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Jesus and Buddha

salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...

Soteriology - Doctrine of Salvation

comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

Theodicy in Christianity and Buddhism

tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...

Contributions of Paul to Christianity

covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...

Early Christians

at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...

Liberal Christianity

only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

Emotional Intelligence and Leadeship

managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...

Christianity and Salvation

and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...

Christianity From Cult to Established Mainstream?

It might be contended that the development...

Above All Earthly Pow'rs By David F. Wells

is only one truth and it is this truth that all Christian churches should be promoting. Citing another author, Wells reports that ...

William Carey: Pioneer Missionary To India

p. 12). It was not until William had to seek new employment because his employer died that he began to take an interest in religi...

Critique : Why God Became Man By Lehman Strauss

(Lehigh, n.d.). There would be no churches and no charitable organizations (Lehigh, n.d.). And, there would be no promise of etern...

Machiavelli's Place in Medieval Society

of the day. There were Kings and Christians and those who were attached to Enlightenment ideals. In essence, Machiavellis world wa...

A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY: ITS INFLUENCE ON POLITICS AND SOCIETY FROM 2000 BCE TO 1500 CE

This 5-page paper examines the history of the Catholic Church and Christianity until 1500 BCE, and examines its influence on gover...

Medieval Christianity: Music and Sculptures

liturgy provided innumerable texts, all set to music in the style we call Gregorian chant. The church served as an important patro...

The Relevance of Buddhism Today

the world and the way things work. The philosophy is practiced in many countries including Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietna...

The Christian Influence in Medieval Literature

made of its mortality" (Dante 539). For Dante, then, "the way to God is found in human life. This was Abelards message. It was the...

Symbolism in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

/ Arrayed of the Round Table rightful brothers ... / the feast was in force full fifteen days" (37-39, 44). They are celebrating t...

The Lion of Judah and Christianity

adjective, describing Gods power and mercy" (The Lion Of Judah). It is also something that has been used in imagery, with a lion p...

Why Be A Christian

eternity. There is significant archaeological evidence supporting this "Book" (RBC Ministries). * Its explanation for life. All re...

Messiah Jesus Christ and Christology

including "Aaron and his successors" and "Moses and the Prophets" (Maas). Paul pictures Christ as being above the choirs of angels...

Christianity and the Influence of Plato

come after Plato, not before. (This example is found in Book VII of The Republic, which is available online.) As Im sure youll ...

Christianity and Whether or not Belief in God Has Become Less Important Than Belief in Jesus Christ

Christ. The polytheistic society of ancient Greece was already moving toward belief in a single god by the time of Plato and his ...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave and Religion

off than those who remain in the cave. Before delving into an analysis, it pays to explore the allegory as laid out by Plato. Wh...

Paul's Authority in Galatians

in Galatia." After his salutation, Paul goes right to the heart of the matter, which is that the people have been thrown into conf...

Early Christian Theology and Jesus

However, the historical record indicates that it was not long before the image of Jesus began to be detached from the historical J...

Concept of Spirituality

from its past and divorced it from having any real sense of future. "The past becomes merely a theme park to visit occasionally fo...

Christ's Teachings and the support of Gregory of Nyssa

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...

Christianity Models

the universal models there are ideas of the way that good will reveal the good news, before death or after death at either immedia...