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Chapter 11, Gonzalez, The Early Church

of Early Christians Gonzalez begins this chapter by pointing out that surviving documents by the leaders of the church or those d...

Chapter 12, Gonzalez, The Early Church

Gonzalezs text, "The Great Persecution and the Final Victory," focuses on Christian persecution under Diocletian, which is charact...

Social Disorganization and Organized Crime

concerning problems of our time. It has both direct and indirect impacts on the physical and philosophical infrastructural featur...

The Primacy of Christ in Colossians

always been a problematic issue. To begin with, context is absolutely critical when one attempts to interpret a passage from the B...

Four Dissertations on Interdisciplinary Social Work

as expressed through collaborative efforts, that seemed to exert the greatest benefit to the acquisition of communicative behavior...

A Review of Perkins' "With Justice for All"

issue of social injustice. While this is necessarily a broad and multifaceted topic, Perkins does a good job of hitting the key po...

Old Testament Devotionals and Contemporary Interpretations

poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and t...

Teachers' Roles in Character Education: Examining the Controversy

ongoing debate about how much and how far the educational system should influence children. Is it appropriate for that system and ...

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...

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 ...

Developing a Conscience

When we accept His will, we know that we are responsible for our own actions so it begins with a desire for good, to do the right ...

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...

Comparing Christianity and Buddhism

of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...

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...

Interview with a 1930s Fundamentalist

interview is presumed to be with a fundamentalist Christian from the 1930s. 1. What are the origins of fundamentalist American Ch...

"Baptismal Instructions" in the Faces of Chrysostom

fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostoms writings had a uniquely formative impact upon the development of church doctrine and...

Emerging Christianity in the Book of Acts

have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...

Exegetical Examination of Acts 2:42-47

(Net Bible). This choice is due to the interpretation that, in this context, these statements describe the beginning of various pr...

Book Review, Birch and Rasmussen

is a biblical scholar and the other is a Christian ethicist, and they bring together their individual competencies to offer a comp...

Christian Ethics, A Reflection

as Luther, have been wary of the virtues, regarding the quest for virtue as a path that can lead to self-righteousness, which is "...

The Early Church, Part 3: Medieval Christianity/Gonzalez

New Order, Chapter 26 The Barbarian Kingdoms: Gonzalez points out that while, the Roman perspective was that the invaders were si...

Birth Control and the Catholic Church

this new mandate. Catholic universities sent letters to the President asking him to exempt all religious individuals and instituti...

Theology and Philosophy in the Church

Aquinas. There is a lack of unity in terms of theology. Aquinas attempted to solve this very problem during his time. Aquinass wor...

An Outsider’s Experience at an Apostolic Pentecost Church

Religion can be one of the biggest defining factors in culture. Some religions are radically different than others even in...

"The Dream of the Rood" Analysis

Rood indicates he was "taken from my stump, strong foes seized me there". Just as the poem casts Christ in a militaristic warrior ...

Beowulf and Pagan and Christian Values

worth in the final reckoning (2250-2252). The fatalistic nature of the passage is emphasized by the use of language evoking imager...

A SCIENTOLOGY OVERVIEW

Discusses the Church of Scientology and whether it is a "viable" religion or a brainwashing cult. There are 5 sources listed in th...

Hollywood Worldviews by Brian Godawa

and intriguing guide that advises readers on how to watch movies from a Christian perspective. Godawas purpose is not to evaluate ...

Institutions of Higher Learning and the Supreme Court

or activity receiving federal financial assistance" (Kaplin & Lee, 2007). In particular, the case examines how this relates to gen...