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This 9 page paper examines whether or not all religions are in effect teaching the same thing. Six so-called commonalities are examined for applicability to six of the world’s major religions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. Perennialism and the Six Commonalities of Religion
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The intent of this paper is to explore the so-called six commonalities that exist between religions specifically for the religions of Christianity,
Judaism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism. They are: 1. agreement that the material realm (that realm of empiricism) is not a limitation on existence; 2. Belief
in the innate capacity of all human beings to know God, that they can be taught to do so; 3. The comprehension of God is Truth; 4. The
Conformation of God is Virtue; 5. The configuration of God is Beauty; and 6. The concentration on God is Prayer. Arguments will be presented both in support
of the contention that there are certain commonalities in these religions, that they are in effect saying the same thing, as well as arguments against that contention.
The belief that all religions, in effect, are delivering the same message is perennialism (Cutsinger, 1997). It should be pointed out up front that while
there are certainly commonalities, religions are quite diverse. Most believe in the existence of God and use faith, not empiricism, to validate those beliefs. This is true not
just of the so-called Western religions but also the Eastern religions. Thomas Aquinas, for example, contended that of the two types of knowledge (revelation and reason), revelation was divine
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