GCU Spirituality Pluralism Scientism & Postmodernism Personal Worldview Paper

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Write an 800-1,000-word essay on your personal worldview. Briefly discuss the various possible meanings of the term "spirituality," and your understanding of the concepts of pluralism, scientism, and postmodernism. Primarily, address the following seven basic worldview questions:

  1. What is prime reality?
  2. What is the nature of the world around us?
  3. What is a human being?
  4. What happens to a person at death?
  5. Why is it possible to know anything at all?
  6. How do we know what is right or wrong?
  7. What is the meaning of human history?

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Running Head: RELIGION

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Religion
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RELIGION

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Spirituality

Spirituality can be defined as re-formation religious process whose aim is to recover the
unique shape of the man which was in the image of God (Benefiel, et al., 2014). This according
to the explanation of the founders of religion and explanation given in the accounts of the sacred
texts of the world religion. The term spirituality was initially developed by the early Christians
where they explained it as the orientation of life towards the Holy Spirit. However; the term has
changed its meaning over the years where during the late medieval period the term changed. The
meaning of spirituality expanded to include other aspects of life.
Pluralism
The concept of pluralism can be termed as an attitude or policy towards the religious
beliefs that are present in the society (Benefiel, et al., 2014). It can also be looked at as the
worldview that person’s religion is not the only source of truth because other religions also have
some truth in them. The acknowledgment that there are other sources of truth makes one accept
the concepts of other religions. Religious pluralism also makes a person tolerate other people's
beliefs. The concept of pluralism claims that people from different religious beliefs unite in
search of the truth and form what is referred to as ecumenism. Ecumenism can be defined as the
advocating for the high level of unity, cooperation, and understanding of diverse religi...

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