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

strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...

Soares Prabhu discussed the religious pluralism in India at great length, noting that all religions can find a home in India, even...

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

on which a religion is based. It is one of the forms of communication in the religion along with ritual activities, architecture a...

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

first arose, "on the basis that fundamental principles upon which the larger religious group is supposedly founded have become cor...

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

Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...

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

basis of the religion (Esposito, 1978). This began his quest for a true religion. Muhammad believed that both Judaism and Christi...

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

events of the faith, such as God coming to earth in the form of man only once. It was also created out of love. "Although the worl...

The key elements in mysticism of any religion is a belief in something outside of ones self, a higher deity. Secondly, most...

date). In order to fit into the economic Western world, many Jews have forsaken their heritage and do not rigidly practice the t...

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...

And finally, can the nature of Jerusalem as a "sacred space" for all three faiths "throw any light on the conduct of politicians a...

is shaping this violence. Some groups on the other hand may not actually participate in violent acts but they may idly support su...

at the other religions, we see that all three believe in the "Word of God" as a direct and personal message to Man from the Divine...

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

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

over the centuries, and in those changes we can see the way in which the teachings of the religion have turned outward to impact t...

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

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

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...

the religion the people already possessed. What was different was the book that he would begin to orally present, the Qoran which ...

In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...

existed a triangular relationship between Islam and Eastern and Western Christendom. The Council of Chalcedon (451 AD) was exempla...

became less sure of their eternal salvation (Council, 2004). Thus, the tenuous relationship between government and Christianity m...

obvious, even if one had not heard the laws of God as such, this ignorance has never constituted an excuse for sin. As this indica...