Essays 631 - 660
This essay reports the explanations of each of the Ten Commandments are interpreted by one scholar in a book. Other topics include...
This essay pertains to two women characters, Eliza Harris and Marie St. Clare, who are featured in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The wrier ...
Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...
This essay offers summaries and comparisons between the autobiographical narratives of African American nineteenth century preache...
The entitled issue and 24 other issues are discussed in this essay. The issues are related to theology including fundamental theol...
This essay pertains to the debate in Christian churches over what sort of music should be played during services, traditional hymn...
Boko Haram are an Islamic jihadist organization based in Nigeria who became known for the kidnapping of more than 200 Christian s...
(Net Bible). This choice is due to the interpretation that, in this context, these statements describe the beginning of various pr...
have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...
When we accept His will, we know that we are responsible for our own actions so it begins with a desire for good, to do the right ...
While there are some basic similarities between Christianity and Islam, there are also many differences. Both religions have...
historical Jesus is based on two recognitions. The first is that the Jewish Jesus from Galilee is different than the Jesus who has...
Trinity was revealed throughout Scripture. He is an integral part of everything that was done and said. It is through the Spirits ...
is a biblical scholar and the other is a Christian ethicist, and they bring together their individual competencies to offer a comp...
of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...
interview is presumed to be with a fundamentalist Christian from the 1930s. 1. What are the origins of fundamentalist American Ch...
fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostoms writings had a uniquely formative impact upon the development of church doctrine and...
always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...
implications about the similarities and differences between religious faiths. The heated debate between the wise men illustrates t...
humility. Meek people tend to be on an even keel, they do not get angry or irritated with others, instead, they have enormous pati...
would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...
practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...
addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are t...
idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...
different. Contextual Theology Bergmann reports five models of contextual theology, originally identified by Stephen B. Bevans,...
from a Christian ethics position, I couldnt figure out how business fit into the whole mix. But I was surprised, and pleasa...
say that there are people in "our own nation" who are as ignorant of the Gospel as "South Sea savages," Carey grants the validity...
group. She is a long time friend of Iben, a fact that was not revealed when Iben applied for and got the job with the organization...
covenant and the new way. In Acts, Luke recounts acts of the Spirit. It is believed Luke wrote this to "establish Christianity as...
all sorts of unsettling events. This is a fictional account but it brings into play very real issues faced by todays population. ...