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it will, it is indebted to him" (xi-xii). Charlotte Bronte believed that religious attitudes fell into two distinct categories -...

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

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

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

forces replace supernatural beings as the explanation for "original causes and purposes of things in the world" (Ritzer 90). The...

The work that would lead Freud to be called the father of psychoanalysis stemmed from his great curiosity of the mechanisms by whi...

2002). It is the dominant religion in India and Nepal Dating back to prehistoric times, it is no surprise that Hinduism has had a...

that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...

research has shown that children most often align themselves politically and religiously with what their parents practiced (Wilson...

the Cherokee from their homelands, the establishment of a government reservation for the people, and the ultimate separation of th...

born in Kenya, educated in Britain and currently teaching at Binghamton University, New York knows of what he studies (Binghamton,...

untouchables are clamoring for their own rights and recognition. But during 1999, the Indian Union government, which is Hindu-run ...

even her mother and father over whether she should get blood transfusions to treat her leukemia. Doctors say that without the trea...

though not necessarily horribly so. In essence, the boy is neglected and it is not surprising "why parentless Harry was inclined t...

most general - or universal - aspect of things" (Definition of Philosophy). These studies, the definition continues, are not carri...

there are certainly differences between the two disciplines and this creates a source of conflict. That said, while Confucianism ...

on a culture. Indeed, to mask such somber episodes as Umuofias abrupt European colonization as being an important part of global ...

poem makes it clear that the human soul can only enjoy a happy eternity by pledging complete faith and allegiance in God, Boccacci...

their function was only to labour. As Wood (2002) points out, historians tend to measure levels of literacy by the percentage of a...

impartial form of government: the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights. One only needs to look at the Amendme...

Perhaps the greatest similarities lie between the Christianity and Islam faiths; indeed, there are considerable concurrent issues ...

of the least considered female-dominated religions is Wicca, a practice that imparts spirituality, benevolence and earthly powers ...

his titles. He is part of the society, and like any good leader or member, he finds that he must make personal sacrifices in order...

be learning about other religions and religious tolerance. In August of 1995, the Secretary of Education, Richard W. Riley ...

methods presented by Livingston, and where they may well fit, we provide a brief look at the approaches, beginning with literary c...

portray this relationship as one built upon and surviving from an incongruous association perpetuated by greed and power. The stu...

teachings concerning the Void, which is expressed in the Upandishads and the Gita (Continuity/Discontinuity). From this viewpoint,...

by Eastern religions. A "Master" discerns the attainment of religious enlightenment in his novices according to how a novice beh...

the Type-Writer Girl" (Keep, 1997, p. 401). Interestingly enough, Kipling further questioned one of these "girls," only to learn t...

have been formulated that propose how religious observance may have come about. One of the first theories proposed pertaining to ...