Religion and Theology

What is your definition of spiritual care? How does it differ or accord with the description given in the topic readings? Explain.This is the topic readingChristian Spiritual CareAs discussed earlier in this book, worldview questions (e.g., “Where did I come from?”) correspond to the basic Christian narrative acts of creation, the fall, redemption, and restoration, as people make sense of God, their relationship with God, and their role and actions in this world according to the Bible. This understanding also guides how important decisions are made. With the context that human beings are inherently spiritual beings, then they have a need for spiritual care in whatever stage of life. For nurses and other health care providers, understanding a patient’s internal worldview is at the core of how providers approach their administration of health care, their ability to respect that worldview, and the belief system of the patient. Being intentional and attentive to a patient and his or her family’s spiritual needs leads to positive holistic health care outcomes.Nursing has long been associated with spirituality and how it helps to inform and make meaning of life situations to patients. Nursing educators Timmins and Caldeira (2017) state that for religious people, “spirituality refers to the soul and its protection and nurturing during life … ‘protected’ through correct moral thought and by living as directed through sacred texts” (p. 50). Research continues to demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between spirituality, health, and well-being (Hall, Hughes, & Handzo, 2016). Spirituality affects every aspect of a person’s life, so offering emotional and spiritual care support should be an important focus for all health care providers.Even though The Joint Commission (TJC) requires all patients be asked about how their spiritual and religious preferences may impact their health care, only 54-63% of hospitals fulfill these requirements through employing professional health care chaplains (Hall et al., 2016). Nurses who understand the importance of spirituality and faith can effectively fill in the gap and administer effective soul care to those in need. By understanding and providing interventions that help relieve spiritual distress, nurses can help reduce the patient’s worries and concerns, which allows for more complete physical, emotional, and social well-being. Often a nurse can promote this by asking simple questions such as, “What has helped you cope well in the past?” or “What gives meaning to your life?” and “Do you have any spiritual or faith preferences?” If a nurse is truly attentive, he or she can easily see what may bring comfort or angst as a patient provides answers to these questions.A patient’s spiritual needs, even if unspoken, should always be a primary focus for treatment in this area, not the spiritual ideals or specific religion of the nurse. Nurses should not assume they must be religious or steeped in a specific faith tradition to give quality spiritual care, attending to the whole person inwardly. Although many patients will follow formal religious and theological doctrines, and often express those beliefs through traditional religious rites and practices, many others will seek to express their spiritual beliefs, morals, and life values in other diverse ways. These can sometimes be determined by looking at a patient’s overall demeanor. Similar to a hospital chart that identifies levels of pain through simple facial expressions, with some practice, a health care professional can also look for expressions of sadness, gloom, depression, concern, and fear, among others.Because of the complexity of spirituality, “nurses feel underequipped to provide spiritual care” and often “struggle to articulate a functional or ‘actionable’ definition of spirituality, and are ‘uncertain about what constitutes spiritual care’” (Hughes et al., 2017, p. 3). Most patients and their families “do not anticipate in-depth, specialized spiritual care from their nurses, but they do have a strong expectation for some basic spiritual care connections including interventions such as active and empathic listening, proactively communicating, and expressing compassion” (Hughes et al., 2017, p. 8). Another way to view this is to consider what the person is experiencing internally even as nursing care primarily focuses on physical care.As reviewed, a person’s spiritual beliefs and values will guide day-to-day decisions as well as critical health and end-of-life-treatment choices. Within that context, this chapter will discuss the topics of advance care planning, end-of-life care options and decisions, a foundation for Christian theology and holistic spiritual care, and how to use a spiritual needs assessment tool to discover any spiritual needs of the patient or their family. On the surface, one might not see how each of these connect, but underlying all these topics and decisions are the individual’s worldview that really does inform how individuals view life and death. As previously introduced, this understanding of one’s worldview both determines and distinguishes each patient’s unique personal values, experiences, and spiritual beliefs.Role of Spirituality in Clinical Care and End-of-Life Decision-MakingA person’s spirituality and faith values impact his or her understanding of illness as well as health care decisions. Several critical decisions informed and influenced by one’s spirituality are advance care planning, self-autonomy preferences around treatment, and understanding of illness and medication or treatment compliance (Puchalski et al., 2014). For example, does the individual view his or her current diagnosis and illness as a blessing, a curse, or another form of punishment from God? Understanding the person’s perception of the illness can aid the clinician’s development of appropriate treatment plans. If someone thinks the illness is a punishment, he or she may not be amenable to treatment. The nurse should consider: What is the patient’s life story, and how does the illness and treatment choices fit into that story?Spirituality, beliefs, and faith values will, in turn, impact a patient’s compliance to medical treatment recommendations. For example, religious beliefs may impact choices about blood transfusions and use of certain medical treatments. For example, a member of the Christian Science faith tradition is highly discouraged against taking vaccinations, a Muslim patient may want to be alert at the time of death and decline a palliative treatment of morphine, or a Jehovah’s Witness is unlikely to consent to blood products because of religious views, even if the choice leads to death.Grand Canyon University (Ed.). (2020). Practicing dignity: An introduction to Christian

