Jefferson to Charles Thomson. Jefferson to Timothy Pickering. I know that the case you cite, of Dr Drake, has been a common one. I do not wish to trouble the world with mine, nor to be troubled for them. I have little doubt that the whole of our country will soon be rallied to the Unity of the Creator, and, I hope, to the pure doctrines of Jesus also. Jefferson to John Adams. But we may hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away all this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this the most venerated reformer of human errors.
Jefferson's Religious Beliefs. An article courtesy of the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. Click for more. Jefferson and Christianity While Jefferson was a firm theist, the God in which he believed was not the traditional Christian divinity. Participate Login or register to participate in our online community.
Today teachers who profess this view are in good company. According to Gandhi, "belief in one God is the cornerstone of all religions. The prevailing metaphor portrays the world's religions as different paths up the same mountain. Smith, "but when the top is reached the trails converge. This is a seductive sentiment in a world in which religious violence can seem as present and potent as God. But it is dangerous, disrespectful and untrue. You may change your billing preferences at any time in the Customer Center or call Customer Service.
The bulk of the book gives us an easy-to-read survey of eight major world religious traditions, including Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Yoruba religions which originated in Nigeria , Judaism, and Taoism.
Prothero devotes one chapter to each, in which he presents the central problem each religion addresses, its solution to the problem, its techniques, and its examplars. Prothero is careful to point out the differences between these eight religious traditions: Muslims believe in one god; Hindus believe in vast numbers of gods and goddesses; followers of Yoruba believe in a vast pantheon of powers, including some who used to be human beings; Confucianists are religious humanists.
In sharp contrast to Stephen Prothero, the Dalai Lama believes that all religions have a great deal in common. Merton was a Trappist monk who explored Eastern religious traditions and wrote eloquently about his practice of Christianity.
Merton believed he could remain true to his Christian monastic commitment while also learning from Buddhist and other religious disciplines. The Dalai Lama came to believe this was also true for Buddhist monks like himself: He could learn from non-Buddhist religious practices and disciplines while remaining true to his Buddhist commitments. In his book, the Dalai Lama describes how he has encountered practitioners of other religions, including Christians, Muslims, Jains, and Jews, and how he has participated in non-Buddhist religious rituals.
He was even invited to participate in the Great Kumbh Mela, a Hindu gathering that takes place on the banks of the Ganges River once every twelve years. All his experiences left him with a growing sense of a common thread running through all great religions. It is my fundamental conviction that compassion—the natural capacity of the human heart to feel concern for and connection with another being—constitutes a basic aspect of our nature shared by all human beings, as well as being the foundation of our happiness.
While religions may differ in their metaphysical views , the Dalai Lama says that religious and secular views converge in the realm of ethics. He believes compassion is central to the ethical systems of all religious approaches, including theistic approaches like Christianity, non-theistic approaches like Buddhism, as well as non-religious secular ethical systems. So it should not be surprising that he sees compassion at the heart of all religions.
Our own Universalist tradition once aspired to becoming a universal religion. The Rev. Kenneth L.
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