Essays 211 - 240
must begin with its very fundamental concept of unity of God (Tawhid). In this context, it is also important to note that the cree...
production and distribution system, something called perestroika (1999). That contributed to the breakup of the centralized struc...
In seven pages this paper reviews Lohbeck's text in an emphasis upon the roles of Islam and the CIA in the author's Afghan reality...
In eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...
In eleven pages Islam and slavery are among the issues discussed in this West Africa historical consideration that focuses upon th...
In eight pages Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are considered in a contrast and comparison of evolution theories. Six sources ar...
however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...
a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...
Like other writers, he sees the current position of women as reflecting the respect in which they were held in previous eras:...
that their God will ultimately rule the world, that the Jews have established the doctrines of faith and hope as the "two most pro...
of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...
Western conquest, similar movements were directed wholly or in part against Westerners. These include the Wahhabis and Faraizis of...
sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...
difference in the way that religion is practiced and interpreted. Growing rapidly in popularity, Islam is in fact spreadi...
by angry whites and the white social workers who farmed the children out to foster homes drove his mother to insanity (Dreyfuss 13...
analyzed the chemical composition of the cement through the use of an electron microscope. One of the scientists on the team descr...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...
are utilizing an ethnocentric approach or a prejudiced approach. When we are more open to facts rather than our own expectations ...
to pass judgment on dogmas source, i.e. "the closing of the door of ijtihad" occurred in Sunni Islam between the tenth and twelfth...
not accomplish this task until the end of time (Stepaniants, 2002). According to Zoroastrian cosmology, the history of humanity co...
The key elements in mysticism of any religion is a belief in something outside of ones self, a higher deity. Secondly, most...
existed a triangular relationship between Islam and Eastern and Western Christendom. The Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) was exempla...
religions, and political systems. Numerous world entities have agreed that all humans were entitled to certain basic rights and f...
leading many Americans to think very poorly of all Muslims and of Islam. This individual states that, "We must not allow the enemi...
events of the faith, such as God coming to earth in the form of man only once. It was also created out of love. "Although the worl...
Spanish). The Mexican Web site relies on more attractive visuals than does the Australian Web site -- the beautiful woman wearing ...
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...
sixteenth century when Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, nailed 95 complaints against the Roman Catholic Church on the church do...
from Christian forces, one of the first actions that they took on occupying the city was to allow Jews to reenter Jerusalem, havin...
This influence occurred even in the face of the ideological and geographical separation that existed between Christians and Muslim...