Although it is difficult to fully grasp and summarize the various traditions in world religions, the Yoruba focuses on the flourishing of humans in the present moment rather than dwell on the afterlife. I feel it is important to understand the power of the Orishas known as “Ashe”, as stated by Prothero because this is a sacred power that many might look to, to help out their communities – in other words, to provoke change within a global region. The priests or babalawos in the Yoruba religion reminds me of the connection to the sacrament of reconciliation from Catholicism. • Judaism: The Way of Exile and Return

I was able to learn facts about the Yoruba religion, that I did not know before reading this. There are ancestor spirits, known as egungun, who can get up and dance at festivals and, like the ajogun, are endowed with ashe. In eight chapters, Prothero sets out to evaluate eight of the world's religions: • Islam: The Way of Submission

06 COD Is NOT ONE YORUBA RELIGION 207 The Yoruba cosmos is awash In sacred power.

For these believers and others the problem is sin, and the solution is salvation. Some viewed the introduction of the devotion to orisha as witchcraft in the New World. • Christianity: The Way of Salvation In both Africa and in the America, Yoruba religion seeks to connect earth and heaven, human beings and orishas, and individuals with each other. In both Africa and in the America, Yoruba religion seeks to connect earth and heaven, human beings and orishas, and individuals with each other. The competition motif dominates American culture but has no place in any assessment of religion. There are malevo- lent spirits, called ajogun, who can make your life a living hell if you cross them. In “God is Not One”, author Stephen Prothero describe the Yoruba Religion as a way to discover one’s purpose and destiny through the connection between the many Orishas, that allow a person to live within harmony.

Prothero admits that the world's religions do converge in the arena of ethics but there are sharp disagreements on doctrine, ritual, mythology, experience, and law. In life we will always be judged by our decision and I feel that if we go down the right path and connect physically, mentally and emotionally to the world inside and out of us, no one can judge us except the higher being which is God.

Judaism stands apart for being both a religion and a people. Knowing individuals who practice the Yoruba religion, I was able to connect their way of life to their religion, by understanding many of Prothero’s statements. This is done by cultivating ren (human-heartedness) and li (ritual, etiquette, propriety). In Buddhism, the problem is suffering and the solution is awakening. • Buddhism: The Way of Awakening As stated in the text, the mission that is being established through the Yoruba religion is “… to recover our destiny so that we can do what we were created to do for ourselves, our families and the world” (204).

For Muslims the problem is pride, and the solution is submission.

Conservatives dominate Christianity with evangelicals and Pentecostal influences still exerting their power and presence. Edit them in the Widget section of the. In a world where "religion has toppled the Bamiyan statues of the Buddha in Afghanistan and the Twin Towers in New York City," it is imperative that we understand the shadow side of the world's religions.

He writes: The Yoruba history begins with the migration of an East African population across the trans-African route leading from the mid-Nile River to the mid-Niger. The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World - and Why Their Differences Matter, Copyright © 2006 - 2020 by CIStems, Inc., d.b.a. Here are some of the high points in Prothero's express train ride through the religions. In my religion, one of the most powerful sayings when ending a prayer is “Amen”, which in the Yoruba religion, means “make it happen.” When looking to the higher God, now [present] is time to work to make yourself better, if you pray for something you have to now work towards it. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Yoruba’s awareness of the fall of humanity centers around the dilemma of “disconnection” and that the best resolution is to “reconnect” and find ourselves with the Divine. “Yoruba religion varies widely across time and space—from the traditional practices of West Africa to the contemporary Yoruba-derived adaptations of Candomble in Brazil and Santeria in Cuba. Buddhism is more about experience than it is about doctrine and it has much to say about suffering, speech, impermanence, and emptiness. One of two primary orishas(other than Olodumare) in Yoruba religion.

Celebrates the differences between the world religions and provides an insightful guide to eight of them.

Edit them in the Widget section of the. I believe that the Yoruba traditions closely match the well-known practices in Catholicism. Judaism stands apart for being both a religion and a people. His valid insights into these different "ways" takes away some of the sting of his view of religions as rivals.

The goal of the Yoruba religion was attempting to break free from Catholic traditions which was their foundation. He delivers the sacrifices that are made to the orishas -- if you don't offer him something he likes before making your sacrifice, chances are good that he won't do as you ask. Prothero ends with an overview of Daoism with its emphasis upon nurturing life and flourishing as a human being. Although Prothero is correct that the eight religions covered in this book do not adhere to the same doctrines, do the same rituals, or share the same goals, it seems wrong-headed and counterproductive to refer to them as "rivals." Delving into the different problems and solutions that Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Yoruba … • Daoism: The Way of Flourishing.

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Religious pluralism is alive and well in the world. Short Blog Post #13: on Stephen Prothero’s, “God Is Not One” – Yoruba Thursday, April 9, 2020 sarahgraz Although it is difficult to fully grasp and summarize the various traditions in world religions, the Yoruba focuses on the flourishing of humans in the …