Michelangelo And Religion

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Ever since religions had been created, hundreds of art works had appeared which aimed to show the beauty and meaning of religions to the world. Simultaneously, many esoteric philosophical ideas can be reflected in the description of religions. These thoughts inspire generations from generations to have a better understanding of the true meaning of life and deal wisely with the suffering in life
The stories of religions are not surprisingly to be a great inspiration to artists and writers. In the Middle Ages the story of the Creation and the Fall was painted on the windows of cathedrals and abbeys (Buck and Chen 2015). Afterward, Michelangelo, regarded as the most outstanding architect of the Italian Renaissance, spent four years to finishing …show more content…

“Philosophy of religion is the philosophical examination of the central themes and concepts involved in religious traditions which involves many areas of philosophy: metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics and value theory and so on” (Stanford 2013). In Christianity, it is said that human beings are created by the God and tend to be foolish, selfish, jealous, and more importantly, easily to be tempted. It clearly illustrates the problems of human beings’ origin and human nature. Although in modern world, we know this explanation is a little ridiculous, however, it satisfied the curiosity of ancient people about their question of themselves. And in the Bible, Jesus clearly explained the inward disposition. He taught people the outward act is simply the realization of the inward disposition, which always can be seen as the truth of human being. These thought lead them to realize themselves more clear and thorough, and therefore live a peaceful …show more content…

In western countries, many visitors are attracted to pay a visit to holy city such as Jerusalem, Rome and Mecca. The religious tour is not just a visit of religious sites for religious believers, but may also be the scenic spots for ordinary people’s leisure and entertainment. “The religious and faith based market” has hugely appealed different kinds of people all over the world, of all ages and nations. This is an advantage for religious tourism to develop into a big worldly business. Local economy will benefit from the tourist consumption of

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