious conversion - Conversion to Judaism, Religious conversion - Procedure, Religious conversion - Conversion to Judaism in history, Religious conversion - Relationship with converts, Religious conversion - Differences between Jewish and Christian views, Religious conversion - Conversion to Christianity, Religious conversion - Reception of baptized persons into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, Religious conversion - Conversion of Catholics to Protestantism, Religious conversion - Conversion to Islam, Religious conversion - Conversion to religions of Indic origin, Religious conversion - Conversion to new religious movements and cults, Religious conversion - Conversion to Scientology, Religious conversion - Prohibition of conversion, Religious conversion - Proselytism, Religious conversion - History, Religious conversion - Issues involving proselytism

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The term religious communism has been ascribed to the social arrangement practiced by many orders of monks and nuns of such religions as Christianity, Taoism, Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism. As recorded in the Bible, the first Christians lived in communities organized according to communist-like principles: "The community of believers were of one heart and one mind. None of them ever claimed anything as his own; rather, everything was held in common. With power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jes ...

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The English language word proselytism is derived ultimately from the Greek language verb προσέρχομαι 'to approach, to come toward'. It generally describes attempts to convert a person from one point of view to another, usually in a religious context. Religious conversion - History. In the Bible, the word proselyte denotes a person who has converted to Judaism, without overtly negative overtones. In our day, however, the connotations of the word proselytism are almost exclusively negative. ...

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Religious conversion, Religious conversion - Religious conversion in international law, Religious conversion - The convert/proselyte, Religious conversion - Conversion to Judaism, Religious conversion - Procedure, Religious conversion - Conversion to Judaism in history, Religious conversion - Relationship with converts, Religious conversion - Differences between Jewish and Christian views, Religious conversion - Conversion to Christianity, Religious conversion - Reception of baptized persons into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church, Religious conversion - Conversion of Catholics to Protestantism, Religious conversion - Conversion to Islam, Religious conversion - Conversion to religions of Indic origin, Religious conversion - Conversion to the Bahá'í Faith, Religious conversion - Conversion to new religious movements and cults, Religious conversion - Conversion to Scientology, Religious conversion - Prohibition of conversion, Religious conversion - Proselytism, Religious conversion - History, Religious conversion - Issues involving proselytism

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Religious minorities, by law and practice, are barred from being elected to a representative body (except to the seats in the Majles reserved for minorities, as provided for in the Constitution) and from holding senior government or military positions. Members of religious minorities are allowed to vote, but they may not run for President. All religious minorities suffer varying degrees of officially sa ...

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Status of religious freedom in Iran, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Religious demography, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Status of religious freedom, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Restrictions on religious freedom, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Bahá'ís, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Jews, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Mandaeans, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Sunnis Sufis and other Muslims, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Abuses of religious freedom, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Baha'is, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Christians, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Jews, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Sunni Muslims and Zoroastrians, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Societal attitudes, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Views of the US Government, Status of religious freedom in Iran - Source

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In early 19th century Great Britain groups of believers began to gather in what they referred to as Biblical simplicity. Under the leadership of such men as J. N. Darby and George Mueller these groups began to meet with no clergy to share the Lord's Supper. The most defining element of these churches is the total rejection of the concept of clergy. Rather, in keeping with the doctrine of the Priesthood of the Believer, they view all Christians as being ordained by God to serve and are therefore ministers. Leadership is by example and by the recogn ...

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Elder religious, Elder religious - Methodism, Elder religious - Mormonism, Elder religious - Congregationalism, Elder religious - Jehovah's Witnesses, Elder religious - Presbyterian Church USA, Elder religious - Governmental responsibilities, Elder religious - Gifts and requirements, Elder religious - Specific responsibilities, Elder religious - Restoration Movement, Elder religious - Shakerism, Elder religious - Brethren, Elder religious - Open Brethren, Elder religious - Exclusive Brethren

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In some Protestant churches, an elder is a senior member of an individual church who is a lay and non-salaried minister. This is a defining characteristic of a Presbyterian church, which draws its name from the Greek language for 'elder'. The elders provide either an advisory or a ruling role in the decision process of local issues; though most modern churches now emphasize the participation of all confirmed members. Baptist churches generally do not recognize elder as a separate office; it is commonly ...

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Freedom of religion encompasses all religions acting within the law in a particular region, whether or not an individual religion accepts that other religions are legitimate or that freedom of religious choice and religious plurality in general are good things. Many religions in the United States, for example, teach that theirs is the only way to salvation and to religious truth, and some of them would even argue that it is necessary to suppress the falsehoods taught by other religions. The Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, with many other P ...

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In enthusiasm - or possession - god is understood to be outside, other than or beyond the believer. A sacred power, being or will enters the body or mind of an individual and possesses it. A person capable of being possessed is sometimes called a medium. The deity, spirit or power uses such a person to communicate to the immanent world. Lewis argues that ecstasy and possession are basically one and the same experience, ecstasy is merely one form which possession may take. The outward manifestation of the phenomenon is the same in that ...

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Religious experience, Religious experience - The numinous, Religious experience - Ecstasy, Religious experience - Enthusiasm, Religious experience - Mystical experiences, Religious experience - Discussion

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