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Essays 211 - 240
from Christian forces, one of the first actions that they took on occupying the city was to allow Jews to reenter Jerusalem, havin...
basis of the religion (Esposito, 1978). This began his quest for a true religion. Muhammad believed that both Judaism and Christi...
the local political process (Ceasar, 2005). The Dawa party which is religious based was the top winner in that election (Ceasar, ...
And finally, can the nature of Jerusalem as a "sacred space" for all three faiths "throw any light on the conduct of politicians a...
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...
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 ...
Christ. The polytheistic society of ancient Greece was already moving toward belief in a single god by the time of Plato and his ...
the universal models there are ideas of the way that good will reveal the good news, before death or after death at either immedia...
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...
from its past and divorced it from having any real sense of future. "The past becomes merely a theme park to visit occasionally fo...
strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...
tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...
see the truth, that is, that the Talas supposed conversion to Christianity is a delusion. A principal focus of Drumonts evangeli...
comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...
and had to rely upon trade and barter to exchange goods, services, and currency. Trade was the only means by which poorer classes...
believe Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is the son of God, or the human incarnate of God (Hasan, 2009). However, in Islam, Jesus is regarde...
for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...
and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...
It might be contended that the development...
peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...
managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...
newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...
ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...
only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...
(Robinson, 2011). These are all elements within each religion. At the same time the textual elements are often interpreted by va...
at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...
most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...
primarily made up of those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior. It is important, therefore, that we take careful, calcul...