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How to Think About God According to Mortimer Adler

In five pages God's existence as it is considered within the context of Mortimer Adler's How to Think about God A Guide for the 20...

Venus, Mars, and Cupid in Roman Mythology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the Roman mythological gods and goddesses Mars, the war god, Cupid, the love god, ...

An Analysis of The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor and Brothers Karamazov

In this eight page paper the writer explores The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor as it compares to Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karama...

An Old Testament Lesson Plan

This paper consisting of ten pages describes how to teach adults Old Testament theology in a Sunday school environment and conside...

Abraham and God's Covenant

This essay consists of five pages and focuses on the Chapters 13, 15, and 17 as they relate to Abraham's covenant with God and how...

God and the Creation of Evil

This paper argues in five pages that God is the Creator of all goodness but that he allowed evil to exist despite the fact that He...

Biblical Basis for Worship

Law of Christ. The Israelites believed that the Spirit of God lived in the Tabernacle, which is why it was guarded so carefully. I...

Religion and John Updike

This essay focuses on three works of John Updike, which are his novel A Month of Sundays and his short stories "Wildlife" and "Far...

Leviticus and Christianity

does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...

What is a Religious Experience?

to God or to some type of "Ultimate Reality" (16). Such an experience differs from religious insight in that a religious insight ...

The Prophet Amos

sword (Amos 7:11). Amos explained who he was: "I was neither a prophet nor a prophets son, but I was a shepherd . . . But the Lor...

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe

Authors thesis and supporting arguments: With the previous information at hand it seems evident that part of his thesis is simply ...

Hume's Is-Ought Problem

to change moral systems developed before him with complicity in an illegitimate process of reasoning" (p.6). Essentially, he is as...

Hume's Ideas about the Distinct and Continued Existence of Objects

it is also the case that in general terms, people seem to believe what they see. They do not see atoms and they do see a solid mas...

Is Cannibalism Ever Justified?

one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...

Hume's Skepticism - An Overview

the importance of direct experience in the formulation of knowledge, is at the core of Humes overarching skepticism, which makes a...

City of God

something that happens to all the boys in this region of the city. They are clearly victims of the impoverished city as they are d...

Foreign Films

is made to truly feel for them, fear for them, and hope they survive. However, anyone who has watched both of the films will clear...

Biography and Arguments of Saint Augustine of Hippo

In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....

Educating God's Lost Flock in 'The Lamb' by William Blake

In four pages this paper discusses how William Blake educates others on the gifts from God humans possess in his poem 'The Lamb.'...

Explication of the Poem The Eternal Dice

In four pages this poetry explication considers the author's future world vision and anger regarding God....

Hypocritical Title of the 'Scottish Enlightenment'

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

Edward Humes' 'No Matter How Loud I Shout : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court'

This is a 5 page critical review that criticizes the nation's system of juvenile justice and its many shortfalls, emphasizing the ...

Critical Essay on Hume's View of Contracts

ever voted, by a tenth part of those who were bound to pay obedience to it " (Hume PG). One can take this notion a step further an...

Herakles Presentation by Playwrights and Artists

very opposing forces. There is an evident duality to Herakles. On the one hand, he has a compassionate side that truly wants to ...

Evil and Theodicy

the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...

Reason According to Descartes and Hume

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

Critique of Llewelyn and Hume Article on How Patients Perceive Therapy

style to be clear and unbiased. These were then categories by qualified psychologies into one of three groups, behavioural therapy...

Hume's Concept of Utility

may volunteer to go door to door to collect money for charity. Each makes use of leisure time. Yet, one might attach the actions o...

'Humean' Naturalism and Wittgenstein

neighbors. Such things do happen. When life happens, it is often unique and has little reference to the past. Yet, in examining t...