Essays about: "islam and christianity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words islam and christianity.

1. 1. Breaking the Chains : The Relation between Race, Religion & Violence in Malcolm X’s Pursuit of Black Liberation

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Hedil Al-Khishali; [2023]
   Keywords : Malcolm X; Civil Rights Movement; Nation of Islam; Black Liberation; Black Theology; Racial Identity; Race Relations; Social Justice; African American Activism; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Violence and Liberation; Identity Evolution; Ideological Evolution; Racial Violence; Islamic Teachings; Social and Political Agenda;

   Abstract : This essay aims to explore the complex interplay between race, religion, and violence as depicted in The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. Through an exploration of Frantz Fanon's theories regarding recognition and violence, alongside James H. Cone’s concept of Black theology, the essay establishes a foundation for the analysis. READ MORE

3. 2. From Dawn to Dusk: studying the origin of the Islamic fivefold daily liturgy in the Qur’ān

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap

   Author : Davide de Francesco; [2023]
   Keywords : Islam; prayer; Qur anic studies; Qur anic exegeses; Christianity; Judaism; Philosophy and Religion;

   Abstract : Despite prayer being one of the most central tenets of Islam, this subject has drawn the attention of surprisingly little scholarship, especially when it comes to studying its origin against pre-Islamic analogues. Thus, this thesis proposes a reconstruction of the very early history of the fivefold daily Islamic liturgy, attempting also to weigh the extent of the influence that pre-Islamic religions, primarily Middle Eastern Christianity and Judaism, might have had in its development. READ MORE

4. 3. FREEDOM OF RELIGION FOR MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS The politicisation of religion in 2010s Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Vilhelm Edsmyr; [2021-02-12]
   Keywords : Religion; Freedom of religion; Islam; politicisation; migration;

   Abstract : ABSTRACT: Globalization and a rising migration have led to an increasing religious pluralism in Sweden. During the last decade, a large proportion of the migrants have been Muslims, especially immigrants arriving during the European refugee crisis in 2015. READ MORE

5. 4. The Core-based Worldview model

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Edwin Oldfield; [2019]
   Keywords : Worldview; ethics; model; worldview-model; worldview model; worldview; method of worldviews; Religion; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Philosophy; Kierkegaard; Nietzsche; Philosophy of Religion; Edwin; Oldfield; Worldview differentiation; Purusartha; Belief; Representationism; Interpretationism; Dispositonalism; Virtue; Världsbild; Livsåskådning; Tros- och livsåskådningsvetenskap; Religionsfilosofi; etik; filosofi; Edwin; Oldfield; Kierkegaard; Nietzsche; Purusartha; Världsbildsdifferentiering; Tro; Representationism; Interpretationism; Dispositionalism; Dygd;

   Abstract : This essay starts at the proposition that there is not yet a satisfying way to differentiate between different worldviews. Although many attempts have been made, they fail in ways that are difficult to pinpoint. READ MORE

6. 5. The Sultanate of Oman as a Venue for Inter-faith Dialogue and Intercultural Immersion : A Case-Study on Christian Semester Abroad Students living in a Muslim Context

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Matias Uusisilta; [2019]
   Keywords : interfaith dialogue; religious dialogue; dialogue; transformative learning; Islam; Christianity; Muslim-Christian dialogue; OMan;

   Abstract : This paper is a case-study on a group of American students, who spent a four- month period in Oman on a semester abroad program hosted by Al Amana Cen- tre. This paper examines the changes that have occurred in the students concep- tual thinking, their attitudes towards Muslims, Arabs and Islam and their personal theology, and identifies causes of those changes. READ MORE