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Emile Durkheim Max Weber and Religion

Communist party and was devoted to building a better socialist society (Jacobsen and Polder 2008, p. 5). He conducted worker stud...

Religious Experience and the Brain

understandings, such as the idea that "the role of personal beliefs, expectations and experiences may interject bias into the inte...

WHAT DOES RELIGION “LOOK” LIKE?

Earthlings are religious, wed have to say that yes they are. The problem with Earthlings and religion, however, is that they tend ...

Science, Religion, and Being Set Free by Untruths in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

multimillionaire Julian Castle, who now resides on the Caribbean island of San Lorenzo. This impoverished country is also home to...

A SCIENTOLOGY OVERVIEW

Discusses the Church of Scientology and whether it is a "viable" religion or a brainwashing cult. There are 5 sources listed in th...

Women and Religious Abuses

In eight pages this paper examines how the religions of Islam, Judaism, and Christianity, commit several types of abuses against w...

Asher Lev's Journey and the Ideology of James Hillman

In six pages Chaim Potok's Asher Lev character is applied to an examination of the ideology of James Hillman with religion and chi...

Faith and Humor

In eight pages this paper examines the use of humor in religion and faith in a consideration of Jesus, Isaac, and faith supporters...

Maturity in Legacy, a Novel by James A. Michener

with methodical, journeyman style. As he told a radio interviewer in 1992: "My job is to be a hard-working man who sits at a moder...

Laws and Athletes

In twenty three pages this paper examines whether or not laws ensure that there is an equal 'playing field' for athletes regardles...

Renaissance Paintings of Jesus' Last Supper

In four pages this paper discusses how Rembrandt, Cranach, and Da Vinci represented the last supper of Jesus Christ in this consid...

Radical Elements of Judaism According to Huston Smith

1500 years before the Messiahs birth. The Torah contained 630 laws, including the Ten Commandment Law (ethical laws), such as reme...

Socially Relevant Plays of William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses the social relevance of William Shakespeare's plays in a consideration of such issues as daily ...

Warfare Thesis and Galileo

In five pages the 'warfare thesis' of Draper and White is examined within the context of the conflict between religion and science...

Differences Between the Cultures of Switzerland and Persia

In five pages the cultural differences that exist between these two countries and how they manifest themselves through communicati...

John Stuart Mill, Jean Jacques Rousseau, and Thomas Hobbes

In six pages this research paper examines religion and the state as viewed by philosophers Mill, Rousseau, and Hobbes. Three sour...

Symbolism in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea

In five pages this paper analyzes how loss, endurance, and religion are symbolically portrayed in this Ernest Hemingway novella. ...

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and Religion

In five pages this paper discusses Huxley's futuristic novel in a contrast and comparison of the religion of the Reservation and N...

Comparative Analysis of the Theories of Karl Marx and Jean Jacques Rousseau

at the essential nature of man. The nature of man is such that it is a favorite subject of philosophers. Hobbes for example sees t...

Rain Forests and Fictional Newira People

In five pages this fictional overview of a rain forest group includes the people's story of creation, religion, economics, and liv...

Primitive Religion Reflection

In three pages this paper discusses primitive religion and includes perceptions and personal experiences. Two sources are cited i...

Catholic Religion and the Sacraments

In six pages this paper discusses the Catholic religion in an analysis of the sacraments' significance. Four sources are cited in...

U.S. Religious Freedom

In six pages the U.S. church and state separation is examined in an overview that argues how the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amen...

A Comparison of Occidental and Islamic Cultures in 'The Venture of Islam'

This paper of 6 pages compares western culture and Islamic religion in terms of similarities and differences, providing definition...

Female Oppression and Islam

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Islam oppresses women in a consideration of whether it is rooted in the religion itself ...

1500 to 1700 English History

This paper examines England's history during this time period with such topics as religion, society, colonialism, expansionism, fo...

Swahili and Islam

In five pages this paper considers the historical relationship between the Islamic religion and the east coast African civilizatio...

Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer

Language (1946) According to Cassirer, "myth, art, language and science appear as symbols. . . in the sense of forces, each of wh...

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Argentina's capital is discussed in this seven pages overview that includes people, ethnicity, language, religion, climate, transp...

Religious Perspectives of Thomas Aquinas and David Hume

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of David Hume and Thomas Aquinas regarding religion and ultimate...