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nd long quotations of earlier interpretations.  For the Butler, focus on her pictorial analyses (especially pp. 258-68) and how they embody specific religious ideas, rather than the extensive theological background she presents.  Consider the following issues (not necessarily in this order, construct the essay in a way that makes sense to you). What main theological idea does Butler argue underlies the representation of bodies and their gendering on the Sistine Ceiling?   Who do the principal figures represent and how do they evoke, relate to, later Christian personages?   In particular, how does each scholar interpret the female figure under God’s arm in the Creation of Adam?  What are the alternatives? How does this figure relate to the other figures depicted within the veil of God the Father?   As in his analysis of Leonardo’s Last Supper we discussed in class, Steinberg discerns allusions to events in sacred history that supplement the main subject in the Creation of Adam, and even the variants of that subject. What are they, and how do Michelangelo’s figures choregraph — bodily enact — them?   All in all, how do both scholars relate Michelangelo’s bodily staging of Genesis scenes to a message of Christian Salvation?

write two pages addressing some of the issues related to: -The history Christianity in Africa -The history Islam in Africa  -Some of the problems  and conflicts between Traditional Religious  Islam and Christianity in PreColonial  Civilization.  Important: Please use only sources provided. also, use this video as a source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJeo6kybMk

In this assignment, you will demonstrate your understanding of the Christian worldview, including the main topics you have covered up to this point. You will summarize and analyze the essential elements of the gospel (nature of God, nature of humanity, nature of Jesus, and restoration) and reflect on implications for the Christian worldview.Write a 1,500-2,000-word essay using at least four resources. The four resources need to include at least two course resources (textbook, topic overviews, the Bible) and at least two other sources from the Library to support your points. Remember, the Bible counts as one resource regardless of how many times you use it or how many verses you cite.Begin your paper with an appropriate introduction, including a thesis statement to introduce the purpose of the paper. Present the gospel essentials (nature of God, nature of humanity, nature of Jesus, and restoration), the Christian foundation, and an analysis of the implications of the Christian worldview.Use the “Gospel Essentials Essay Template.” Based on the Christian worldview, write at least one paragraph for each of the following components.Nature of God: What is the triune God like? What are God’s characteristics? What is his creation?Nature of Humanity: What is human nature? What is human purpose? What is the root cause of human problems?Nature of Jesus: What is Jesus’s true identity? What was Jesus’s kingdom purpose? Why is Jesus’s identity and work significant for the Christian worldview?Restoration: What is the solution to human problems according to the Christian worldview? What role do grace, faith, and repentance play in Christian salvation? How do Christians think that the transformation of self and society happen?Christian Foundation: Summarize how the concepts of the gospel essentials (nature of God, nature of humanity, nature of Jesus, and restoration) constitute the foundation of the Christian worldview. In other words, how are these concepts essential to the Christian worldviewAnalysis of the Implications of the Christian Worldview: Based on the previous five prompts, analyze the implications of the Christian worldview by addressing each of the following questions:What are the benefits or strengths of the Christian worldview as it relates to human value and dignity?Compare the Christian concept of salvation in contrast to any other worldview perspective.How the Christian worldview influence a person’s thinking and behavior?What do people find troublesome or confusing about Christianity and why?Conclusion: Synthesize the main points, pulling the ideas of the paper together.ReferencesUse at least four required resources to support your claims: at least two course resources (textbook, topic overviews, the Bible) and at least two other sources from the Library.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Review the APA Template for formatting and utilize the attached “Gospel Essentials Template” to complete the benchmark assignment.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.Benchmark InformationThis benchmark assignment assesses the following competencies:MC1: Critical ThinkingMC2: Effective CommunicationMC3: Christian Worldview Knowledge3.1 – Examine the ideological foundation of the Christian worldview.3.2 – Analyze the implications of the Christian worldview as it relates to human value and dignity.

