Chapter 4 and 5

In Chapter 4, the Jewish religion of Judaism made me think about my own faith and religion in Christianity. I can understand how Christianity came from Judaism. In Christianity, we call God Yahweh as well. We believe in the Bible known as the Hebrew scriptures. The one thing that I noticed that was not mentioned in Judaism that is essential to my faith in Christianity is the belief that God sent his Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins and rose from the dead. However, I believe that both religions believe in the same God. Overall, I learned a lot from the reading. It was interesting learning about the civilizations' different cultural traditions, especially China's transitioned between Confucianism and Daoism. 

In Chapter 5, one part that grasp my full attention was India's caste system. It interested me in that I feel that we kind of deal with that in America. Not necessarily to those extremes, but I do feel that there is some inequalities that remind of the caste system. Sometimes, I think that certain justice issues are not dealt with fairly. Therefore, I think that our government or justice system discourages certain people from moving up in the social hierarchy. I remember in our class discussion that we mentioned some of this topic concerning America's social hierarchy and what it is based on. We named hierarchy in money and social status, race, and politics. Even though hierarchy is important to have in certain situations like government authority, I further believe that everyone should be treated fairly and encouraged to reach higher in life.