Essays 61 - 90
another level, it is a matter of theological truth. His goal in this study is provide evidence and links between these two realiti...
rationalize our mental processes. Beliefs such as those involving our ice sculpture are typically viewed from the foundationalist...
of Gods existence; even in "leaving" God to come to earth Jesus remained with the Father. Though physically separate, spiritually...
to unite theology and sociopolitical concerns within the framework provided by this school of theological theory. Rather than spea...
However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...
and Death are also stressed as fulfilling the prophecies of scripture, specifically in Isaias (Jacquier, 2005). Matthew 5:1-7:29,...
historical information, and perhaps shed light on various aspects of the possible truths within the New Testament. Introducing t...
The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...
by everyone.5 The all-important link that connects all rituals and practices, individuals to society/community, and believers to ...
As things now stand, much is lacking which prevents men from being, or easily becoming, capable of correctly using their own reaso...
First Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church was held at Nicea (also referred to as Nicaea) in 325 in order to address the topi...
this Sacrament is central to the Christian faith, it was an issue that had to be decided. The ruling philosophy at that time was ...
I chose you" (Willmon 7). Harold Quinley conducted a study in the 1970s that explored what factors contributed to making pastors...
liberation theology in the same way he developed his reinterpretation of salvation where his arguments are based on "practical pol...
one through reflection and study and one through an ecclesiastical authority. This difference is needed because if the laws were w...
an event between God and God because Jesus is God (Davide, 1999, p. 211; Henrick, 1984, p. 169). it is not an event between God th...
church. The laws and regulations may change but those changes take a very long time. Our society has changed dramatically over t...
seen in the Narnia series. For example, in the Narnia stories, a principal character is Aslan, the "Lord of the Wood," is a "Chri...
be a universal perception of morality, that is, on the existence of natural moral law, that is an innate sense that is common to a...
Matthew 19:3-12). In this passage, Jesus teaches that a separation alone does not break the marriage union, but rather a certifica...
New Testament is diverse and encompasses multiple and, sometimes, conflicting perspectives. One of the most intriguing of these ...
"Gods empowerment of women" (Richmond 133). In her preface to her plays, Hrotsvit specifically states her intention to present a...
that historical events entail. Therefore, Cone finds his starting place in his theological thinking with a historical analysis of ...
2008, p. 394). This led to the consensus that "just one form of religion" had to be imposed on the native inhabitants of diverse l...
(Raboteau, 2008). The slaves developed a "distinctive Christianity in which blacks figured as Gods chosen people awaiting their ex...
words of major scholars and theologians from the past and present to explain ideas. There is another statement the author makes ...
the loose that no one today seriously fears." Sweeney was not saying that everyone in the world should be afraid of this movement,...
his baptism, Jesus mirror the words of Isaiah 42:1, which state, "Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul del...
different. Contextual Theology Bergmann reports five models of contextual theology, originally identified by Stephen B. Bevans,...
points out that the authors approach their topic principally from the standpoint of church historians, and that their "vision of U...