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Valentinus and Christian Gnosticism

"claimed to have been instructed by a direct disciple of one of Jesus apostles, an apostolic man by the name of Theodas. Tertullia...

Christian Views of George W. Bush

In five pages this paper discusses George W. Bush's Christian views and his distancing himself from powerful religious public figu...

Competition for Christianity

In a paper consisting of 5 pages works such as 'Notes from the Underground' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 'Brave New World' by Aldous Hux...

NonWestern Religions and Their Completeness

actual word, religion, comes from literally means bound to(Larue 2004). Thus, a person is dedicated toward living a certain way, b...

Paul's Christian Understanding and Faith Message in the Corinthians First Epistle, Chapter 15

as an example to those sinners. His central message preaches the truth that the grace of God is still available and attainable fo...

Great Britain and Early Christianity

In eleven pages this paper examines the Christian origins of Great Britain in a consideration of the Romans, Pope Gregory, St. Aug...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and its Christian Content

persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...

Power in the Pulpit How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons by Cleophus James Larue

illustrate the points they make. Larue himself is a preacher and scholar who is an associate professor of homiletics at Princeton ...

Fairytales and Their Importance

is true even of the fairy stories that originated with Han Christian Andersen, such as the Ugly Duckling (Zipes, 1985). Th...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Pacifist Just War Theory Analysis

the war has a specific goal in mind. NON-CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT The problem, the non-Christian would say, is that these rules are ei...

Christian Allegory and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Warren in his famous essay on "Mariner" stated the primary theme is that humanity needs to, somehow, live in harmony with Nature, ...

Church Elders and Ecclesiology

logical that the same sentiment would apply to the post of "elder" as well. While not stated overtly, the clear implication is tha...

Didache Manuscript on the Twelve Apostles' Teachings

of Life and the Way of Death; 2.) a rituale that deals with baptism, fasting, and Holy Communion; and 3.) the ministry (Chapman, 1...

Katie Eriksson's Nursing Theory

grounds that it is not caring at all but rather reduces the patient to a process component that needs medical attention. While tr...

Christian Counseling Pros and Cons

the same as other parts of the country, it would seem. One of the first Christian Counseling centers appears to have started in th...

Soteriology and Christology

perceived as Jesus being chosen by God to serve a divine purpose. This manner of perceiving Jesus was soon overshadowed by a diffe...

Ibo Society and Lost Male Status Following the White Missionary Arrival

head position was responsible for "settling family disputes, and because he controlled the channel of communication with the all-i...

'Jerusalem Delivered' by Torquato Tasso

the aid of Fortune herself as a guide, travel to the Fortunate Islands. There, they scale a mountain, fighting a dragon and a lion...

Black Studies and America's Cultural Assumptions

home, psychologically, is that all things French are worthy of being known, while anything that is the color black is associated w...

Jesus in the Qua-ran and in the Bible

is now dead (Jesus - The Quranic View, 2003). Those who would consider Jesus to be God, the Son of God, or part of a trinity are ...

The Prophetess by Njabulo Ndebele, Light and Darkness Images

encompassed in darkness. Ndebele uses phrases and words such as the following: He was anxious about where the woman was...

Christian Dogma in Beowulf

one true God. As this suggests, biblical allusions are plentiful in the Old English epic, particularly in regards to the Old Test...

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn and Christianity

the Christian and the truth regarding Christians as they hide behind the name of religion itself. Another excerpt occurs wherei...

Christian Virtue, a Pagan Villain, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In ten pages this paper discusses how Christian virtue is reinforced through the pagan villain in this Medieval epic. Two sources...

Troilus & Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer

In four pages this paper discusses how Chaucer rewrote the pagan interpretation of Troy's fall with the inclusion of Medieval Chri...

Christian Music's Mid 1980s' Revival

In eight pages this paper considers the mid Eighties' revival of Christian music. Eleven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Pre Christian Concept of God and Mystery Cults

In eight pages this paper examines the pre Christian Mystery Cults that emphasized God's 'mysteriousness' and discusses its myths ...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

Medieval Burial Rites and Christian Iconography

In fourteen pages the Middle Ages are considered in terms of iconography and Christian symbolism's influence. Ten sources are cit...