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Importance of Studying Religion
Background
Max Muller, in his book, seeks to bring light to a comprehensive understanding of the religion. The German scholar argues, “he who knows one knows none’’. The words shape idealism and comparative research on beliefs. His books illustrate that in every religion, there is the consciousness of the infinite. His works formed a foundation that, to understand a religion, one needs to make a detailed comparative study. Need to research the precise origin and how the devotion came to be to have a fair judgment (Muller)
He further suggests that science needs to determine the background, how it is possible, what religion is, and how it came to be what it is. This would change the perception and through well reason approach before conviction (Muller). The philologist uses ethnography to identify the origin of religion and critique the theories of fetishism, which shade light on how Europeans constructed the various religious distinctions. From Muller’s work, other scholars followed his example and correlated other aspects of life with religious convictions. This article seeks to review the importance of religion through the review of prior knowledge in journal articles.
Religion protects against suicidal attempts.
Lawrence is trying to understand the importance of religion through sampling out 89 articles. The problem statement in their study is primarily the identification of the dimensions of faith, which correlates with suicide. Suicide is dynamically categorized into the attempt, ideation, and completion. The article reveals that religious affiliation does protect against suicide attempts but not ideations. If an individual is an active participant in the faithful service, he or she has little chance of deciding to commit suicide (Lawrence, Ryan, Maria, and Barbara, 15).
Religion reduces mental health.
Medical practitioners and professors who study human behavior and responses have noted significant changes in personal health as a result of their attitude and beliefs. Mental health is attributed to the way of thinking and accompanied behaviorism. Many studies show that many factors characterize life and health. Religion is one of the factors which contribute to mental and physical health.
Another study proves that there’s a significant relationship between mental health and religiosity. The article fetches data from 74 journal articles. The article tries to review the concern on the exciting role of religion and spiritual affiliation in psychiatry and medical care. The research shows that religion plays a primary role in a patient’s life and health. Most of the articles support that individual conviction plays a part in mental health (AbdAleati et al.).
Religion and forgiveness
Taylor and his affiliates are trying to study the role of religious conviction in the path to forgiveness of an offender. Posttraumatic growth mostly arises when another individual hurts one. The study is using data of 146 adults and significantly analysis the transgression severity concerning forgiveness. The findings from the qualitative analysis show that the posttraumatic period is typically accompanied by distress and an urge for revenge on the offender. Spirituality and religion mediate the actions of an individual during posttraumatic growth. The results show that religious convictions help somebody heal after interpersonal transgressions (Taylor, Robert, and Linda, 280).
Religion and alcohol use
Alcohol use is a controversial issue in our societies. Alcohol use is attributed to several antisocial behaviors. The drug is causing premature pregnancies and violence among youth and adults in their homes. Alcohol is causing the break up among Christian backgrounds. The misguided adolescent is abusing the drug rampantly and spearheads the dramatic death toll on the roads. Government and religious institutions are working so hard to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use in the communities and nation at large.
Chawla’s article is demonstrating the existence of a relationship between religion and the personal life of an individual. The study undertakes qualitative research. The religious conviction is broke down into own attitudes and perceived injunctive norms (Chawla, Neharika, et al. 410). A sample of 1400 with 60.6% being women is derived and studied based on the variables; perceived norms, alcohol consumption, and the importance of religion. The results show a significant relationship between the importance of religion, which was back up by the personal attitudes and approval from friends on lesser intense. In summary, religion plays a significant role in reducing alcohol abuse (Chawla, Neharika, et al. 410)
Religion reduces crimes
Crimes are prevalent in societies with no religious conviction. Most scholars conquer with this notion. Most studies suggest that religiosity propels crime. In his book, Jonathan surveys to understand the relationship between religion and crime (Brauer, Jonathan, Charles and Olena, 753). He gathers data from al religions, non-Christian, and Islam. His findings show that there is a negative correlation between crime rate and religion. Religion does not spearhead crimes. Religion soothes and comforts the offended, which reduces the likelihood of the party getting involved in a crime (Brauer, Jonathan, Charles and Olena, 753)
Conclusion
In summary, this article begins by introducing the max Muller’s perception about studying religion and goes deep to review the prior knowledge concerning the importance of learning religion. The article reveals that the region reduces crime rate and alcohol, which most prevalent anti-social factors. Further, it reviews the existing relationship between forgiveness and religion. Religion is discovered to propel one’s ability to forgive an offender and reduces suicidal attempts. Finally, there is a significant relationship between religiosity and mental health. Psychiatry and scholar support that individual’s life and health is highly based on religious conviction.
References
Lawrence, Ryan E., Maria A. Oquendo, and Barbara Stanley. “Religion and suicide risk: a systematic review.” Archives of suicide research 20.1 (2016): 1-21.
Muller, F. Max. Introduction to the Science of Religion. 1893.
AbdAleati, Naziha S., Norzarina Mohd Zaharim, and Yasmin Othman Mydin. “Religiousness and mental health: systematic review study.” (2016): 1929-1937.
Taylor, Robert Joseph, and Linda M. Chatters. “Importance of religion and spirituality in the lives of African Americans, Caribbean Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites.” The Journal of Negro Education (2010): 280-294.
Chawla, Neharika, et al. “Attitudes and perceived approval of drinking as mediators of the relationship between the importance of religion and alcohol use.” Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 68.3 (2007): 410-418.
Brauer, Jonathan R., Charles R. Tittle, and Olena Antonaccio. “Does religion suppress, socialize, soothe, or support? Exploring religiosity’s influence on crime.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 52.4 (2013): 753-774.