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FUNCTIONS OF THE ARDAY-VIRAF NAMA

Discusses the consoling factors introduced in the Arday-Viraf Nama and points out why people gain comfort from religion. There are...

A SCIENTOLOGY OVERVIEW

Discusses the Church of Scientology and whether it is a "viable" religion or a brainwashing cult. There are 5 sources listed in th...

Same-Sex Marriage - A Philosophical Analysis

In a paper of nine pages, the writer looks at the topic of same-sex marriage. Frameworks such as religion, politics, and ethical p...

Walker, et al (2004) Article Summary,

This article review pertains to the meta-analysis conducted by Walker, Gorsuch and Tan (2004), who examined how therapists integra...

Analysis Review Article on Religion and Secularism

This essay reviews an essay by Asad about the nation-state, religion, and secularism. There is one source listed in the bibliograp...

Similarities and Differences Between Buddhism and Confucianism as Experienced in China

there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...

Peter Terson's 'Zigger Zagger' and Patrick McCabe's 'The Butcher Boy'

though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined t...

Islam, Christianity, and Judaism Compared

and other changes are seen in the New Testament. While the New Testament to a great extent relies on the Old Testament, the change...

Religion and Its Second Generation Adoption

research has shown that children most often align themselves politically and religiously with what their parents practiced (Wilson...

Cherokee Indians and Religion

the Cherokee from their homelands, the establishment of a government reservation for the people, and the ultimate separation of th...

Politics and Hinduism

untouchables are clamoring for their own rights and recognition. But during 1999, the Indian Union government, which is Hindu-run ...

Medical Treatment, Parents, Religion and the Law

even her mother and father over whether she should get blood transfusions to treat her leukemia. Doctors say that without the trea...

Concept of Divinity of God

that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...

Religion Curriculum in Schools

Perhaps the greatest similarities lie between the Christianity and Islam faiths; indeed, there are considerable concurrent issues ...

Aspects of the Multiple Heritage Seen in Africa

born in Kenya, educated in Britain and currently teaching at Binghamton University, New York knows of what he studies (Binghamton,...

Differences Between the Cultures of Switzerland and Persia

In five pages the cultural differences that exist between these two countries and how they manifest themselves through communicati...

7 Dimensional Model of Religion by Ninian Smart

he was able to more clearly articulate the similarities of faith that exist among event the most widely divergent populations. Sma...

John Stuart Mill, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Hobbes

In six pages this research paper examines religion and the state as viewed by philosophers Mill, Rousseau, and Hobbes. Three sour...

Asher Lev's Journey and the Ideology of James Hillman

In six pages Chaim Potok's Asher Lev character is applied to an examination of the ideology of James Hillman with religion and chi...

Faith and Humor

In eight pages this paper examines the use of humor in religion and faith in a consideration of Jesus, Isaac, and faith supporters...

Socially Relevant Plays of William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the social relevance of William Shakespeare's plays in a consideration of such issues as daily ...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

Symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea

In five pages this paper analyzes how loss, endurance, and religion are symbolically portrayed in this Ernest Hemingway novella. ...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Religion

In five pages this paper discusses Huxley's futuristic novel in a contrast and comparison of the religion of the Reservation and N...

Comparative Analysis of the Theories of Karl Marx and Jean Jacques Rousseau

at the essential nature of man. The nature of man is such that it is a favorite subject of philosophers. Hobbes for example sees t...

Women and Religious Abuses

In eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...

Presidential Selection and the Impact of Religion

In five pages this paper discusses the selection of a President and how religion can affect choice. Three sources are cited in th...

Roman Culture and American Life

In six pages contrasts and comparisons are made between Roman culture just before its collapse and American life as revealed in go...

Arab Peninsula's Islamic Expansion

and their embracing of Islamic belief. "Following the death of Khosrau II in 628, then the Persian governor in Southern Arabia, B...

Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Its Religious Aspects

In ten pages this paper examines how the poet's proclaimed ambivalence about religion is undercut by the religious references in h...