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Jung & Maslow On Religion

personal unconscious, there is also "an infinitely more important collective unconscious" (Connolly 151). This refers to a "repos...

What is Hinduism?

adherents and the West. Features of Hinduism Many Hindus endorse the idea of a transcendent God that exists "beyond the universe,...

Divorce in America

hold families together as some claim. Some experts believe that Protestant sects do little to hold families together, unlike Catho...

U.S. South Before the Civil War, Slaves, and the Role Played by Religion

conditions as they relate to the white man instilling religion into the slaves of the South. "In the 1780s, Methodists--who repr...

Business Performance and Religion

In a paper of twenty pages, the writer looks at the role of religion in business practice. The influence of religion and ethics up...

Buddhism, An Overview

This research paper presents an overview of Buddhism. The topics covered include the religion's origins, its major concepts, and p...

The Same Sex Marriage Debate and Religious Discourse

the fight against same-sex marriage being legalized is largely influenced by religious ideology in the legislative and constitutio...

Catalysts for Altruistic Behavior

The concept of altruism has always been thought of as being at the center of Judeo-Christian religion but is it really? We all kno...

Doubt's Purpose in Religion

This essay discusses the role of doubt in religion as well as how different world views develop within the same religion. Three p...

AComparison of Religions Taoism, Native American, Confucianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism

however, which is present in all Native American Religions. That element is the integral tie between Native American spirituality...

Zoroastrian Religion's Purification Rituals

in the physical world was a constant battle between good and evil (Traditional Zoroastrianism). The major source for the teachings...

Society and Religion According to Jean Jacques Rousseau

to religion and instead evaluates religion solely on how well a particular form of religion serves the purposes of the state. Rous...

Scientology and Its Impact on Actor Tom Cruise

its members. From this perspective it is easy to see that Scientology has more than likely had as negative of an impact on Tom Cr...

Western Religion - Trends

faith, new scientific discoveries and theories appear to be offering support for many traditional religious views, particularly in...

Pornography, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity

was the reaction of Europeans to many aspects of Eastern culture when they first encountered it. However, Parrinder indicates that...

Religious Beliefs and the Theories of Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx

study the primitive, not because there was any one point in time at which religion could have been said to have begun, but because...

The Immediate and Remote Causes of the Attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center

This 5 page paper discusses the fact that Osama bin Laden and his followers are Muslims, and that Islam claims to be a peaceful re...

Critique of God and Contemporary Science by Philip Clayton

body, so, too, can the thought of God(or what he/she expects of a person) possibly influence the world, or motivate a culture into...

Overview of Hinduism

In eleven pages this research paper examines Hindu principles, beliefs, text, yoga importance, and the religion's Western signific...

Contrasting and Comparing Church, Synagogue and Mosque in Terms of Practices and Beliefs

to the very essence of church worship, bringing forth "the power to speak to our heart" (Holladay, 2004). Sitting at pews and sur...

Appeal of the Gnostic Religion

a simple one - they would provide man with Knowledge, and allow him "to control his own destiny When discussing the Gnostics it ...

XYZ University Core Values and Psychologists' Principles of Ethics

B: Fidelity and Responsibility: "Psychologists establish relationships of trust with those with whom they work" (American Psycholo...

U.S. and Religion

the world. Moore shows that quite the opposite is true. The message sent by this author seems to have merit. Children grow up in ...

Christology of Matthew Fox

and orientation. Fox argues that there is a "creation-centered spirituality" within the framework of Christian tradition that shou...

Death Penalty/Religion’s Ambiguous Position

housing a prisoner for life ("Revenge" 21). Social research suggests that support for the death penalty in the US stems from "vigi...

Karl Marx, A Life and A Philosophy

history. This paper describes his life, how he formed his beliefs, and what his contemporaries thought of him. It also discusses h...

Newspapers Their History and Their Future

Newspapers have played an incredibly important role in world history. For the last five hundred years of so, in fact, newspapers ...

Mary Rowlandson's "Sovereignty and the Goodness of God" and Religion's Role in the Text

numbers. However, early on, they read more like a church sermon that Mary had been conditioned to recite from early childhood. I...

The Depiction of Reality in the Age of Global Production

In all cases they may be seen as art that is breaking boundaries as they are seeking to break down social barriers and taboos, dea...

Protestant Religion's Lutheran Sect

needed (292). This was an important aspect. He was saying that the Pope was not really necessary, nor was the church, but rather i...