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is "claiming that they think that it is the truth" (Wikipedia). However, it may turn out that they were mistaken in their belief,...

to stand in the way of colonial development for some time. In short, they were quite united and yet separate and as such are consi...

The authors recognize how utilizing this single Chicago community is not sufficient to represent the entire Chinese American popul...

being mentored by an elder; 2) those who received their ability to heal as a divine gift; and 3) those who were born with the abil...

interest in Haitian Voodoo (Rhodes, 2001). He stayed with Celie and was thus introduced to many vodou rituals and ceremonies (Rhod...

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

beliefs by refraining from eating," the court didnt agree. The court held that even if the children were mature enough to exercise...

example, one of his main analogies is to compare the irrationality of religious loyalty to the phenomenon of falling of love, whic...

political parties except something called the "Muslim Brothers"; it also created a single organization, the "Liberation Rally," to...

African slaves brought to the New World were sent to what is now the United States (Horton, 1997). Most of the rest went to the Ca...

beliefs and worldview of the nurse. Salladay (2006) in her review of A Christian Vision of Nursing Practice by Mary M. Doornbos,...

skirt to an emergency call will be significantly compromised when - upon running into a blazing house - she is unable to securely ...

soul that transmigrates from one body to another at death (reincarnation); and the law of karma that determines ones destiny both ...

2000, p. 40). This small number would of course have included those who believed as he did. Calvinism encouraged its adherents to ...

the just world theory. Some of those outcomes include: more satisfaction with life, in general, better mental health, better physi...

such a doctrine demands its adherents to examine themselves closely and constantly correct any "imperfections" so that they will b...

develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...

seems to possess a great deal of truth. According to Machiavelli, the conventional wisdom is that a prince "should try not to ins...

we have, as noted, a technique of combining papyrus strips, along with a gummy substance, which enables the mummy case to be flexi...

Mexico and other areas of central America, demonstrates a number of similarities with Egyptian culture: the main architectural for...

to the very essence of church worship, bringing forth "the power to speak to our heart" (Holladay, 2004). Sitting at pews and sur...

the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...

to think about it, ritual, or the act of performing ritual cannot be faked or deceptive. For example, one may be throwing a birt...

for war, but success really depended on a favorable relationship with the gods. This helps explain the importance of the priestly ...

having the "same" culture.4 The slave-trading colonial powers saw this vast territory as a single place, a single country occupied...

emotional aspects and familial storylines which had not been present in any great extent in either the Egyptian or the Mesopotamia...

time of the Reformation, which dictates that the Bible alone offers teachings that are valid (Madrid, 2005). Catholics reject this...

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...

and free them from years of persecution (Jesus Institute, 2005). Since Jesus came in peace, many did not accept Him as the true Me...

encouraged their initial growth and continued development overtime, which also served to contribute to their unique characters. I...