Western Civilization Unpromising Pilgrimage The novel Silence, written by Shasaku Endo, describes the migration of Christianity into Japan during the 17th century. This movement of a new religion into a foreign country was not very pleasant. Christians were given the option to apostatize or t...

I remember the day that I realized my religious beliefs were different from others. It was quite enlightening really. I was about thirteen years old and in a World Religions class at school. We talked about all sorts of religions. We discussed how they came to be and how they differed. Then we went ...

What contributes most to your feelings and attitudes about religion? At a young age I found I had a great interest in exploring my own, as well as others' religions. I read quite a few books about different religions and went to as many different churches as I could. It was in high scho...

American culture currently has a fascination in reported sightings of mysterious lights and objects in the night sky. Who is to say whether UFOs exist? Some believe they have seen evidence that extraterrestrial life is visiting earth with their own eyes, while scientists try to disprove this eviden...

Buddhist-Christian Dialogue Buddhist-Christian dialogue is important to the understanding and tolerance of other beliefs and people of the other faith. If conducted in the right manner with the right people participating in the dialogue, it can be a very constructive and informative media. It can ...