Leonard Theological College Subject : Introduction to Christian Doctrines Topic : Asian Faces of Jesus Christ: A Postcolonial Period Submitted by : Thakor Ankur R. (BD III) Introduction: Christological reflection starts with the faith experience of the living Christ. Though “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday‚ today and forever” (Heb 13:8)‚ our experience varies according to the person who experiences him and the social-context of the experience. The experience of a mystic is different from
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Table of Contents Individualism and Collectivism in China 1 What is Individualism and collectivism? 1 Ritual: 2 Hero: 2 Symbol 3 Individualism vs. Collectivism Onion Model 4 Human Nature: 4 Country: 4 Case: 5 Individualism and Collectivism in China What is Individualism and collectivism? As we learnt in CCA‚ collectivism is natural and means that people will stay loyal to their in-group in return for acceptance and protection. Most societies are collectivistic with a few
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more. There is another group called The Naxi‚ and The Hezhen which is smallest group‚ with less than 2‚000 people. People they can not discriminate against citizens who believe in‚ or do not believe in any religion. The main religions are Buddhism‚ Taoism‚ Confucianism‚ Islam‚ and Christianity‚ all of the religions were brought into China over 2‚000 years
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This weeks reading was informative and provided a good framework of what complex leadership is. Obolensky (2014) explains that polyarchy is really a fusion‚ or natural evolution‚ of anarchy and oligarchy‚ and that Complex Adaptive Leadership does not mean that traditional approaches have to be thrown out. To further understand the terms from the reading I did an overview of the meaning of anarchy‚ oligarchy‚ and polyarchy. Webster dictionary defines anarchy as the absence of government; oligarchy
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C U LT U R E Vietnam is a mainly Mahayana GEOGRAPHY Buddhist country‚ although other TRAVE L IN VIE TNAM religions are among Confucianism and Taoism. The official and sole language of Vietnam is Vietnamese. Curabitur leo Culture of Vietnam is based on harmony‚ family‚ and humanity. the Maecenas food is a blend of Chinese and Thai and is considered one of the healthiest foods in the world because of it’s fresh ingredients. Vietnamese money is called dong‚ and soccer is one of the most popular
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modern day‚ but China is rapidly changing‚ with new beliefs‚ practices and cultural ties China is rapidly becoming a world power‚ reforming those old traditions and creating new ones. However‚ the influences of ancient philosophies‚ such as Legalism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism‚ can still be felt in modern China influencing government‚ society‚ and business. Out of these 3 philosophies Confucianism had the greatest influence on China in the past and the present. Confucianism was started in the early
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religions that Asians follow are Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. Buddhism has been a part of China for 2‚000 years and it is now gradually accepted by many people. Many people follow Buddhism for their own choice. Buddhism has now become into a very well-known religion in China. Confucianism is not an actual religion‚ but an ethical and philosophical system. Many countries in the world are influenced by Confucianism. Taoism began back in the Warring Period 1‚800 years ago. There
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Malaysia has the main three races that are Malay‚ Chinese and Indian. Out of these three races‚ there are many religious and belief that are totally different from their own races. Religious that exist in Malaysia are Muslim‚ Buddha‚ Christian‚ Hindu‚ Taoism and others. The subcultures that have to looking in deep are the geographic region‚ nationality‚ age‚ gender‚ occupation and social class. Muslim people in Malaysia have their own perception based on their religions. Unlike other people‚ Muslim people
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the Republic of Singapore on 9 August 1965. Buddhism is the most widely practised religion in Singapore‚ with 33% of the resident population declaring themselves as Buddhist. The next most practised religion is Christianity‚ followed by Islam‚ Taoism and Hinduism. Singapore has four official languages: English‚ Mandarin‚ Malay‚ and Tamil. Although the language of general conversation between Singaporeans is Standard English‚ one of
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The nature of Shinto: Shinto is a native Japanese mythology/religion influenced by Buddhism‚ Taoism and Confucianism. Kami‚ a key concept in Shinto’s belief refers to the superior‚ mystical or divine‚ that permeates the natural world. Origins of the universe: - Earliest Shinto text is the Kojiki or ‘record of ancient matters’ written in 712 CE - Kojiki tells the story of how the cosmic order arose out of chaos during the age of the kami when something like a huge celestial egg split in half
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