Blog Post #7 - Chapter 4

Reading about of the different religions and ways of thinking, it is clear that they all don't have things in common. But There are ones that start near each regionally did have times when they influenced each other. How Daoism arose as a response to Confucianism  . That Christianity historically began from Judaism. I think that all the things in the reading have similar goals to one, work on becoming a better and aspire to something beyond themselves. Or two a way to structure society in way that is beneficial to everyone. The chapter focusing on different ways of thinking such as Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, Judaism and Daoism provide context on how religion develop in the ancient world and context on religions that are still practiced today. The additional reading about how serving is different from was an interesting article because it was something I have never thought about before in that context before. Because while I am aware of the difference of the words by definition. I never gave much thought to the connotation of the words. The difference they make towards on the receiving end of being helped or giving to charity.