YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Jesus Before Christianity by Albert Nolan
Essays 661 - 690
Chapter 35: Protestantism in the United States From World War I to the Great Depression 750 Gonzalez begins this chapter by point...
The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...
ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...
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 expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...
This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...
newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...
be dealt with again at the second council in Ephesus and again at Chalcedon (Christianity in Egypt 1997). This eventually led to w...
(Robinson, 2011). These are all elements within each religion. At the same time the textual elements are often interpreted by va...
covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...
most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...
at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...
only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...
believe Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is the son of God, or the human incarnate of God (Hasan, 2009). However, in Islam, Jesus is regarde...
tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...
managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...
and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...
It might be contended that the development...
strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...
for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...
20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...
peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...
practice of prayer in the two religions is very different. Christianity calls for steady and ongoing prayer. They praised God, ask...
finance, for example, God and business are mutually exclusive. How could God be working through business, people might ask. Take a...
study the Vedas. This particular Hindu book says that women "are entirely worthless creatures" (Dharma Universe, 2010). Even so,...
of the Divine somewhat differently than do Christians, as while they believe in a variety of "celestial realms," which includes be...
have had too much wine" (Acts 2:13). Peter addresses the crowd, pointing out that the men are sober and relating this mira...
While there are some basic similarities between Christianity and Islam, there are also many differences. Both religions have...
the Middle East and North Africa that religion has its foundations, it was only in the fifteenth century that the centre of Christ...
(Hammond). Some fled to the southern Alps. John Wycliffe from England and John Hus from Bohemia have been called pre-reformers. ...