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The Buddha, the Prophet, and the Christ by F.H. Hilliard

heaven by his own choice (26). Although has the section on Islam next, chronologically, Christianity came next with Christs birt...

Kant's Views on Duty and Conscience

felt that a similar approach could be taken with regard to consciousness....

Cosmos Origins, Religion, and Science

period of time? The purpose of this paper is to use various sources written about the topic in order to attempt to answer this all...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Overview of Nepal Life

what the consequences will be in the context of the current fragile internal political situation in the country and on the future ...

Sex and Religion According to Judaism

force themselves upon their wives for sexual favors, and they are not allowed by faith to molest them. The Torah and Talmud both ...

Art and Religion of Ancient Egypt

point that there was a strongly ritualistic and shamanic element to funeral rites: pictorial representations of funeral ceremonies...

Sociology Contributions of Emile Durkheim

that views societies as moving, bit by bit, from "mechanically" governed societies, which are ruled by custom and religion, toward...

The Fundamentalist Middle East Society and Anti-Westernism

on greed for middle east resources, notably oil. They fear that the western culture, with modern conveniences and popular culture...

Influences on Culture

material products" (Bodley, 2002; bodley-text.html). In addition, it is often noted that "Culture also has several properties: it ...

Cardinal John Henry Newman and Flannery O'Connor

the contemporary novels of today. Rather, they are a means to an end. That end, of course being to illustrate Christian mysteries ...

Chi Kong Discipline

kinds of Chi which exist in our bodies: *Gu Chi (grain Chi) - generates our bodys energy(Cohen, 1999). *Kong Chi (air in lung) - e...

Modern Religion Evolution

have been formulated that propose how religious observance may have come about. One of the first theories proposed pertaining to ...

Ethnicity, Race, and Religion in the United States

It is always important, essential even, to keep in mind the fact that American society is a pluralistic society in which diversity...

Peter Terson's 'Zigger Zagger' and Patrick McCabe's 'The Butcher Boy'

though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined t...

Comparative Analysis of the Disciplines of Philosophy, Literature, Religion, and Science

most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...

Politics and Hinduism

untouchables are clamoring for their own rights and recognition. But during 1999, the Indian Union government, which is Hindu-run ...

Medical Treatment, Parents, Religion and the Law

even her mother and father over whether she should get blood transfusions to treat her leukemia. Doctors say that without the trea...

Religion and Its Second Generation Adoption

research has shown that children most often align themselves politically and religiously with what their parents practiced (Wilson...

Cherokee Indians and Religion

the Cherokee from their homelands, the establishment of a government reservation for the people, and the ultimate separation of th...

Concept of Divinity of God

that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...

Aspects of the Multiple Heritage Seen in Africa

born in Kenya, educated in Britain and currently teaching at Binghamton University, New York knows of what he studies (Binghamton,...

Religion in the United States

impartial form of government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendme...

Religion Curriculum in Schools

Perhaps the greatest similarities lie between the Christianity and Islam faiths; indeed, there are considerable concurrent issues ...

Subjective Truth and Soren Kierkegaard's Philosophy

by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...

African American Religion and How It Originated

west coast of Africa, but even within this area religious traditions varied greatly" (African-American Religion in the Nineteenth ...

Women and the Effects of Male Bias

the Type-Writer Girl" (Keep, 1997, p. 401). Interestingly enough, Kipling further questioned one of these "girls," only to learn t...

Metaphysical Perspectives of Georges Bataille

teachings concerning the Void, which is expressed in the Upandishads and the Gita (Continuity/Discontinuity). From this viewpoint,...

Post Second World War European Politics and Christianity

and social forces in Europe. The European Union is more actively supported it is found, by the more affluent and economically sou...

Anatomy of the Sacred

methods presented by Livingston, and where they may well fit, we provide a brief look at the approaches, beginning with literary c...