Essays 361 - 390
impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...
is only one truth and it is this truth that all Christian churches should be promoting. Citing another author, Wells reports that ...
p. 12). It was not until William had to seek new employment because his employer died that he began to take an interest in religi...
Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...
obvious, even if one had not heard the laws of God as such, this ignorance has never constituted an excuse for sin. As this indica...
the universal models there are ideas of the way that good will reveal the good news, before death or after death at either immedia...
including "Aaron and his successors" and "Moses and the Prophets" (Maas). Paul pictures Christ as being above the choirs of angels...
in Galatia." After his salutation, Paul goes right to the heart of the matter, which is that the people have been thrown into conf...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...
the religion the people already possessed. What was different was the book that he would begin to orally present, the Qoran which ...
Christ. The polytheistic society of ancient Greece was already moving toward belief in a single god by the time of Plato and his ...
a Prophet. Gregory makes a case for Christ as well as for the fact that the bible should not be taken literally. Of the latter poi...
from its past and divorced it from having any real sense of future. "The past becomes merely a theme park to visit occasionally fo...
come after Plato, not before. (This example is found in Book VII of The Republic, which is available online.) As Im sure youll ...
This essay draws upon three writings from the second century to discuss the way in which Roman authorities perceived Christianity ...
Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...
This essay presents a discussion of specific traditions and beliefs relevant to the Hinduism and Christianity. Seven pages in leng...
of the "second death," the experience of the absence of God and thus of a meaninglessness without light. (Ryan, 1997) Aspects...
In five pages this paper examines how the Sermon on the Mount preached by Jesus represents and reflects Christianity beliefs and t...
In fifteen pages this paper discusses how religion and the church evolved in a consideration of John Wesley, William Carey, Isaac ...
This paper consists of five pages and discusses early Christianity in terms of Gnosticism's role and purpose. Six sources are cit...
In four pages Christianity is discussed in terms of women's roles with references made to Her Story Women in Christian Tradition ...
This Christianity Today article on the author's views of war is reviewed in four pages. There are no other sources listed....
same. "Transcendence is experienced as addressing man and charging him with responsibility..." (Werblowsky 12). Once a person ha...
In seven pages Christianity is examined in terms of the importance of shrines, holy wells and healing sites like Lourdes. Four so...
In twelve pages Charlemagne's many roles are considered in terms of whether or not he should be regarded as a crusader for Christi...
demonstrates her own fall from grace. It is because of her distraction with evil -- the Misfit, whom she deems is a quality and u...
In five pages St. Augustine's Confessions is examined in an overview that includes the theologian's views about the natural, physi...
In ten pages this paper examines Pope Gregory's letters and their influence upon the spread of Christianity throughout Medieval Eu...