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Hinduism and Mythology

came about where concepts such as heaven, divinity, truth, the sanctity of birth, and sacrifice (2005). These were new concepts in...

Islam vs. Christianity, a Comparison

sixteenth century when Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, nailed 95 complaints against the Roman Catholic Church on the church do...

Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche on Joy, Will, and Knowledge

knowledge is not as important as faith. That is a significant difference between the two. At the same time, neither admits that hu...

Belief in God and Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard

when he has found what he sought, he wanders before every mans door with his song and with his oration, that all may admire the he...

Homer's 'The Iliad' and Free Will

the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...

Nature Imagery in the Works of Zora Neale Hurston and William Wordsworth

are not representative of nature and he finds refreshment and nourishment in his memories, and now in his seeing nature again. ...

Christ and the Theology of Karl Barth

of Gods existence; even in "leaving" God to come to earth Jesus remained with the Father. Though physically separate, spiritually...

Philosophically Considering the Existence of God

"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...

Overview of Odin, the Norse God

also suggests that battle was not only crucial, but perhaps desired. We also note that in some legends Odin sacrificed one of h...

Discussion of Christology

the christologies of the New Testament. Two of the most significant approaches are that of Paul and John. Maas (2004) points out...

Theme Treatment in an Example of Creative Writing

screen. He ran his fingers through his hair. At what point was it a sin to work? Perhaps his resultant weight loss was a sign from...

B.C. Johnson's Philosophy

to the theist these two elements are not inherently intertwined with one another. The baby did burn in the fire and the baby will...

Andrew Marvell's 'The Garden'

man knows truth. How can this be? It is through the very essence of man, through the essence of the tree and of flowers and of dog...

Existence of God in Swinburne, Rowe, and Hume

"experienced" internally in some manner, as well as externally via touch or logical use of the item in daily living. In thi...

Existence of God and Proof

Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, not in the realm...

The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

radicalism and there is no way of rationally communicating our way out of entanglements with those having this mindset. H...

Gods and Goddesses of Greece and Rome

does provoke Didos suicide one has to question to what extent he would embrace the label of hero. At the same time, besides the in...

Comparing Indian Hinduism with Chinese Taoism and Confucianism

in actuality are very different in ideology. It is important to clarify in our discussion of this relationship that the terms "Ta...

Evaluating the Sacrifice of Cain

In five pages this paper considers why God rejected Cain's sacrifice by using a variety of different concepts through which to exa...

5 Ways of St. Thomas Aquinas

be the first cause (Philosophy Online, n.d.). 3. Everything that exists at one time did not and may not at some time in the future...

Odin and Zeus Compared

feature and illustrate a very connectedness to the people they govern in their respective societies (Zeus and Odin, 2004). Their ...

Literature and Domestic Abuse

boy dizzy; But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy(Roethke). This is...

Gods and Oedipus

Each revelation from the Oracle only confirms what Oedipus is beginning to understand: he has been at the mercy of the gods whims ...

Zora Neale Hurston and the Fiction She Inspired

card ready, as this seemed to impress people and verify that, yes, an African American could be a public accountant. Mentally, Ann...

Literature and Issues of Gender and Race

how Over three thousand die in the Macondo massacre, and the only surviving witnesses are Jose Arcadio Segundo and a small child. ...

Critical Response to the Film The Gods Must Be Crazy

anthropological data on this tribe, it is impossible to say precisely where this assessment errs, but err it must, simply because ...

Feminist Views of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

her and keeps her confined out of jealousy. Things get worse as he begins to physically and emotionally abuse her. She eventual...

Divisions Between Human Epistemology and Divine Epistemology

God that is insufficiently explained by philosophy is referred to as "knowing" (Christian Gospel and Our Culture, 2004). "Knowing...

Relationship Between Man and the Gods in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

but rather it is Poseidon who hates him. Zeus says, "...its the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/forever fuming against him for...

The Hero’s Journey: Moses and Jesus

the hero receives the call to adventure, which he initially rejects before crossing the threshold into adventure. Next comes initi...