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Critique of James G. Hollandsworth Jr.’s The Louisiana Native Guards: The Black Military Experience During the Civil War

alike despite their willingness to risk their lives in combat. But as the text illustrates, racial discrimination was unfortunate...

Positivism

philosophers, and thinkers, to come up with new ways in which to examine the world around them. However, still yet, another author...

The Force of Religion in Nat Turner's Legacy

helps the student begin to give a brief overview and background of Turner. To begin with, a brief word is necessary about Turners ...

Columbus - Exploring Fact and Historical Distortion

the understanding of students, but reinforces the social privileges of the same social classes and national groups who have enjoye...

Analysis of To Kill A Mockingbird

of Harper Lees novel To Kill a Mockingbird, directed by Robert Mulligan, is a cinema classic that continues to move each new gener...

Did the Founding Fathers Really Intend for a Total Separation between Church and State?

The writer presents a comprehensive discussion on whether or not the founding Fathers intended for there to be separation of churc...

Book Summary Keener on Jesus

Jesus is an historical figure. He lived on earth, He called His disciples, He died, and He rose from the dead. The events reported...

Hawthorne/Scarlet Letter/Critical Perspectives

but while she wears a scarlet A, she changes the nature of this symbol with her needlework. She makes this A from- ...fine red clo...

Ephesians 4:1-6

were called-(5) one Lord, one faith, one baptism; (6) one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all (Ephes...

Pagan Religions and Christianity

Did Christianity borrow ideas and practices from pagan mystery cults. This is an allegation that has been popping up since the 19t...

Medieval Text/The Wanderer

pagan gods. He no longer has a "hall" and "a giver of treasure" (24a). To understand the mans dilemma consider what it means to th...

3 Reviews on Religious Books

a thumbnail description of the rise of modern science beginning in the sixteenth century. This discussion offers insight into this...

Why Be A Christian

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

Christianity and Islam

impossible to really illustrate the origins of the two as they involve many historical and religious ideals. For example, in relat...

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...

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...

The Bible And The Koran - Christianity And Islam

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

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...

Religious Fundamentalism and its Dangers

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

Basis of Judaism, Christianity & Islam

but rather on living according to Gods word in this life. Judaism introduced into the world a high moral standard of love and just...

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...

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 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...

Concepts of God

throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...

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...

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY IN TODAY'S RUSSIA

This 5-page paper compares Islam and Christianity in Russia. Also offered is a brief history of both religions. Bibliography lists...

Three Historical Points

found seems to be religious in intent, but no one is sure (Swanson, 1998). The civilization reached its height in about 2500 BC an...

Jesus and Buddha

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