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Why Study World Religions?

… The World Village The vast expanses of oceans and deserts that … world must join together to oppose the malignancy of the world’s evil. Only then can the human race survive. No matter … many Latter-day Saints wonder why they should study the religions of the world. Why, some ask, should we, who have …

Joseph Smith and the Rise of a World Religion

… to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. . . . It will not be by sword or gun that this kingdom … Gordon B. Hinckley pleaded with us: “We can respect other religions and must do so. We must recognize the great good …

Reciprocal Influences of Family and Religion in a Changing World

… and examines several interrelationships between family and religion. The paper investigates both the influence of … the United States have gone through a wave of change since World War II. Except for relatively minor fluctuations, first … constituencies. Given the traditional positions of Western religions concerning family issues, church leaders throughout …

A Comparative Study of Ascension Motifs in World Religions

… written on the subject. [2] The records of the religious world and even the non-religious world are filled with … Fazlur Rahman, in his volume on Islam in the History of Religions series, has written that Muhammed’s ascension …

The Quest for Truth: Science and Religion in the Best of All Worlds

… or behavioral sciences, the humanities, or the realm of religion (and for many of us, that discipline of study we … we are far from knowing it. There are disagreements among religions, among scientists, and between religions and … of suffering or to shine and spread light into a darkening world, and if our greatest hope is that humankind may be …

Light and Truth

… our own skewed version of other faiths. If we are to be a world church, it is helpful to understand and appreciate all … each of us who we are. … A Latter-day Saint Guide to World Religions … Light and Truth …

Y Religion Podcast

… opportunity, or time, most Saints can’t attend a BYU religion class or faculty presentation on a research subject; … well-timed, as just a few months after it started, the world shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. As COVID …

Families and Religions

… frequently speak of the important relationship between religion and family life. The family that prays together … that is just the point. The supposed connection between religions and families is an ideological artifact, something … and the general shape of relations with the spiritual world. Nepalese Hindus Nepalese Hindu culture, as studied by …

Religion and strength

… P5 … [DAVIS, John.] Crefydd a grym. (Religion and strength.) Merthyr Tydfil: Printed by John … feeble light; The sun will presently appear, And fill the world with its brightness. We have received a religion, …

Religion and Scrupulosity

… Does Religion Cause Scrupulosity? Some believe that their religion … in a specific religion? Scrupulosity is found in all the world’s major religions. Studies do not provide strong evidence to suggest …