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God's Existence Arguments

speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...

Overview of the English Civil War

Charles came to the throne already at a disadvantage. For one thing, he was involved in a marriage with a French princess, which h...

Ethics, the Soul, and 'Allegory of the Cave' in the A. Bloom Translation of Plato's The Republic

he had dragged him out into the light of the sun" he would be distressed. For Socrates, the world above ground represents the othe...

Contemporary Muslim Turkey and the Religion Theory of Karl Marx

in a system and was so closely linked with economics that it was largely used as a buffer for those in the oppressed lower classes...

Afro Cuban Religions and Deities

the Orishas and stands for "clarity, justice and wisdom" (Nando Times, 2002, PG). He is considered the owner of the world. Olodd...

Uruguay, Denmark, and India Corporate Cultures

troubled soul, whose inner strife manifests itself in a psychological enigma. By accepting the fact that ones existence is a prep...

Life, Salvation, and Religion

It can be said that his treatises on this subject had great influence on the study of redemption in later years, or in the vernacu...

Art and the Pottery of Pueblo Native Americans

clayware. While the fundamental basis of Pueblo pottery maintains much the same common denominator, there are enough pueblos that...

Religion and Sex Views of Walt Whitman

ones own inner feelings. Whitman had been raised by Quaker parents (Hood). His orientation to religion was centered around the i...

Questions on Religion Answered

defined by the functional role of that state, rather than by proposed intrinsic features of that state. As this demonstrates, neit...

Islamic and Hinduism Religious Concepts of Death

and that death impacts the body and soul, the impact differs based on the religious practices. Islam believes that ones sou...

Review of The Mystery Religions by Samuel Angus

maintain his claims. As one becomes lost in the unraveling of a very ancient tale, one becomes aware that the author is purposel...

The Epic 'Beowulf' and Anglo Saxon Culture

the tale. In fact, it seems that one of the general ways in which each character is depicted is a quick rundown of their lineage. ...

Moody's Portrait of Racism

by her own relatives. She seems to learn that hard times can come from black as well as white folk. Annes first taste of how thing...

The Twenty-First Century and the First Century Compared

the Apostles in the Bible helps us realize that nearly a generation passed before the events of Jesus life were recorded into the ...

Public Schools, Religion, Drug Testing, and Children with Disabilities

In other words, the first amendment allows for prayer in school so long as educators and administrators do not lead the...

J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Cultural Products, and Religion

hairy feet. As this suggests, they are humble beings, not heroes. Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is uncle to Frodo Baggins, entrusts ...

An Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity Overview

or what is referred to as tauba in Islam, is able to save a man (Salvation and the Afterlife, 2002). Therefore, Islam invites man...

Social Attitudes and the 'Mirror' of Religion

its way into common acceptance among the general public. While the current attitude toward this practice might still view it with...

Freudian Analysis of a Psychiatric Case Study

mind is comprised of Id, Ego and Superego. He is perhaps best known for his claims that psychoanalysis is the key to understandin...

Truth in Poetry

truth that was eventually revealed. While we may argue he could have looked for the truth, rather than running from it, thereby sp...

Voting Behavior and Religion

In ten pages this paper summarizes sixteen articles that consider how American voting patterns of behavior are influenced by relig...

Decline of Organized Religion and American Social Problems

idea that crime is caused by a change in social norms. V. Conclusion All of these things have in common is that they are thi...

Topics of Sociology and Theory

for a time. It appears that Marxs ideas come from life experience and his own prejudices as well as sociological observations in t...

Future of an Illusion by Sigmund Freud

realm of human reality than does the commandment to love a neighbor as yourself. Freud is adamant that property and aggression ha...

Narrative Speech Under Critical Analysis

in the continuing fight for womens rights. With the very first line, Truth exposes her defiance toward the systems rules, which, ...

Viktor Frankl, William James, Carl Jung, and Sigmund Freud on Psychology and Religion

compelled to believe in them and that they cannot be proved or refuted. On the other hand, no one can be forced to disbelieve reli...

Examining Rituals and Beliefs of Islam

provides a non-ethnocentric view of Islam. A number of Western writers, however, have attempted to approach Islam in an honest an...

Religion, Feminism, and the Goddess

of Wicca, a matriarchal based religion. When one studies the ancient belief systems in which the goddesses were worshiped it is no...

Positive World Change Through Hinduism

her own path but is not required to acknowledge an intermediary as a prophet (PG). In a revealed religion, if anyone denies the au...