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to the very essence of church worship, bringing forth "the power to speak to our heart" (Holladay, 2004). Sitting at pews and sur...
seems to possess a great deal of truth. According to Machiavelli, the conventional wisdom is that a prince "should try not to ins...
develops his inquiry into the contention to see if it holds up to scrutiny: SOCRATES: And when a jury is rightly convinced of fact...
at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...
a more intimate and personal approach to God than was provided by Sunni formalism and detachment (Lippman, 1995). The Sufis found ...
have purposefully separated themselves from the rest of society as a means by which to build a community of their own jurisdiction...
a result Europe was not loner unified to the degree that had existed for almost one-thousand years. While Martin Luther would ina...
may base a belief. Those who most support induction as the framework for forming beliefs think of it as a logical process that inv...
moon. This was possible because, Einstein theorized, that the same laws that govern the physics of nature must be true of things...
and the use of technology in the form of the atomic bomb laid waste to the concept of an egalitarian Utopia. The postwar world us...
In seven pages the Taoist, Buddhist, and Confucian concepts of 'nothingness' are examined in terms of how these ideas represent a ...
his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...
a leader? How should a prince behave? Although the motive for Machiavelli writing this piece, and the application of this work to ...
In seven pages this paper examines whether or not the human belief in God's existence is reasonable. Eight sources are cited in t...
In six pages this paper examines Judaism's beliefs, concepts, benevolence, and peace doctrine. Seven sources are cited in the bib...
Convention (SBC) has grown to 15.8 million members who worship in more than 40,000 churches in the United States. Southern Baptist...
example, one of his main analogies is to compare the irrationality of religious loyalty to the phenomenon of falling of love, whic...
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...
such a doctrine demands its adherents to examine themselves closely and constantly correct any "imperfections" so that they will b...
interest in Haitian Voodoo (Rhodes, 2001). He stayed with Celie and was thus introduced to many vodou rituals and ceremonies (Rhod...
enough of these will find their way into every branch of the legislation, to protect themselves...I think the best remedy is exact...
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...
In eight pages this paper examines Malcolm X in a consideration of his philosophical principles. Three sources are cited in the b...
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...
has many flaws. There is question as to whether or not the method really gets to the truth at all. In fact, one has to wonder whet...
The authors recognize how utilizing this single Chicago community is not sufficient to represent the entire Chinese American popul...
way of these principles that Machiavelli fashions the foundation of separation between religion and politics. Perhaps the m...
In seven pages this paper examines the first US congresswoman in a consideration of her life, her long career, and her steadfast c...
In five pages this report presents the philosophies of these men regarding their personal beliefs about God in a first person narr...