Religion and Theology

Religion and Theology

Introduction

A religion is a shared set of beliefs by a group of people or people within a country or a group of people (Markham & Lohr, 2009). The different religions in the world shares different sets of belief. The beliefs are in the context of the divine God, the world and the people. Each religion has a defined set of code of conduct that guides how the human beings should behave and act within the world. Rituals, moral codes differ in every religion (Neusner, 2009). Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Taoism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Judaism, Confucianism and Shinto are the main religions in today's world. The religious beliefs of the different religions lie within the different perspectives of Human spirit, God and Morality (Wolff, 2007). The concept of Human Spirit lies within the context of souls and spirits that live after the human being's death. The life after death, heaven and hell beliefs about the human spirit differs of every religion. Morality is referred to the defined moral in accordance to the behavior of individuals within the society ascribed to one religion. The variance of different religions is segregated within the traditions and culture defined of that specific religion (Rotner & et.al, 2010). Symbols, teaching, witness and conversion, institutions, ritual, buildings, art and music are the essential elements that contribute to the traditions of a religion.

Discussion

The Chosen Religion

The Relation of God and VMAT 2 Gene

The examples of material-girl-turned-mystic Madonna and Billy Graham paved the way of belief that there is something larger than humans that exits, the control of the world is handled by a supernatural power (Martin & Hagen, 2010). According to latest researches on biology with respect to religion, scientists discovered that certain individuals carry genes that make them more inclined towards spirituality and the arousal of religious feelings inside individual derives from the specific areas of brain (Dunning, 2004). In context with the perspective of Genes, a specific gene named VMAT 2, is the reason behind the differences in color. Dr. Hamer discovered the proportional relationship between the VMAT 2 gene and spirituality. The personality tests were conducted about self transcendence (Wright, 2004). Self-Transcendence is a defined situation, in which the individual gets into a different state and feels connected to a larger thing. The genes of VMAT 2 prime the individuals for the religious experiences (Brodd, 2003). According to the research, 91% Americans believe in universal spirit and existence of God.

The Power of Praying to the God

According to the latest researches, it is concluded that being religious impact on the health of an individual (Brown, 2005). People are tending to be healthier if they are religious. For example, people who are more bent towards religion and have a daily habit of praying are assumed to be restrained from complaints of having normal blood pressure (Koehn, 2009). According to Harold in 1988, better-functioning immune systems are possessed by most of the religious people (Martin & Hagen, 2010). According to Dr.Koeing, religious people who strive from a church ...