To understand what Paul means by a Spirit-filled life, one must first understand three major terms of Paul’s teaching. They are: sinfulness, justification, and sanctification.This assignment contains multiple parts. However, all parts can be submitted in the same 750-1000 word document. The document must be in APA format which includes a cover page and reference pagePart 1Using an academic resource (ex.: biblical dictionary or biblical encyclopedia), define the following terms:? Si? Justification? Baptism? SanctificationAPA citations must be included. Keep in mind that Wikipedia is not an academic resource.Part 2In this part, students will demonstrate their understanding of the terms defined in Part 1.? SinAfter reading this week’s reading and the article, “Slavery in the First Century,” discuss what it means to be a “slave to sin” and a “slave to God.” Which slave would you rather be and why?Your response is to include at least one reference to the course material, one reference to the article, and one reference to Scripture.? Justification/BaptismAfter reading Chapter 4 in the Brauch textbook and Romans 3:21-4:25, discuss the following questions:? What does it mean to be justified by faith?? How does baptism help us to demonstrate our relationship with God?Your responses are to include at least one reference to course materials and one reference to Scripture.? SanctificationAfter viewing the video, “What is Sanctifying Grace,” and reading the article, “Righteous People are Not Immune to Sin,” discuss the following questions:? What does it mean to live a life in which we love God with our whole hearts?? Can a person live a life without sin?Your responses are to include at least one reference to the video, one reference to the article, and one reference to Scripture. Provide a personal example to any one of the given questions.Part 3Write a 1-page summary discussing what you have learned from your study of sin, justification, baptism, and sanctification. Address these questions:? What did you learn that was new to you?? What did you find confusing?? How do you see these elements playing out in your own life?Provide a detailed, personal example to support your response to one of the questions.

minimum of at least six references needed, I have a outline here would like something like this.IntroductionThe Great Commission3.The Concept of Soul Winning4. Challenges within the ChurchLiving in a anti Christian cultureConsumer Christians5.Evangelism barriersUnwillingnessFear of rejection6.Present day challengesPandemiCThe unknown factor7. The Impact of Evangelism to Church Growth8.Conclusion

Write a 525- to 700-word summary that includes the following:· A description of the life and importance of 1 key person in Jewish history (person must be from a historical figure from Judaism, such as Abraham, Isaiah, or Josephus.)· An explanation of 1 key event in the history of Judaism that is connected to that person· A description of any rituals, symbols, or sacred texts in Judaism associated with this event or person· Brief explanation of Jewish ethics

Describe the story of creation from the Upanishads: who was the first, order of creation, the highest creation, a germinal form of the cast system, and the concept of nonviolence (ahimsa)

What are the differences between the Theravada and Mahayana expressions of Buddhism? Be sure to address all of them