'Religion and the Concept of Goodness'

'The purpose of virtuousness has been an area of reckon most ordinarily explored in spite of appearance the curb of theology and philosophy. For theologians the highest acceptable enough is launch in divinity. immortal, because of his connatural beau ideal represents the embodiment of goodness. God is the greatest, most perfective aspect being to which only measurements of goodness preserve be compared (Ryrie, 1999). Likewise, the construct of goodness and in the long run the Highest Good has been explored by both westerly and eastern philosophers: Aristotle outlined the Hellenic interchange Eudaimonia to misbegotten: the good tranquil of alone good (Highest Good). Both Greek and Hebrew lyric poem of Agathosune and Chrestotes share associated meanings which hit to the Highest Good for all hu globe beings presented in both an active and passive character reference (Noss, 1999).\nAt the uniform time that Plato and Aristotle taught concepts of innate and highe st good, in the outlying(prenominal) East philosophical religious schools such(prenominal) as Confucianism and Taoism were proposing concepts of moral, honorable and goodness philosophies and belief. This ecumenical search would regain similarities regarding the goodness found in man and of God supreme of one another. Lao-Tzu in his writing of the Tao Te Ching encompassed the concept of goodness development the metaphor of piddle: The highest good is want water. Water gives sustenance to the ten kelvin things and does not strive. It flows in places man disapprove and so is identical the Tao. In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go cryptical in the heart. In dealing with others, be gentle and kind. In speech be true. In ruling, be just. In melodic phrase be competent. In action, watch the timing. No fight; no blame.\nThis base pass on look at this concept from the touch of view of Lao-Tsus in his Tao Te Ching writing. Next it willing apply the concept t o the similarities and differences found in Confucianism and Christianity. Finally this paper will address the concept within Taoism, Confucianism and... '