Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity
The concept of "peace" from a religious point of view is complex and multifaceted. On the one hand, "peace" is a state of affairs opposite to that of war; on the other, it is a certain state of mind, characterized by calmness and lack of anxiety, a grace bestowed. All the world&...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
| Published: |
Ukrainian Association of Researchers of Religion (UARR)
2002-12-01
|
| Series: | Українське Pелігієзнавство |
| Online Access: | https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/1426 |
| id |
doaj-a73f7bf30d5f4384ab38ea3bc0ec3b7c |
|---|---|
| record_format |
Article |
| spelling |
doaj-a73f7bf30d5f4384ab38ea3bc0ec3b7c2020-11-25T02:02:21ZrusUkrainian Association of Researchers of Religion (UARR)Українське Pелігієзнавство2306-35482617-97922002-12-012510.32420/2003.25.1426Peace and Paradise: Searching for IdentityK. Semchynskiy The concept of "peace" from a religious point of view is complex and multifaceted. On the one hand, "peace" is a state of affairs opposite to that of war; on the other, it is a certain state of mind, characterized by calmness and lack of anxiety, a grace bestowed. All the world's religions give special meaning to this concept and use it to express their best wishes. Greetings from Jews, Christians, and Muslims sound like "peace to you", Christians wishing each other peace during worship ("Peace be with you"). "Peace" is desirable both in real earthly life and in another, better world, represented in these religions as "paradise", the heaven of heavens, the kingdom of God, various degrees of heaven (seventh heaven, virgin heaven). https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/1426 |
| collection |
DOAJ |
| language |
Russian |
| format |
Article |
| sources |
DOAJ |
| author |
K. Semchynskiy |
| spellingShingle |
K. Semchynskiy Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity Українське Pелігієзнавство |
| author_facet |
K. Semchynskiy |
| author_sort |
K. Semchynskiy |
| title |
Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity |
| title_short |
Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity |
| title_full |
Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity |
| title_fullStr |
Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Peace and Paradise: Searching for Identity |
| title_sort |
peace and paradise: searching for identity |
| publisher |
Ukrainian Association of Researchers of Religion (UARR) |
| series |
Українське Pелігієзнавство |
| issn |
2306-3548 2617-9792 |
| publishDate |
2002-12-01 |
| description |
The concept of "peace" from a religious point of view is complex and multifaceted. On the one hand, "peace" is a state of affairs opposite to that of war; on the other, it is a certain state of mind, characterized by calmness and lack of anxiety, a grace bestowed. All the world's religions give special meaning to this concept and use it to express their best wishes. Greetings from Jews, Christians, and Muslims sound like "peace to you", Christians wishing each other peace during worship ("Peace be with you"). "Peace" is desirable both in real earthly life and in another, better world, represented in these religions as "paradise", the heaven of heavens, the kingdom of God, various degrees of heaven (seventh heaven, virgin heaven).
|
| url |
https://uars.info/index.php/uars/article/view/1426 |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT ksemchynskiy peaceandparadisesearchingforidentity |
| _version_ |
1724953528616615936 |