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Looking at the Universality of Religious Tradition

terms, as something couched in deep traditions. This, for the most part, is an appropriate way to undertake the study of religion,...

The Gebusi: A Study in Conversion and Syncretism

had the benefit of being conducted over a broad expanse of time, with Knaufts first visit to the tribe occurring in 1981, followed...

The Connection between Race, Religiousity and Intimate Partner Violence

the three hypotheses used in this study. Theoretical Perspective The theoretical perspective identified in the study relates the...

Jewish and Islamic Customs/Head Cover and Menstruation

a mitvah, which resembles a small swimming pool. The water of the mitvah must be very pure and from a natural source, therefore, r...

Islam in America's Workplace

(Lampman, 2001). Fourth is the Ramadan month-long period of fasting, which recreates the first communications between God and Muh...

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...

1865-1945 U.S. Immigration from Europe

were confronted with the harsh realities that utopia only exists in fiction. From the earliest days of U.S. colonial history, Ger...

Religion in Two Plays: “The Darker Face of the Earth” and “Oedipus Rex”

of Oedipus, the man who kills his father and marries his mother, is actually older than Sophocless version of the story. Its timel...

Teens Should Have Access to Contraceptives

as high as it once was in the United States, but its still a problem because of the effects of these pregnancies on the lives of t...

Volunteerism and Values

all creatures great and small."5 People seem to be looking for something today, something beyond their material things which many...

Anthropological Interviewing/Religion

of Bohemia and Moravia, which are now part of the Czech Republic (Our History). One aspect of Moravian life that Sara related ha...

Can the Crusades be Justified?

Christian princes in Europe to go on a crusade to rescue the Holy Land from the Turks" (The Christian Crusades 1095-1291). This au...

Ignatius Loyola and John Calvin

full implications of Calvins transformation it is necessary to recognize that prior to the 1500s most of northern Europe had been ...

Faith Reflected in Poetry

In five pages this essay ponders how religious faith in poetry represents the time periods in which it was composed in an examinat...

Paul Heelas' The New Age Movement The Celebration of the Self and the Secularization of Modernity

The New Age religious movement is the focus of this review of Paul Heelas' The New Age Movement The Celebration of the Self and t...

Southern Religion and Women

This paper considers Southern women's religious involvement in fourteen pages froman historical perspective. Six sources are cite...

The Christian Mind How Should A Christian Think by Harry Blamire

In five pages this paper discusses this text in terms of religious interpretation and the impact as well as implications of global...

Letters from an American Farmer and the Writings of J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

Once the American Revolution ended, Cr?vecoeur was appointed French counsel at New York, where he remained for a long time. While...

Religious Colleges, Nondenominational Universities and Sociological Theory

the individual human action. To explain social institutions and social change is to show how they arise as the result of the acti...

Bob Marley's Life, Music, and Contributions to Reggae

Marley," 2006). He was not seriously injured, but Constantine (2000) reports that at that free concert a man by the name of Carl C...

Saint Teresa of Avila By Herself

she suffered a paralyzing illness - her illnesses were depicted not as physical in nature but as her souls struggles against tempt...

Five Foreign Films on Social and Religious Identity

In five pages this research paper considers religious and social identities in such films as Omar Gatlato, My Son the Fanatic, Fea...

Arguing in Support of Euthanasia

object should find another line of work or skip a procedure but they cannot prohibit a patient from obtaining medical care. VI....

Equal Treatment of Groups Policy Proposal for Corporate Network Groups

In five pages background data on network groups along with a definition is provided in an examination that considers the influence...

Split Between the Catholics and the Lutherans

In eleven pages this historical overview of this religious split considers the doctrines that caused it with the Ninety Five Thesi...

'Age of Reason' and Georgia Guidestones

In five pages this group and its political, philosophical, and religious concepts past and present are compared and contrasted. F...

Nation of Islam

In seven pages the U.S. Nation of Islam and its status as a nationalist organization is compared with the fundamentalist Islamic r...

Mesoamerica's Zapotec Culture and Persia's Sasanid Culture

In 7 pages the Mesoamerican Zapotecs are compared with the Persian Sasanids in terms of military policies, cultural and religious ...

Samskara by Anantha Murthy Critically Analyzed

In five pages the religious or moral authority that influences Praneshacharya's decision regarding the burning of Naranappa's body...

Narrative Fiction and the Portrayal of Female Characters

This paper considers how prose, drama, fairytales, and religious narratives portray female characters in 9 pages. Eleven sources...