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Works of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Augustine, and Saint Paul

appetite for sex...amounts to being enslaved" and is essentially a sin (Armstrong, 1998). Armstrong (1998) indicates that there ...

Comparing the Gospels

as actively participating in his fate, rather than demonstrating passive acceptance. In the synoptic gospels, action is, for the m...

Christology of Paul Johannes Tillich

biography provides insight as to the factors that led him toward his particular christological perspective. Biographical backgrou...

Biography and Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...

Exegesis of 2 Corinthians 3:12-18

as this passage shows. Examination of the passage 3:12 : Therefore, since we have such hope, we are very bold (NIV). Because of ...

Cultural Variatioins on Death and Dying

death. For some families extreme suffering is something to be avoided even if it means that they resort to extreme measures such ...

Gospel Accounts of Jesus's Anointing

a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt. 26:10-11). Jesus goes on ...

Christology of Matthew Fox

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

Passover Exodus 12-13 : Exegesis

proving background and an exegetical discussion. Commentaries and other authorities are referenced in this paper. Historical Con...

Hypostatic Union : Jesus As God And Man

a core belief of Christianity that one can find on any Christian Church Web site, regardless of whether that organization is a mai...

Religious Pluralism and Christian Theology

2008, p. 394). This led to the consensus that "just one form of religion" had to be imposed on the native inhabitants of diverse l...

Conventional Theology and The Passion of the Christ Film by Mel Gibson

slapped him and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ, Who hit you?" All Gospel accounts agree that Jesus was brutalized at this point, bu...

Christian Worship Music and Theology

of worship. Canticles are a part of todays liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church" and "The first written chants were associated wit...

'Evil' Problem and Confessions of Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper examines how evil is conceptualized by St. Augustine of Hippo in this early theological text. Three sour...

Life and Teachings of Jesus

my Beloved, with you I am well pleased (Luke 4:32) (Willimon, 2001, p. 7). The scene reminds the reader of the account of the crea...

Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest 1997 Instruction

Functions. Pope John Paul II cautioned local parishes here, warning that even thought there may be a shortage of ordained priests,...

Religious Extremist Movements

that are more passive and believe that "God will punish" or "evil will be punished" much less threatening than those that say "God...

Parousia and the Son of Man

Man, 2005). One of the most remarkable features of the phrases use in the Gospels is that is used exclusively by Christ and is nev...

1 Thessalonians and an Exegesis of Chapter 2, Lines 1 through 12

blamelessly we behaved toward you believers; (11) just as you know how we were exhorting and encouraging and imploring each one of...

Biblical Scripture's Doctrine of Inerrancy

unique personalities and writing styles (Thiessen, 1979). Theissen explains that the Holy Spirit supervised these writers to insur...

Menno Simons and the ‘Radical’ Reformation

the Reformation had yet to influence the church policies of the Netherlands, and was limited to "local resistance to the sacrament...

Aquinas by F.C. Copleston

education, Aquinas was exposed to the work of the ancient Greek philosophers. Throughout his writing , Aquinas worked out a relati...

God's Doctrine as Interpreted by Gordon Kaufman, Pamela Young, and Sallie McFague

evil, was literally personified in the body of evil curses, evil spirits and superstitions. Now, of course, for the most part peop...

Bach/Cantata #61

2, 1714 (Whittaker 146). After examining the scriptural reading for this Sunday lesson, the first question that comes to mind is w...

Mark 9:38-50 Exegesis And Sermon

Bible 1995, p. 1489). Marks Gospel is written in rather straightforward and simple language. Mark seems to go from one event in C...

Dogma, Reflection on a Film

Jesus" (Blake, 1999, p. 20). Glicks idea is that the crucifix is too depressing as a symbol. He says, "Christ didnt come to earth ...

C.S. Lewis/The Great Divorce

pretensions that keep them in Hell, and stay in Heaven, that is, not to get back on the bus for the return trip. Lewis reveals l...

Ethical And Theological Issues: Compare/Contrast

cannot raise a reaction from the person at whom he is shooting spitballs will soon give up in defeat since the entire gratificatio...

The Gospel of Luke: Social Justice

refused and reminded the rich man that he had received many good things during his lifetime while Lazarus received many evil thing...

Pastoral Ministry - Case Study

Claire persisted - "But God will end good people to hell?" The Pastor also commented that since he did not know what was in the ma...