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Parousia and the Son of Man

Man, 2005). One of the most remarkable features of the phrases use in the Gospels is that is used exclusively by Christ and is nev...

Religious Extremist Movements

that are more passive and believe that "God will punish" or "evil will be punished" much less threatening than those that say "God...

Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest 1997 Instruction

Functions. Pope John Paul II cautioned local parishes here, warning that even thought there may be a shortage of ordained priests,...

Theology in an Exploration of Space and Time

Moltmann's ideas are used to incite discussion on time and space issues in this paper of fourteen pages with time defined and the ...

The Shadow of the Galilean by Gerd Theissen

a recognized authority on the social setting of the new Testament (Powell, 2002). Although this is a work of fiction, Theissen ass...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and Theology

with and through broad theological propositions that include the inherent conflict between medieval and Renaissance values (Sisson...

Pentateuch as Interpreted by T.E. Fretheim

can be seen as counter-productive: it is necessary to look both at the validity which the compilers accorded to their sources and ...

Exegesis of the Seventh Chapter of Luke, Lines 11 to 17

behind him. As Jesus approached the town gate (Luke 7:12), a funeral procession for an only son was coming out of the gate. The...

God of the Oppressed by James H. Cone

every Sunday" (3). However, the whites during this period also fully supported the indignities heaped on black Americans - the "se...

Righteousness versus Sin

days would come when God would make a new covenant that would offer "total" forgiveness (Jere. 31: 31-34). The writer of Hebrews ...

Theological Positions of John Calvin and Martin Luther

The point being that no one deserves salvation, but only condemnation because of the nature of human corruption and sin. Luther ta...

2 Philosophical Questions Examined

the belief that God created all plants and animals, as well as the universe itself, as recounted in the Old Testament. Evolutioni...

Reconsideration of Incarnation

"Christians" would gather before dawn and recite a "hymn" to Christ, as if "to a god" (Shelley 22). These hymns, which can be date...

Stem Cell Uses and Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum

In five pages this paper applies the theological arguments of Pope Leo XIII in Rerum Novarum to the ongoing stem cell usage debate...

Death, Resurrection, and Eternal Life

In seven pages the texts Eternal Life? Life After Death As a Medical, Philosophical, and Theological Problem by Hans Hung and The...

A Summary of 'Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation'

This paper is 10 pages in length and considers the importance of a Christian education. There are 2 additional sources listed in ...

Reflections on Helmut Thielicke's A Little Exercise for Young Theologians

and have been intertwined in a complex relationship of foe and benefactor, adversary and patron since the very beginning. This re...

God and the Trinity Doctrine

was opposed by Athanasius, the deacon of the main church in Alexandria (Bolton, 2002). The Bishop of Alexandria, Alexander, heard...

Just War and Operation Enduring Freedom

in World War II. Not only did Japan attack American soil, and its people, but the United States could no longer ignore the debauch...

Theological Reflection on the US Money Crisis

people who are now facing the consequences of rashly made decisions. In this fiasco, Wall Street and the large portions of the A...

Pastoral Ministry - Case Study

Claire persisted - "But God will end good people to hell?" The Pastor also commented that since he did not know what was in the ma...

Biography and Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...

Gospel Accounts of Jesus's Anointing

a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt. 26:10-11). Jesus goes on ...

Cultural Variatioins on Death and Dying

death. For some families extreme suffering is something to be avoided even if it means that they resort to extreme measures such ...

Christology of Paul Johannes Tillich

biography provides insight as to the factors that led him toward his particular christological perspective. Biographical backgrou...

Theological Issues

called the Son of God" (Aherne). In John 1:49, Nathaniel, at their first meeting, referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Aherne). Wh...

Implications of Fertility Drug Usage

In five pages the medical ethics, theological, and philosophical issues associated with fertility drug usage are explored. Fourte...

Theological and Historical Perspectives of Christology

In ten pages different aspects of Christology such as definitions, clarifications, beliefs in the Resurrection, salvation, soterio...

Faith, Righteousness, and Grace

In twenty pages the components of faith, righteousness, and grace are contemplated in terms of Orthodox Reformed, Neo Orthodox, an...

Critique of 'A Theological Reflection' by Avery Dulles

In this paper consisting of five pages a critique of the book that considers the Catholic Church's present position is offered alo...