Essays 361 - 390
Christ. The polytheistic society of ancient Greece was already moving toward belief in a single god by the time of Plato and his ...
particularly interesting examination of the variation that exists even in the face of a transcending moral code can be made with a...
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...
over the centuries, and in those changes we can see the way in which the teachings of the religion have turned outward to impact t...
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...
including "Aaron and his successors" and "Moses and the Prophets" (Maas). Paul pictures Christ as being above the choirs of angels...
come after Plato, not before. (This example is found in Book VII of The Republic, which is available online.) As Im sure youll ...
of art etched into wood tablets, metal and on engraving plates. The religious overtones were highly pronounced and most of the wor...
most significant cons, according to critics, is President Bushs imperialist implication. Since the events of October 11th, Presid...
this might be. What is most astonishing is that in the past those Christian states did not provide the best of possible climates f...
They believe that there is only one acceptable religion and that is theirs. Things are beginning to change in modern society, how...
points of doctrine, particularly in regards to controversy over whether Judaic custom was still applicable to Christians. Missiona...
(Constitution, Apostles, 1996). The creed derived its name from the initial belief that it was written by the Apostles on the tent...
the sun, mountains, lakes, other aspects of nature and even some animals and humans and because of this Shinto is referred to as a...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...
of this passage implies that humanity resembles God, that is, that the human race is similar "in kind" in a manner that is analogo...
evil, was literally personified in the body of evil curses, evil spirits and superstitions. Now, of course, for the most part peop...
eternal soul and reap what you sow....Christianity" maintains "the notion of an eternal soul, a single lifetime, and eternal bliss...
and was replaced by Claudius (41-54), the emperor whose forces conquered Britain. Nero followed him and when he was overthrown, Ro...
By the 5th century, Christianity in the West was guarded by the bishop of Rome, the pope, who was the "final custodian of the doct...
she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...
where "The hand of the Lord prevailed and the forces of Maxentius were routed (Lactantius 8). Maxentius was driven into the Tiber ...
islands as slaves (Crawford, 2001). It was created from necessity for the slaves to continue practicing their native religion with...
the way it was lived" (BBC World Service, 2003). If an individual has lived a bad life, refusing to accept Jesus as Savior and God...
he sought to bring truth to others. Does Socrates Do Evil? From Kierkegaards position it is perhaps truth that all people do e...
of itself, is not the end of the line in relation to the state of religious toleration, inasmuch as its very definition is that of...
became less sure of their eternal salvation (Council, 2004). Thus, the tenuous relationship between government and Christianity m...
In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...