Charlie Bunnell
Paideia
Reflection
This reflection will be over a capstone presentation I attended in the Religion
department. I don’t recall the name of who was presenting, but the topic was “Religion
and its Effects on Third World Countries.” The primary case-study of this presentation
was Catholicism in Calcutta, India. Some of the examples of religion’s impact on
Calcutta were in issues regarding poverty political stability. According to the
presentation, Catholicism is most prevalent among the extremely poor people in India.
Religion has helped to provide hope for these people and has also been responsible for
the limited amount of healthcare they do receive via religious charities. Although India
does still have some political instability, the presentation stated that religion has had an
effect in helping the situation because of similar impact it has had on poverty. Religion
has provided hope to those living in the worst conditions in the country and has helped to
draw attention away from any political instability.