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Dogon Tribes, Birth Twins, and African Religious Symbolism

In six pages the significance of twins in African religion in terms of symbolism and ritual is discussed with the emphasis upon Do...

Religious Oppression in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In six pages the oppression that existed in Puritan society is the focus of this analysis of The Scarlet Letter. There are six so...

Religious Freedom Thanks to Rodger Williams

in large part because they wanted to be allowed to practice religion as they saw fit. Given that, its odd to note that the society...

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...

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...

Fifteenth Century Religious Art in France and Russia

the quality of lace. The faces and hands of these icons appear almost as burnished leather, but that may be due either to the age...

Middle East's Religious States and Secular Nationalism

religion has become globalized over the past three decades, it has taken on a decidedly different fa?ade: that of what is contrary...

Vatican and Religious Pluralism

"particularistic agnostic" contends, that although Salvation is received from Christ alone, we really cant know who has heard the ...

Communities and Religious Groups

In 8 pages this paper examines how Pagan, Muslim, and Jewish groups satisfy the communities definition. Six sources are cited in ...

Native Americans and Religious Evolution Over a Century

The full circle evolution of Native Americans in terms of religion during the past century is examined in this paper consisting of...

Fundamentalist Religious Sects in Iran and Egypt

This paper addresses fundamentalist ideologies of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity in Iran and Egypt. The author also comments on...

Gender and Religious Involvement

In ten pages this paper examines why men are less involved in religion than their female counterparts. Twelve sources are cited i...

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...

Faith, Salvation, and Religious Texts

Salvation and redemption are examined within the context of the Old and New Testaments and the possible contradictory aspects of t...

Religious Stance of Voltaire

This paper discusses the opposition to organized religion Voltaire took during the 18th century which is represented in his writin...

Religious Purposes of Statues of Ancient Sumer and Egypt

There was not just one "Prince of Lagash" since Lagash existed as one of the ancient city-states of southern Mesopotamia. As the s...

Religious Beliefs in Issues of Child Development

and the pursing of a relationship with Christ, it is also beneficial to integrate interviews with children at varied stages in dev...

Religious Beliefs and the Theories of Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx

study the primitive, not because there was any one point in time at which religion could have been said to have begun, but because...

Politics Morals Religious and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

This paper asks the question of whether the most vociferous members of society are now directing medicine in a way that diverts re...

The Same Sex Marriage Debate and Religious Discourse

the fight against same-sex marriage being legalized is largely influenced by religious ideology in the legislative and constitutio...

Religious Affiliation and Prayer

the participants were active churchgoers and had voted in the 2004 presidential election (Hanek, Olson, & McAdams, 2011). The samp...

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...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Religious Change and 1569's Northern Rebellion

to begin before the date of the rebellion and consider the events that lead to the events, as well as the events themselves. Bac...

Comparative Analysis of Sedes Sapientiae and Nataraja Religious Statues

In five pages differences and similarities are compared and contrasted as far as the cultural settings, presentation, interpretati...

Middle Ages and Daily Religious Involvement

by parishioners. By the Middle Ages, most of Europe still lived under feudalism; that which did not was purely barbaric. T...

Religious Perspectives on Homosexuality

views regarding homosexuality. The Catholic and Jewish religions are unique in their adaptations, however, in that church doctrin...

Women and the Problems of Their Religious Ordination

father, son and holy ghost (Ferrara, 1994). There is also the belief that because Jesus was a male, those who follow in his foots...

Thomas Aquinas and David Hume on Religious Morality

a "relentless critic of metaphysics and religion" (David Hume, 2002). Hume argued that "our purely philosophical conceptions of G...

Religious Concepts of Baruch Spinoza

enjoyment of what is good, not in the pride that he alone is enjoying it, to the exclusion of others. He who thinks himself more ...