Mixing religious ideas
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Re: Mixing religious ideas
I did like how Haight tried to bridge his ideas with several religions. It universalized his experience, instead of keeping his ideas individual (and almost finite).Ekta Kumari wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 16:39 I think mixing both of these ideologies can make this book appealing to a wider audience and can help people coming from different perspectives to find a common ground. Maybe the author is trying to convey that there is something to learn from every religion and spiritual practice, if we agree to not restrict our beliefs to a specific idea.
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I think that as well, when people are given options and the chance to evaluate them. They will take the ones that suit or identify them the most. When we’re talking about religion or anything spiritual, its very hard for people to understand each branch, by the books perspective were able to comprehend why this person decides to use each practice and how.
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I feel the author meant that all religion's foundation is unconditional love for everyone around and I guess even a religious person should not get offended by such a thought.
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I thought Haight referenced the three religions to point out that they have a common theme. He focused on the similarities and using the various quotes to support his thought.
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I grew up Roman Catholic and almost all of my friends were either catholic (like me) or Buddhist, Muslim, Sikh, or Jewish. Being friends with so many people who all had so many different backgrounds was a huge point in my development growing up. It inspired me to look beyond just my own church to explore my faith, enriching the experience of religious worship for me. These days, I’m not much for organized religion as much as I believe in some abstract type of a higher power, but I still think the experiences I had with those people were invaluable.frowngoclownfish wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 10:57 I grew up Christian. (Probably not the best, I didn't always go to church or bible studies, but Christian nonetheless.) As I grew up and started learning about other religions, I became interested. I like the mixing of religions. I know lots of people do not think it shouldn't be a pick-and-choose type of thing, but I don't agree with that.
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I hear what you’re saying, but I would argue that there’s always a market for any type of book, especially one that encourages inclusivity in the 21st century.oaktreehill wrote: ↑01 Mar 2019, 20:52 Mixing religious ideas in a book is fine with me but I know that the Christian genre in the USA is hugh. I don't think mixing religious ideas would work very well for those books. There's pretty much a set mold and it would be really hard to break that mold. I can appreciate different perspectives but I admit it's hard sometimes to change my ideals.
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