This chapter examines the extent to which Church Times readers affirm some core doctrines and traditional beliefs. The analysis covers beliefs related to the resurrection, virgin birth, heaven and hell, pluralism, evolution, and the Bible. It shows how beliefs vary between different groups in the ...
The revival of classical learning from ancient Greece and Rome inspired humanist thinkers to explore new ideas and challenge traditional doctrines. The Renaissance laid the groundwork for the modern world, significantly impacting European culture, philosophy, and politics, and inspiring a shift towards ...
Thus, the major world religions typically possess doctrines, myths, ethical and social teachings, rituals, social institutions, and inner experiences and sentiments. These dimensions lie behind the creation of buildings, art, music, and other such extensions of basic beliefs and attitudes. But not ...