Monotheism VS Polytheism

To be honest, I have never heard of these two words before Prof. Schuler mentioned it in class. I personally don't have a lot of knowledge when it comes to different religions. All I knew was that it had to deal with different types of religions. After listening to the discussion in class, I figure out that "monotheism" means believing in one single God; and "polytheism" means believing in many Gods.

Monotheistic religions believe the God that they believe in is the only God there is. Polytheistic religions allow the belief of other Gods and other religions. I think I would lean more toward the polytheistic view, just because I don't have a preference when it comes to God. I think that every religion is free to believe in whatever God they want. However, I do respect the monotheistic religion and their dedication to their God.

My Revolution

I had the hardest time figuring out what to write about for my revolution. After reading "Persepolis" I felt like I needed something BIG. Marjane Satrapi had so much happen in her life. She actually lived through a war that was happening all around her. I was so amazed at her revolution and felt that I didn't have anything like that in my life. My life is actually pretty boring if you ask me.

As I really thought about my life, I decided to write about the biggest change that has occurred in my lifetime. I came to the conclusion that the biggest change would have to be leaving home in Hawaii to attend college in Portland. My revolution includes the journey that I went through to make the decision to leave. I know it does not compare to "Persepolis" but it is my revolution.

History Of God

The book "History Of God" by Karen Armstrong was not a book I would usually read. Honestly, it was a little difficult to read. She overwhelmed me with so many different characters and dates, I could hardly keep up with the what she was writing about. But, I tried my best to understand and comprehend as much as I could. Despite my struggle with the reading, I could tell that Armstrong was trying to show how people have many different perspectives of God.

I found the beginning 2 chapters interesting. At first, she wrote that some people believe in just one God. However, there are many other people who believe that there are multiple Gods. Religion and beliefs play big roles in people's lifestyles. Depending on which God someone believes in, or if they believe in God at all, it determines everything they do in life. Even though I struggled reading itl, I learned a lot from "History Of God".