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Creating an Outreach Ministry/Pastoral Marriage Counseling

addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are t...

The Language of God by Francis Collins

idea of a scientist who believes in God is inconceivable. Science with its rigorous examination of cause and effect, its strict de...

Christian Theology, Family, and Marriage

covenant of irrevocable personal consent" and that procreation was not the sole purpose or the basis for the union (Lawler, 2001, ...

The Book of Matthew, Chapter 5

humility. Meek people tend to be on an even keel, they do not get angry or irritated with others, instead, they have enormous pati...

Christian Art n the Middle Ages

most trusted advisers and he penned the Opus Caroli, which stated the position of the Carolingian court on the issue of whether or...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave: A Metaphysical View

would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images" (Plato, 1969. p. 409). He then likens the philosopher to a prisoner who ...

Two Characteristics in Christianity and Islam

practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...

Comparing the Christian Account of Our Creation to the Yoruba Creation Myth

warm and light the new creation (Awolalu, 1996). Obatala then made human figures from dirt, human figures that were varied and co...

The Primacy of Christ in Colossians

always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...

Rev. Billy Graham Life and Achievements

p. 12). As we can note, right from the beginning Graham was not a man who approved of strict guidelines and rules when it came to ...

Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist Initiations of Christianity

Holy Communion. BUT, there are no theological reasons. The arguments on each side will be presented. The Sacraments of Baptism, C...

Alexander Campbell and the Christian System

newly emerging country. His treatise, The Christian System, was designed for both the layman to read and understand, but also f...

'Beowulf' and Its Representation of Heroic and Christian Traditions

a rather powerful enemy. Thus, one sees heroic feats on either end, but also, there is Christian love and the love of a parent tha...

Christian Views on Evil

story has on an impressionable young mind. What did Isaac think and feel at the time? What must he have thought when he was bound ...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Cultural Products, and Religion

hairy feet. As this suggests, they are humble beings, not heroes. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is uncle to Frodo Baggins, entrusts ...

Two Articles Compared Regarding Business Ethics

business ethics. The first, they maintain, was launched in the defense industry during the 1980s, when reports of military contrac...

Personal Ethics Development

his relationship with God (Smith, 2001). Based on this description and my own upbringing and early training, my own decisions re...

A Discussion of Christian Elements in the Epic Poem Beowulf, and in the Character of Beowulf Himself

the first great epic poems of English history is thought to have been written around the time of the first half of the 8th century...

Saint Patrick's Life, Humility, and Courage

blessing of the Pope, to convert pagans to Christianity. "Indeed, Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. Through active...

Impact of Islam on the Pre Crusades Christian Islam

conception of the medieval period is that the Catholic Church was a lone beacon of light, preserving ancient knowledge until such ...

Church Elders and Ecclesiology

logical that the same sentiment would apply to the post of "elder" as well. While not stated overtly, the clear implication is tha...

Martin Luther and Erasmus

work he "He tells us that he wrote the Praise of Folly in a week, while staying with More and waiting for his books to turn up.......

The Sources of Christian Ethics by Pinckaers

views should be assessed and aligned. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians that they should make the most of every oppo...

Visual Arts and Religion

life that one would want to aspire toward. And, typically, as in a religious painting, the consequences of not choosing the faith ...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Issues on Feminism

causes of unemployment may be the advent of the minimum wage law, inasmuch as minimum wage increases have caused pay scales to cha...

American Society and Christian Education

this issue before settling upon a concept known as "the common school," which was implemented in Massachusetts and New York during...

The Upanishads and the Atman

same in his "Heart Sura" (Upanishads). The term "Atman" refers to the immortal aspect of mortal existence (Atman-the Soul Eterna...

I Will Bear Witness, the Diary of Victor Klemperer

numbers of people who had always defined themselves as proud citizens of the country? It is important to understand that Klemperer...

Reconsideration of Incarnation

"Christians" would gather before dawn and recite a "hymn" to Christ, as if "to a god" (Shelley 22). These hymns, which can be date...