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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...

Roman Society in the First Century

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

Built in Conflicts in Religions

for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Islam

believe Jesus (Isa in Arabic) is the son of God, or the human incarnate of God (Hasan, 2009). However, in Islam, Jesus is regarde...

Contributions of Paul to Christianity

covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...

Early Christians

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...

The Resurrection

This paper consists of five pages and discusses claims made by both theologians, John Dominic Crossan and Caroline Walker Bynum, ...

Four Topics Examined from a Christian Viewpoint

In five pages relationships, role of Christian husbands and wives, premarital sex, and Book of Proverbs' portrayal of temptation a...

Overview of Five Religions

most ancient religions. Monotheistic, Jews believe that creation is the work of a "single, all-knowing divinity" and that everythi...

Damnation and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages this paper discusses chivalry and Christianity in a presentation of the argument that Sir Gawain was not destined to...

Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies

In six pages this landmark fifteenth century feminist text is analyzed in terms of how the author portrayed the connection between...

Comparing Buddhism and Christianity

01B). As a people, Christians are bound by the convictions that they are to possess honesty, respectfulness, charity, kindness an...

Similarities Between Christianity and Islam

must begin with its very fundamental concept of unity of God (Tawhid). In this context, it is also important to note that the cree...

Redcross in Spenser's The Faerie Queene

In five pages this paper considers how the hero Redcrosse in Spenser's The Faerie Queen represents Christianity and justice. Two ...

'The Pardoner's Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

In seven pages this paper examines the Pardoner's actions within the context of Christianity in a pro and con assessment that conc...

Classical Era Transformation and Richard Tarnas' The Passion of the Western Mind

to accomplish this, Tarnas considers he authorship of men like Plato, as a basis for understanding the views of man and religion p...

Fear in Paton's, Cry the Beloved Country

is sick, Kumalo goes to the city to bring his sister home and to find his son, Absalom. When he arrives, he discovers that his son...

St. Augustine and His Impact

2001). In many ways St. Augustines life would serve as a bridge between pagan Rome and the Christian middle ages (ODonnell, 2001)...

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...

Christianizing the Roman Empire by Ramsay MacMullen

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

Christianity, the Early Roman Perception

This essay draws upon three writings from the second century to discuss the way in which Roman authorities perceived Christianity ...

Religious Beliefs, Importance to Nursing

This paper considers the role of patients' religion and how it should impact nursing care. The writer focuses on the way in whic...

Christianity in the First and Second Centuries

Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...

Overview of Hinduism and Christianity

This essay presents a discussion of specific traditions and beliefs relevant to the Hinduism and Christianity. Seven pages in leng...

US-China Trade 2008

Chinas "Exports to the U.S. rose 9.9 percent in the first seven months of 2008 from a year earlier after gaining 8.9 percent in th...

International Relations and Economics

United States was not always at the center of this development, particularly in the beginning. It came to be at the center, howev...

China's Role in the International Steel Industry

and put them to sound business use meant to be the only ones doing so. Business people did not recognize the value of competition...

Forecasting for a Fast Food Outlet

and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...

Socialization and the Individual

in Western culture. Consider, for example, the games played by rural Indian children and compare them to the games played by rura...