Essays 31 - 60
womans role in relation to her society in somewhat different ways. The differences between the Shia and Sunni sects are particula...
study the Vedas. This particular Hindu book says that women "are entirely worthless creatures" (Dharma Universe, 2010). Even so,...
Masses, the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed. Jews follow the Torah. This is the same as the Catholics Old Testament. Judaism a...
comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...
it nearly incomprehensible to man. There are strong differences of opinion regarding what one must do to be saved but there is a...
prayers. This is very different in Islam. As most of us should know by now, Muslims pray five times each day, each time facing Me...
increasingly marginalized from public and private spheres. Once upon a time, prayer was permitted in public schools, and no one t...
of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...
tomatoes and carrots: eating the tomato does not adversely affect the tomato plant; eating a carrot kills the plant. Buddhism ...
painful as are disease and old age. It is painful not to have what we would like to have (Lorentz, 2007). In other words, life is ...
thee tribes have been encroached by modernity and some are now seeking more theological complexity. Robin Wright says that "cultur...
is linked is a fallacy. Fanaticism is associated with terrorism. Just the notorious murderer Son of Sam blamed his actions on his ...
In a paper of twenty pages, the writer looks at the role of religion in business practice. The influence of religion and ethics up...
personal unconscious, there is also "an infinitely more important collective unconscious" (Connolly 151). This refers to a "repos...
America, they worked very hard to convert the Native American Indians, who obviously did not believe in Jesus Christ. The new set...
conditions as they relate to the white man instilling religion into the slaves of the South. "In the 1780s, Methodists--who repr...
of voluntary association, such as union membership (Bruce, 2002). He also discusses the advent of television evangelism and the da...
This 5 page paper discusses the fact that Osama bin Laden and his followers are Muslims, and that Islam claims to be a peaceful re...
study the primitive, not because there was any one point in time at which religion could have been said to have begun, but because...
body, so, too, can the thought of God(or what he/she expects of a person) possibly influence the world, or motivate a culture into...
hold families together as some claim. Some experts believe that Protestant sects do little to hold families together, unlike Catho...
hostile world. She prepares for the day she will leave. She seems to have also learned that even if she survives the journey she p...
adherents and the West. Features of Hinduism Many Hindus endorse the idea of a transcendent God that exists "beyond the universe,...
of other races. In the worst manifestation of this characteristic we have discrimination or even hate crimes. This characteristi...
with ardour and faith" this is much broader, but may also be argued as week, as according this not only those beliefs that are hel...
the fight against same-sex marriage being legalized is largely influenced by religious ideology in the legislative and constitutio...
This research paper presents an overview of Buddhism. The topics covered include the religion's origins, its major concepts, and p...
In five pages this paper discusses the cultural importance of religion in a comparative analysis of the polytheistic Inca religion...
democracy is as fearlessly new today as when it was first proposed. "If it does not have to be reinvented, it certainly has to be ...
In 5 pages the common themes of family dysfunction and religion's 'being saved' are examined within the context of this story by J...