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Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...

the Big Bang, that was the "source of mystical illumination" (Henderson). This completely undermines the Church dogma that God is...

encompassed as well. This view of good and evil has a very Eastern flavor to it, as Eastern religions, such as Hinduism, stress th...

as it is with pure identity based on the unique woman that Janie is. Janies life is one that is likely very realistic as many Af...

unimportant, appearing merely as part of the background and playing not real role in Janies life. In her introduction to the no...

carried through in any short amount of time; in fact, each step forward toward a modicum of religious harmony is often met with a ...

son or "the good shepherd" who leaves his flock in order to find a lost sheep (VanBuskirk). Paul pointed out this change in the co...

The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...

the idea of punishment; the God of the Old Testament is particularly fierce in his judgments. So perhaps morality is in reality f...

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...

when he has found what he sought, he wanders before every mans door with his song and with his oration, that all may admire the he...

the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...

main gods of the Sumerians included the god of water (Enki); the god of earth (Ki); the god of air (Enlil) and the god of heaven (...

As would be expected there has been a great deal of outcry about this particular ruling. For example, one senator stated, "This is...

been utilized in the protection of public interest, especially when issues of safety can be impacted by widespread public response...

Chief among notable theologians to undertake study of this matter is Jurgen Moltmann, and his philosophy is often referred to as t...

so clearly it is evident why the Indian people placed such importance on caste and took the entire system so seriously....

that can render a thought or a concept wrong. One can do a study one day to prove that cholesterol is bad, and then another day, a...

addresses the divine" (Smith PG). Greek mythology is replete with examples of how anthropomorphic gods influenced cultural behavi...

tells the reader that all the Romans desired, and more, would actually be found in the City of God. This is not to say that moneta...

human origins. He discusses the beliefs maintained by the three major Semitic religions and then discusses the role of Charles Dar...

In four pages concepts of religion, God, and transcendence are considered in a comparative analysis of Kant's philosophy and Hegel...

America, they worked very hard to convert the Native American Indians, who obviously did not believe in Jesus Christ. The new set...

with Sykes tormenting her with a whip that mistakes for a snake. This image carries with it the historical weight of slavery, as...

doubt and thought. If he thinks, then he exists: at least, his mind exists, since what he knows of his body is dependent, again, o...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

capable of undergoing so many changes with regard to appearance, temperature, solidity and so on as to be rendered completely diff...

of this passage implies that humanity resembles God, that is, that the human race is similar "in kind" in a manner that is analogo...

done to rein them in. Even many business people felt that capitalism had to be saved from itself because it was an economic system...