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Compare and contrast the human search for ultimate meaning in Christianity and one of the four other major religious traditions.
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FOCUS QUESTION- Compare and contrast the human search for ultimate meaning in Christianity and one of the four other major religious traditions. INTRODUCTION In the following report characteristics that contribute and help believers live a good, healthy life and find the ultimate meaning will be discussed in the seven characteristics of religion. The seven characteristics of religion are belief, structure, sacred stories, symbols, ethics, rituals, and rites of passage. Humanity tern to these characteristics for guidance and help. BELIEF A belief is a feeling that an idea is real or true. Beliefs are shared by all followers of the faith and are one of the most important characteristics of a religion. Both Christianity and Islam believe in a higher being, better known as God (Christianity) and Allah (Islam). They also share the belief in a soul creator, an afterlife and both have religious idols who represent the higher being, in human form...
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