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Western History and the Divine Nature of God

of souls (Frost 104). It is possible that Plato was attempting to use popular belief to promote the teaching of more profound trut...

Hypostatic Union : Jesus As God And Man

a core belief of Christianity that one can find on any Christian Church Web site, regardless of whether that organization is a mai...

The Bible - Fact or Fiction?

This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...

Twentieth Century Christian Theology and 'Holiness'

possess it?presumably "attribution of qualities like thankfulness, courage, and chastity" are ruled out (Geach 333). According to ...

Nature of Siva in Hindu Myth

This paper is in outline form and pertains to literature promoting understanding of the nature of the god Siva in Hinduism. ...

Disputes and Western Civilization History

the author indicates were very gracious to those they conquered and allowed them the right to still possess their traditions and t...

Dante, Boccaccio, Sin, Gender, and Nature

Comedy reflects an effort to find a spiritual solution to that dilemma. Dante wrote this work -- or, in the language of the poem,...

Why is there Evil?

well as atrocities instigated by one group of human beings against another or by individuals, one can often hear the comment that ...

Knowledge of God

A devout person will say that he or she "sees" "God in all things" (Hodges 101). This person is referring to an act of "intuitive ...

Leviticus and Christianity

does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you." As this suggests, only animals that chewed its cue and possessed ...

The Pre-Existent Divine Word Or Son Took On Human Nature

Father, as being from above, and other such phrases (Kasper, 1978, p. 173). Jesus was in all ways like us with one great exceptio...

Man's Soul and God Contemplated in Philosophy Essays

In three pages philosophers Hume, Descartes, and Aristotle are applied to the concepts of man's nature, the existence of God, and ...

Anselm, Aquinas, Descartes/Existence of God

conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...

Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Wordsworth on Nature

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Wordsworth and Hopkins perceived nature as God-like and powerful in beauty with a consideratio...

Why Should Man Pray if God is Omnipotent?

In five pages this paper discusses the daily usefulness of prayer in an overview that includes such topics as divine planning and ...

Excalibur, Beowulf, and the Concepts of the Chosen and Divine Kingship

protect and guard the warrior, but in this case, it represents the king protecting and guarding the nation against all intruders t...

Art of China Featured at LACMA

their writing was essential pictorial, but did allow for the expression of abstract ideas. Warfare with neighboring areas was a w...

The Western Influence on the Countries of Africa Africa

6 pages and no sources. This paper considers the nature of western influences on the countries of Africa. Specifically, this pap...

First Meditation of Rene Descartes

Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...

God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembene

theme, in fact, throughout the book, as resentments continued to simmer). Peasants, for the most part, pretty much dont know they ...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Aristotle's Original Theories

coined until Aristotle contributed to it, the concepts were there in the past. Thus, in such concerns, one might say that Aristotl...

Old Testament and God's Nature

In five pages God's nature is examined in Exodus 34, verses six and seven. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

God and Saint Augustine

In a paper that consists of five pages St. Augustine's concept of God is explored along with a consideration of its rationale in o...

Analogical Language, Aquinas, and Adler

In a paper containing 5 pages the usefulness of analogical language in theological inquiries is evaluated by incorporating the the...

God's Existence According to Rene Descartes

In five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...

God Question As Approached by Howard Thurman

In five pages this paper examines how African American author Howard Thurman deals with questions regarding God's nature and exist...

Reality Struggles of Rene Descartes, George Berkeley, and David Hume

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

Saint Thomas Aquinas' Theology

the universe reveals that the natural world provides a graduated scale of existence, from lower beings to those that are higher or...

God's Perfect Judgment

did. He punished Adam and Eve for disobeying Him. As one pastor reminds us: "The Bible says that God will hold us accountable for ...