REL 134 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Contemporary Issues in Western Religions Paper

Contemporary Issues of Religion

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Contemporary Issues of Religion

            One major factor that contributes to stress between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and causes struggles are the historical connections between the three religions. In the context of theology all three religions share similarities and also have many differences between them (Hickock, Encyclopdedia of Philosophy). Judaism was the first of the three religions to develop and with it came the monotheistic foundation that all three religions have, which is the one of biggest factors connecting all three. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam also share some general theological beliefs, morale values, and even some traditions that have developed in all three throughout the generations they have been practiced. Despite these similarities differences in other areas of the three religions have caused struggles between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.