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Jung's Mystic Considerations- Christ As Savior

This paper discusses Jung's beliefs as they relate to the idea of Christ as mankind's savior. The author discusses religious, psy...

Penance Rather Than Death in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

In five pages this essay discusses the moral belief in atonement as represented by the irony and symbolism featured in Oedipus Rex...

The Kingdom of Narnia by C.S. Lewis

In five pages C.S. Lewis is considered in terms of his life, his writings and his religious beliefs which influenced his work prof...

Defiance of Authority in Life and in Literature

In six pages this creative essay examines an event in which a college student had to defend beliefs and this experience is related...

Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche

In five pages this paper examines what Plato might think of the beliefs and theories of Friedrich Nietzsche and also discusses Nie...

Scientific Skills and Their Proper Uses

In five pages this paper assesses the observation made by sociologist Dorothy Nelkin, ''Scientists should restrain their tendency ...

Health Issues of African Americans in Modern Times

In this paper consisting of 5 pages, belief systems, specific health-care issues/problems and work hazards are discussed. There i...

Major Religions of the World Compared

Quran establishes a set of beliefs and is the basis of the religion (Esposito). Hinduism is a bit more flexible. It "is best regar...

Comparing Christianity and Islam

In nine pages Christianity and Islam are contrasted and compared in terms of their respective religious beliefs. There are five b...

Islamic Modernism and its Development

they to perform the will of Allah in a state that was governed by non-Muslims? During the late nineteenth century the Islamic ...

Islam, Fana Concept, Saints, and Mysticism

external worship. The practice of the Sufis, therefore, came into direct contradiction with traditional Muslim beliefs, teaching ...

Supreme Personal Being and Religious Experience

In five pages this paper examines a Supreme Personal Being's role in the religious experiences with beliefs addressed in the philo...

America and the Role of the Nation of Islam

In seven pages this paper discusses the contemporary American role of the Nation of Islam in an overview that includes doctrines, ...

Utah Mormons

In five pages this report discusses the Utah based Mormons in a consideration of their concepts, beliefs, and rituals along with a...

Judaizers and Khazars

Wilson (1992), the existence of Judaizers or "those that entice Christian Gentiles to the Judaist religion" was problematic in ear...

Cosmos, the Soul, and PreSocratic Philosophy

In five pages this paper examines the beliefs of the ancient world in a consideration of how the Mesopotamians conceptualized the ...

Citizen Duty According to Socrates in Plato's Crito

In five pages this report considers Socrates' belief that an individual's foremost responsibility is to the state. There are no o...

Culture, Religion, and Philosophy of Marcus Garvey's Rastafarianism

In eight pages this paper considers the beliefs of the Rastafarian movement. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....

Of Sound Mind and Body and Descartes

This research report examines rationalizations used by Descartes and his own belief system. Various issues are explored and scient...

The American Scholar and Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In five pages this paper examines these writings by Emerson in terms of how they reflect his beliefs that the future should be foc...

The World is Too Much With Us by Wordsworth

and that in the poems, he tried to transform these incidents and situations by way of his imagination and present them in a manner...

Are Immigrants Used as Scapegoats for National Ills?

In a paper consisting of nine pages the belief that immigration causes national problems in the economy and in society is discusse...

Political Controversies and the Theories of Mary Ann Glendon

In six pages Rights Talk by Mary Glendon is examined in a discussion of her controversial political beliefs. Five sources are cit...

Kindleberger on the World Economy

the overall health of a nations citizens can be used as an indicator of economic primacy is certainly debatable; however, the Worl...

A Reading of Fawn M. Brodie's Thomas Jefferson, An Intimate History

This paper provides an analysis of Brodie's historical biography of Thomas Jefferson. The author attempts to address various inco...

1940 Case of Minersville School District v. Gobitis

issues are difficult because the children are forced to comply with school policy. However, issues often surface if freedoms are t...

Homeopathic Philosophy Lectures of James Tyler Kent

In five pages this paper discusses how 'modern' man's ailments of the spirit, body, and mind can be cured by the beliefs contained...

Christianity Comparison and the Mic Mac Creation Myth

In twelve pages this paper contrasts and compares Christianity's belief with the account of the Mic Mac creation myth. Six source...

Spirituality and Death from the Perspective of Social Work

In a paper consisting of eight pages the inherent implications of social work are clarified as accepting individual beliefs and a ...

Early 20th Century Progressivism

In two pages this paper examines the origins of Progressivism in the United States and the beliefs they reflected. Two sources ar...