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Christian Worship and the Sacraments

By the 5th century, Christianity in the West was guarded by the bishop of Rome, the pope, who was the "final custodian of the doct...

Early Christianity and Imperial Attitudes

where "The hand of the Lord prevailed and the forces of Maxentius were routed (Lactantius 8). Maxentius was driven into the Tiber ...

Personal Freedom and Religion

personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...

The French Lieutenant's Woman, Christianity and Paganism

she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...

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 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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

William Blake And Christianity

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

Spain’s Morisco Revolt of 1568

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

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 ...

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...

Analysis of Beowulf

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

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. ...

Three Historical Points

found seems to be religious in intent, but no one is sure (Swanson, 1998). The civilization reached its height in about 2500 BC an...

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...

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 Relevance of Buddhism Today

the world and the way things work. The philosophy is practiced in many countries including Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietna...