Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity This page lists a number of sites on the Internet that are useful for the study of Judaism and Christianity. The list is necessarily partial, provisional, and even parochial. A casual glance will show how Penn-centered it is. It is amazing that this much relevant information already exists on the Internet. Thanks to Alan Humm, Anthony F. Irréligion en France Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. En France, la montée de l'irréligion (agnosticisme, athéisme, déisme, libre-pensée...) suit un chemin inverse du déclin du catholicisme et parallèle à la montée du bouddhisme, de l'islam et du protestantisme[réf. nécessaire]. Les « sans religion » en France[modifier | modifier le code] La catégorie « sans religion » inclut non seulement les agnostiques et les athées, mais aussi les déistes (croyants sans religion) et les libres-penseurs. Depuis 1981, les sans religion connaissent une très forte croissance[1] : En 2012, les sans religion sont même majoritaires parmi les 18-34 ans (52 %)[4]. Agnosticisme en France[modifier | modifier le code] Athéisme en France[modifier | modifier le code] Références[modifier | modifier le code] Voir aussi[modifier | modifier le code] Religion en France Bibliographie[modifier | modifier le code]
Save the Sacred Headwaters by Wade Davis | Our Living Water In a rugged knot of mountains in the remote reaches of northern British Columbia lies a stunningly beautiful valley known to the First Nations as the Sacred Headwaters. There, on the southern edge of the Spatsizi Wilderness, the Serengeti of Canada, are born in remarkably close proximity three of Canada’s most important salmon rivers, the Stikine, Skeena and the Nass. In a long day, perhaps two, it is possible to walk through open meadows, following the tracks of grizzly, caribou and wolf, and drink from the very sources of the three rivers that inspired so many of the great cultures of the Pacific Northwest, the Gitxsan and Wet’sutwet’en, the Carrier and Sekani, the Tsimshian, Nisga’a, Tahltan, Haisla and Tlinglit. The only other place I know where such a wonder of geography occurs is in Tibet, where from the base of Mount Kailas arise three of the great rivers of Asia, the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra, vital arteries that bring life to more than a billion people downstream.
World Pantheism - The online community for naturalistic Pantheists Bible History Online Images and Resources for Biblical History Irreligion by country World nonreligious population by percentage, Dentsu Institute (2006) and Zuckerman (2005)[1] Irreligion, which may include atheism, agnosticism, ignosticism, antireligion, skepticism, freethought, antitheism, apatheism, non-belief, secular humanism, and deism, varies in the different countries around the world. About 16% of the world population (1.1 billion people) are estimated to be nonreligious.[2] Methodology[edit] The Gallup poll has the broadest definition of irreligion: the question "Is religion an important part of your daily life?" Countries[edit] By population[edit] Countries with the greatest number of people without religion (including agnostics and atheists) based on the total population of each country as of 2004 and the percentage of nonreligious people according to Zuckerman:[6] See also[edit] References[edit]
A World Without People - In Focus For a number of reasons, natural and human, people have recently evacuated or otherwise abandoned a number of places around the world -- large and small, old and new. Gathering images of deserted areas into a single photo essay, one can get a sense of what the world might look like if humans were to vanish from the planet altogether. Collected here are recent scenes from nuclear-exclusion zones, blighted urban neighborhoods, towns where residents left to escape violence, unsold developments built during the real estate boom, ghost towns, and more. [41 photos] Use j/k keys or ←/→ to navigate Choose: A tree grows from the top of a chimney in an abandoned factory yard in Luque, on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, on October 2 , 2011. A bust of Confucius rests at an abandoned workshop in the town of Dangcheng in Quyang county, 240 km (150 miles) southwest of Beijing, on December 7, 2011. Ivy grows over a street in Tomioka town, Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on August 19, 2011.
Pantheist Culture Is Pantheist Culture for you? This site is made to display information relevant to Naturalistic Pantheists (also known as Scientific or Monist Physicalist Pantheists). One of Naturalistic Pantheism's biggest weaknesses is a lack of exposure to the public - billions simply have not heard of it or have been misinformed about the real belief set, hindering the formation of the community. The World Pantheist Movement has a page devoted to general promotional methods, upon which this site attempts to expand (except for leaflets - the leaflet page is quite thorough). This page's various subpages (also linked in the sidebar and at the bottom of the page) include pro-Pantheist lists of pictures, Accurate Representations, and outside attacks, accompanied by responses. Other sections of the site deal with everyday tools for Pantheists looking to share and celebrate the experience. What is Naturalistic Pantheism? Other Pantheist Sites:
Syncretism Syncretism /ˈsɪŋkrətɪzəm/ is the combining of different, often seemingly contradictory beliefs, while melding practices of various schools of thought. Syncretism involves the merger and analogizing of several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, thus asserting an underlying unity and allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. Syncretism also occurs commonly in expressions of arts and culture (known as eclecticism) as well as politics (syncretic politics). Nomenclature, orthography, and etymology[edit] The Oxford English Dictionary first attests the word syncretism in English in 1618. The Greek word occurs in Plutarch's (1st century AD) essay on "Fraternal Love" in his Moralia (2.490b). Erasmus probably coined the modern usage of the Latin word in his Adagia ("Adages"), published in the winter of 1517–1518, to designate the coherence of dissenters in spite of their differences in theological opinions. Religious syncretism[edit]
Agnosticisme Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. L’agnosticisme est une position philosophique considérant la vérité de certaines propositions concernant notamment l'existence de Dieu ou des dieux comme inconnaissable[1],[2] : à la différence des croyants, considérant probable ou certaine l'existence de telles divinités, ou des athées l'estimant impossible, les agnostiques refusent de trancher[3]. Si le degré de scepticisme varie selon les individus, les agnostiques s'accordent pour dire qu'il n'existe pas de preuve définitive en faveur de l'existence ou de l'inexistence du divin, et affirment l'impossibilité de se prononcer. Termes proches[modifier | modifier le code] Les termes suivants sont proches, mais néanmoins distincts, de l'agnosticisme : Étymologie[modifier | modifier le code] Positions philosophiques[modifier | modifier le code] « Peut-être qu'il sera possible, un jour, de savoir si Dieu existe ou non. Cette phrase précédente est l'ADP, ou Agnosticisme Définitif de Principe.
grossnationalhappiness Digital Dead Sea Scrolls Qu’est-ce qui différencie un agnostique d’un athée ? Le terme "agnosticisme" vient du grec a (privatif) et gnosis ("connaissance"). Selon cette conception philosophique, tout ce qui dépasse le domaine de l’expérience est inconnaissable. Il est donc impossible à l’homme de se prononcer sur l’existence de Dieu. Mais la question de Dieu reste présente. Des agnostiques comme Marcel Gauchet ou Luc Ferry en témoignent. Lors d’une conférence de décembre 2010 à la paroisse Saint-Eustache, à Paris, le théologien dominicain Claude Geffré constatait que même chez les chrétiens confrontés à la modernité et faisant l’expérience d’un recul toujours croissant "du croyable disponible" se développe un "agnosticisme latent qui provient d’une conscience aiguë d’un pluralisme religieux". En revanche dans la culture occidentale moderne et contemporaine l'athéisme, du grec theos "dieu" précédé de l'a-privatif) désigne le rejet de l’existence même de Dieu. Martine de Sauto.