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In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...

group, which itself was a well-regarded and well-educated order (Harris, 2001). As an advocate for a strong papacy, he commanded a...

accompanying their masters into combat, carrying their shields and armor as needed (Nance, 2003). The purpose of such individuals,...

This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...

The Holy Trinity is one of Christianity’s most esoteric mysteries. It is confounding, at best. There is one God but three distinct...

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at Gaiman's "American Gods". The dichotomy between old and new gods in the text is show...

as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the Greek god Apollo. This paper includes what areas of life Apollo ruled over and how he w...

One of the questions that has plagued theologians, Biblical scholars, philosophers and others has to do with God and evil. How can...

are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...

(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

constant when the resultant external force acting on the system is zero" and if the system is the universe there are no external f...

various things as they approach in diverse ways toward something that is the greatest, just as in the case of hotter (more hot) wh...

- the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end; there is no other Lord but Him, He is God over heaven and over earth and onl...

Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

believed deeply in the value of ethics as it related to humans in the natural world. His concept of forming an adequate ethical c...

at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...

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

idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...

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

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...

dot.coms are in great part responsible for the changes. These young people shed the suits and adopted street-wise jargon, flauntin...

argue Gods existence within its own definition. Without any sort of relationship with other concrete statements, the entire argume...

them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...

under the dominion of God. However, nothing in scripture -- or history for that matter -- suggests that human beings are similar...