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Christian and Jewish Ethics

strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...

Theodicy in Christianity and Buddhism

tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...

Phyllis Tickle's Recent Book on Christianity

Tickle writes that there is an upheaval in Christianity about every 500 years and we are going through one now. It is called the G...

Christianity and Greek Philosophy

The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 1 by Justo Gonzalez

1: The Call for Reformation Justo L. Gonzalez begins chapter 1 of his text on Christian history, The Reformation to the Present D...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 2 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 2: Martin Luther: Pilgrimage to Reformation Martin Luther Justo Gonzalez begins his discussion of Luther by describing ho...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 3 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 3: Luthers Theology The Word of God In this chapter, Gonzalez picks up Luthers story in 1521, which is when he appeared b...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 5 by Justo Gonzalez

5: Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation Zwinglis Pilgrimage Nationalism and humanism both contributed to the Lutheran reforma...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 6 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 6: The Anabaptist Movement The First Anabaptists In this chapter, Gonzalez addresses the criticisms that were leveled at ...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 7 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 7: John Calvin Gonzalez begins this chapter by identifying John Calvin, a theologian of the second generation after Luthe...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 12 by Justo Gonzalez

12: The Catholic Reformation The Reformation of Spanish Catholicism Gonzalez begins the chapter by pointing out that the needs fo...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 8 by Justo Gonzalez

8: The Reformation in Great Britain Henry VIII Gonzalez begins this chapter by describing the convoluted course of events that le...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 25 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 25: Political Horizons: The United States Gonzalez begins this chapter by briefly summarizing the sociopolitical atmosphe...

The Story of Christianity, Vol. II, Chapter 35 by Justo Gonzalez

Chapter 35: Protestantism in the United States From World War I to the Great Depression 750 Gonzalez begins this chapter by point...

Moral Values in Judaism and Christianity

ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...

Traditional and Non-Traditional Cultres: A Comparison

newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...

Soteriology - Doctrine of Salvation

comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...

Beti/Poor Christ of Bomba

see the truth, that is, that the Talas supposed conversion to Christianity is a delusion. A principal focus of Drumonts evangeli...

Mohammad and Jesus

of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...

The Passover

slaves rather than honored guests. Four hundred years later, God sent Moses to the current Pharaoh with the demand to allow the H...

Medieval Christianity and the Cathedral

medieval periods, which involved numerous activities of economic import, such as the "quarrying, carving and laying of stone, the ...

Spain’s Morisco Revolt of 1568

throughout the sixteenth century would have far-reaching future consequences. Section 2: The Defeat of Muslim Spain During...

William Blake And Christianity

in prints depicting architecture" (Bentley, 2009). Blake spent seven years with the Basire family and achieved a degree of success...

Analysis of Beowulf

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

Spread of Christianity and Development of Trade/Capitalism as Two Significant Contributions of the Middle Ages ‘Gothic World’ to the Phenomenon of Civilization

and had to rely upon trade and barter to exchange goods, services, and currency. Trade was the only means by which poorer classes...

Christianity Versus Islam : Prayer And Study

prayers. This is very different in Islam. As most of us should know by now, Muslims pray five times each day, each time facing Me...

A Memo to Constantine the Great: Recommendations for Christian Church Architecture

primarily made up of those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior. It is important, therefore, that we take careful, calcul...

Fair and Accurate? Evaluating Constantine’s Conversion

there is also the possibility that his refusal to do away with pagan practices entirely is because of his own adherence to them. ...

Jesus and Buddha

salvation" (Hanh). Buddhism holds that individuality is an illusion and teaches a belief in the "non-self" or "anatta" (Hanh). Chr...

The Influence of Medieval Christianity on Art of the Time

version is richly colored; Mary here wears a bright red robe as does a man who might be Joseph, who is in the background (Adoratio...