Identification of World Religion
The identified world religion to be studied comprise of Judaism. In particular, the selected region/geography for study whereby the religion is located and considered to be the ancestral place and holiest source of the religion entails Jerusalem, Israel. The city illustrates an interesting convergence of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism among which prompts it to be considered one of the holiest places in the world. This provides enormous ventures for study to illustrate how different religions inter-twin and correlate together within the same locality.
Purpose Statement
The purpose statement indicates the need to assess the impacts of Judaism in its ancestral homeland of the Jewish and how it influences other religions.
Objective for Studying the World Religion
The objective of the study contains an assessment of how one religion influences other world religions in the same locality and help shape a people’s culture[1]. Jerusalem presents an interesting case study as a holy city indicating the correlation of different religions. Furthermore, the profound differences between different nationalities, political and social contexts as basis for religion is a critical venture of study in the world religions.
Method of Religious Studies
The use of phenomenology provides the most effective and efficient approach to study the world religions in Jerusalem. Phenomenology comprises of the approach that seeks to understand the philosophy of religion and how it influences a people’s culture[2]. The approach is fundamental to understanding the philosophies behind how different religions that trace their ancestry and consider the same location and holy and spiritual ancestral homeland.
Significant Role Geography Plays
Jerusalem has a long history of world religions as it sits as the origin and place where people trace their backgrounds. As a home of faith, the city is the ancestral and spiritual homeland for the Jewish people since the 10th century BCE. Other religions including Christianity and Islam has a long history in the city[3]. Therefore, geography plays an integral role in shaping the religious beliefs and interactions of the people in the city[4].
Bibliographies
Bornemark, Jonna, and Hans Ruin. Phenomenology and religion: New frontiers. Södertörns högskola, 2010.
Reiter, Yitzhak, Marlen Eordegian, and Marwan Abu Khalaf. “Jerusalem’s Religious Significance.” Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics, and Culture 8, no. 1 (2001): 12.
Sulaiman, Kamal-deen Olawale. “Jerusalem as a Uniting Factor for Muslims and Christians: Historical and Scriptural Grounds.” The IAFOR: Journal of Arts and Humanities 2 (2014).
[1] Sulaiman, Kamal-deen Olawale. “Jerusalem as a Uniting Factor for Muslims and Christians: Historical and Scriptural Grounds.” The IAFOR: Journal of Arts and Humanities 2 (2014).
[2] Bornemark, Jonna, and Hans Ruin. Phenomenology and religion: New frontiers. Södertörns högskola, 2010.
[3] Reiter, Yitzhak, Marlen Eordegian, and Marwan Abu Khalaf. “Jerusalem’s Religious Significance.” Palestine-Israel Journal of Politics, Economics, and Culture 8, no. 1 (2001): 12.
[4] Ibid, 12.
