After looking at how religion and culture effect larger groups of people and smaller groups of people, I was curious to how they influenced each other. I was aware that they influenced each other but I wasn't sure as to how they influenced each other and what impact that would make on people across the globe. As I read my research to find evidence for this subcategory, it occurred to me that religion and culture go hand in hand. If you look at the history of civilization, it has told us that religious influences can be found in different cultures around the world, and it has helped shape some cultures into what they are today. I found more evidence on this theory in the article "Religious influences are embedded in cultures" on Harvard University's Divinity School. The article shines a light on the fact that you cannot fully understand culture without looking at the religious aspect of it, but in the same way you cannot fully understand religion without understanding the impact that culture makes on religion. At one point the article states "Just as religion cannot be understood in isolation form its cultural (including political) contexts, it is impossible to understand culture without considering its religious dimensions.", this quote reassures us that religion and culture influence each other, and one aspect of life cannot stand without the other. For some cultures in our society today, religion is at the core of that culture and is the reason it exists today. But that is definitely not the case in all cultures. I believe one of the main reasons it is so hard for us to fully understand culture and religion, is because most people don't want to to or if they do they eventually give up. I suppose that is the reason people start to loose faith, or shy away from the idea of having a faith. Because they cannot wrap their head around what it means to be religious and to have a faith. Religion and faith are so unique and different from anything that has ever existed. They focus on the domain of the sacred — transcendence, ultimate truth, finitude and deep connectedness. Religion and culture bring people together, they teach us lessons that we can't learn or study in books, they give us experiences that stay with us wherever we go, and they challenge us to be better humans.
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AuthorJessica is a junior at Metea Valley, who plays soccer and basketball. She is also very curious about religion and culture in the world today. |