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Dignity of Difference by Jonathan Sacks

baffling questions, questions that are not answered with power or with wealth. He further indicates "Religion does" offer hope for...

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...

An Analysis of Purity and Danger

ideas. Some examples provided by the author respect the Jewish dietary traditions as well as ideas about sexuality and cleanliness...

Science, Religion, and Being Set Free by Untruths in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

multimillionaire Julian Castle, who now resides on the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo. This impoverished country is also home to...

The Modern World and Shinto

kami (gods or spirits)" that are linked to a variety of aspects of nature, from the earth and the sea, to the sky and the sun ("Sh...

The Transition of Shinto to the Modern World

describing kami in too theological a fashion, because oftentimes these spirits are not understood to be literal spirits, but rathe...

Cultural Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Troubles

Ulster to belong to the United Kingdom can be broadly aligned with their religious associations (Tonge, 2001). In Northern Irela...

Comparing the Empire of Ancient Rome with Ancient Greece

to Egypt would also pay homage to some Egyptian Gods such as Isis and Horus. In Britain and Gaul there is evidence of the Romans m...

The Double Edged Sword of Ethnocentrism

This paper examines how our culture determines who we are and who we associate with. When politics and, in particular, religion e...

The Subversion of Religion, Media, and the Democratic Process by Terrorists

East. These groups attempt to affect change by use of fear, intimidation, and terror with the organizational trappings of a religi...

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...

Protagonist and Religion in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

In five pages this essay examines the relationship the protagonist has with religion in an analysis of this novel by James Joyce. ...

Judaism and Feminism

In six pages conservative and liberal Judaism sects are examined in a discussion that considers the impact of the feminist movemen...

1500 to 1700 English History

This paper examines England's history during this time period with such topics as religion, society, colonialism, expansionism, fo...

Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer

Language (1946) According to Cassirer, "myth, art, language and science appear as symbols. . . in the sense of forces, each of wh...

U.S. Religious Freedom

In six pages the U.S. church and state separation is examined in an overview that argues how the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amen...

Laws and Athletes

In twenty three pages this paper examines whether or not laws ensure that there is an equal 'playing field' for athletes regardles...

Radical Elements of Judaism According to Huston Smith

1500 years before the Messiahs birth. The Torah contained 630 laws, including the Ten Commandment Law (ethical laws), such as reme...

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...

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...

Does the Resurrection Guarantee the Afterlife?

Jesus Christ, 2001 and See Also Badham, 1976). Innumerable disparate bodies of evidence and divergent theories exist, and a...

Religion and Morality Views of Freud, Nietzsche, Ibsen, and Dostoyevsky

In eight pages the perspectives of Nietzsche and Freud regarding morality and religion are examined as they are portrayed in Enemy...

Public Schools' Constitutional Rights and Religion Court Cases

In five pages the issue of religion in public schools are examined in the case progression of Everson v. Board of Education, Engel...

Human Nature Approach of American Philosopher and Psychologist William James

In six pages this paper examines William James' philosophy of human nature with religion a primary focus. Four sources are cited ...

The Goddess vs. Christianity

Many modern feminists have embraced the worship of the Goddess as more liberating and less patriarchal than most mainstream monoth...

2 Philosophical Questions Examined

the belief that God created all plants and animals, as well as the universe itself, as recounted in the Old Testament. Evolutioni...

Individuals Dying for Their Religions

sure, this mission has made for significant intrigue. When one looks into the death of Becket, one will quickly realize that the ...

Middle Ages and Daily Religious Involvement

by parishioners. By the Middle Ages, most of Europe still lived under feudalism; that which did not was purely barbaric. T...

Religious Perspectives on Homosexuality

views regarding homosexuality. The Catholic and Jewish religions are unique in their adaptations, however, in that church doctrin...

Religious Faith and Elie Wiesel

In six pages this research paper examines how Wiesel's religious faith is reflected in his writings and the role of religion in hi...