What is the main religion in Denmark?
Religion and identity. In Denmark, 75 % of the population are registered members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. But less than a fifth of Danes see themselves as “very religious.” Christianity has shaped Denmark’s culture, and the Danish countryside remains dotted with traditional churches.
What is the traditional religion of Sweden?
1. Separation of church and state. The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) is Evangelical Lutheran and has its secretariat in Uppsala, a city that has been the centre of the Swedish church since the Middle Ages.
Why do Buddhists and Christians fear Muslims in Myanmar?
Many Buddhists and Christians worry that Muslims are planning a demographic assault on the identity of Myanmar and are seeking to unite the Islamic populations of the Middle East, India, and Bangladesh with the Muslims in Malaysia and Indonesia. Few Buddhists or Christians defend the position of the Muslims in Rakhine State.
Are there triadic relations among Buddhists Muslims and Christians?
Over the last two years I have been in a number of settings where the triadic relations among Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians were significant. One trajectory of conversations involved academic partners in a dialogue entitled, “Shin Buddhism, Christianity, Islam: Conversations in Comparative Theology.”
Is Jesus Christ the Buddha Dharmakaya?
Bokin Kim, similarly, sees Christ as the Buddha Dharmakaya, and Jesus as similar to Gautama who was just a historical manifestation of the transhistorical Buddha. In The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity, Lama Tsomo and Matthew Fox discuss the interconnections between Buddhism and Christianity.
Was there syncretism between Buddhism and Christianity along the Silk Road?
Indeed, syncretism in the East between Nestorian Christianity and Buddhism existed along the Silk Road throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages, and was especially pronounced in the medieval Church of the East in China, as evidenced by the Jesus Sutras .