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The Beatitudes in Matthew

cognitively prepare the hearer for the evangelical message of salvation that will soon follow and the third interpretation is that...

Roman Catholic Beliefs About Lord's Supper

it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness...

The Ethical Philosophy and Moral Actions of Pope John Paul II

study of philosophy; it is a Church that asks questions, even when the answers may be difficult to accept. The members of the Soci...

Modernism And Religion

new, more modernistic approach. During this period, there was a particular emphasis placed upon rationalism, which was a theory a...

A Comparison of Five Religions

Koran, Jews follow the Torah or Tanakh (Rich, 2006), Buddhists follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama was is also known as the...

Doctrine of Original Sin

"disobedient choice of our first parents," there lurks the "seductive voice" of evil, which is "opposed to God" and therefore sedu...

Essential Church? Reclaiming a Generation of Dropouts

that church attendance plays an essential role in his or her life. In other words, the thrust of the book is not only to discern w...

The Indulgence Controversy

realize they could expand their power through indulgences (Spaeth et al., 18). For instance, special indulgences were initially gi...

Changes for the Roman Catholic Church 'New and Improved?'

This paper of 9 pages contends that the changes authorized by the Vatican since 1962 until 1996 have harmed rather than helped the...

The Status of Refugee under International Law

This international law paper is written in two parts. The first section examines international conventions, primarily the 1951 Co...

Life, Experience, and Gospel Labours, 1833, Course Reading Assignment

This 3 page paper gives an example of answers to reading questions about story written by Richard Allen. This paper includes his ...

Communications, Leadership, Church Organization

This paper presents the speaker notes to a twelve-slide power point presentation, khspnotchman.ppt, and pertains to the topic lead...

Justification By Faith

Justification by faith alone is what Paul preached. It was different than what the people had heard before. At the time he wrote t...

Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie

This paper discusses the accomplishments and ministry of Bishop Vashti McKenzie, the first woman to be elected bishop in the longe...

"Church as Forgiving Community," Summary and Reflection

This essay offers a summary of "The Church as Forgiving Community" by Chad M. Magnuson and Robert D. Enright. The article describe...

The Fight Against Slavery and the Bible

This paper traces the importance of religion in the fight against slavery. Ironically, although the African Methodist Episcopal C...

Sacred and Secular Music: Al Green's Path to God

This 8 page paper gives an overview of the position of both secular and sacred music within the African American Church. This pape...

Thoughts on Music and Worship

This essay pertains to the debate in Christian churches over what sort of music should be played during services, traditional hymn...

TheAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church, History and Ordination

This essay pertains to the history and ordinary processes of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Three pages in length, ...

Church of God in Christ (COGIC), History and Ordination

This essay offers an overview of the history and the ordination for the ministry processes that pertain to the Church of God in Ch...

History and Ordination in The United Methodist Church

This essay describes the history and ordination processes of the United Methodist Church. Three pages in length, three sources are...

Divorce and Remarriage, A Christian Perspective

This essay offers an overview of the issues associated with divorce and remarriage from the perspective of scripture and the Chris...

Examination of Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views

This essay pertains to Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views, which is edited by P.C. Kemeny and presents five perspectives...

Pastoring in the City

This paper reports an interview with an urban pastor. The writer identifies the pastor's theology and philosophy and provides a lo...

Koinonia, Views of L.F. Fuchs

This essay pertains to the perspective of theologian L.F. Fuchs on koinonia, a defining concept that characterizes the early Chris...

The Church and the Empire in the 4th Century

in the late Third and early Fourth centuries. Diocletian had ruled with an iron hand. He established a four-fold division of power...

Jefferson, Church, and State

The concept of just how related politics should be to religion has been one that has occupied the minds of the greatest thinkers o...

Methodist Church and Human Sexuality

to individuals, families and the social order" ("Human," 2004). The policy statement then goes on to indicate its opposition to ...

Comparing United Methodist to Russian Orthodoxy

"in the sacrament of Confession with a priest" ("The Sacraments, 2010). As with many Protestant sects, the United Methodist Chur...

Religious Freedom Thanks to Rodger Williams

in large part because they wanted to be allowed to practice religion as they saw fit. Given that, its odd to note that the society...