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Concepts of God

throughout most of Western history, Christianity has practiced active and persistent racism against Jews, as European pogroms agai...

Questions of Religion

revelations of Judaism and then Christianity, but draws the story onward to yet another climax" (Neusner, 2006). Neusner says that...

Buddhism: Sacred Text v. Ritual

Buddha perceived many faults with the status quo approach to religion. He consequently proposed radical alternatives advocating i...

Religion in the Modern World

with ardour and faith" this is much broader, but may also be argued as week, as according this not only those beliefs that are hel...

Divorce in America

hold families together as some claim. Some experts believe that Protestant sects do little to hold families together, unlike Catho...

Modern Medicine and Religious Traditions of the East

were any medical practitioners (Dworkin 3). The major obstacle in incorporating Eastern traditions into modern medicine has been ...

Frederick Douglass on Religion

us a clear distinction between religion of men and God. He indicates that when he was chosen for a particular master and job he fe...

Is Religion or Race the Main Problem of the 21st Century?

of other races. In the worst manifestation of this characteristic we have discrimination or even hate crimes. This characteristi...

Parable Of The Sower By Octavia E. Butler

hostile world. She prepares for the day she will leave. She seems to have also learned that even if she survives the journey she p...

What is Hinduism?

adherents and the West. Features of Hinduism Many Hindus endorse the idea of a transcendent God that exists "beyond the universe,...

4 Cultural Topics

America, by contrast, embraces a decidedly more individualistic notion of cultural behavior by virtue of its capitalistic existenc...

Catalysts for Altruistic Behavior

The concept of altruism has always been thought of as being at the center of Judeo-Christian religion but is it really? We all kno...

Buddhism, An Overview

This research paper presents an overview of Buddhism. The topics covered include the religion's origins, its major concepts, and p...

The Relationship Between Religion and Terrorism

is linked is a fallacy. Fanaticism is associated with terrorism. Just the notorious murderer Son of Sam blamed his actions on his ...

Abortion and World Religions

In this paper consisting of six pages the religions of Protestantism, Catholicism, and Buddhism are considered within the context ...

Religion in the Future and Social Theory

In five pages this paper examines four chapters from The Future of Religion edited by William Swatos in a consideration of the rel...

Religion in Vietnam and America

This research paper contrasts and compares the principal religions of the U.S. and those of Vietnam, whilc also discussing the inf...

Religion of the Pueblo from a Freudian Perspective

In five pages this paper examines how organized religion was viewed by Sigmund Freud and then applied to the Pueblo approach to re...

Commonality of Family Dysfunction in 'Go Tell It On the Mountain' by James Baldwin

In 5 pages the common themes of family dysfunction and religion's 'being saved' are examined within the context of this story by J...

Michael Molloy's Experiencing the World's Religions

In five pages this essay refers to Molloy's text in an overview of the reasons for religion creation by societies along with a bas...

Society and Religion According to Jean Jacques Rousseau

to religion and instead evaluates religion solely on how well a particular form of religion serves the purposes of the state. Rous...

Scientology and Its Impact on Actor Tom Cruise

its members. From this perspective it is easy to see that Scientology has more than likely had as negative of an impact on Tom Cr...

Appeal of the Gnostic Religion

a simple one - they would provide man with Knowledge, and allow him "to control his own destiny When discussing the Gnostics it ...

Judaism, Christianity, the Talmud, and The Bible

and thirst for holiness: they shall have their fill. Blessed are they who show mercy: mercy shall be theirs. Blessed are the singl...

Society, Religion, and Art of the Renaissance

In three pages this paper examines the society, religion, and art of the Renaissance with a consideration of the importance of rel...

The Immediate and Remote Causes of the Attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center

This 5 page paper discusses the fact that Osama bin Laden and his followers are Muslims, and that Islam claims to be a peaceful re...

Critique of God and Contemporary Science by Philip Clayton

body, so, too, can the thought of God(or what he/she expects of a person) possibly influence the world, or motivate a culture into...

Religious Beliefs and the Theories of Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, and Karl Marx

study the primitive, not because there was any one point in time at which religion could have been said to have begun, but because...

Government and Religion

To Kennedy, religion is personal and private and the nation should really not scrutinize his religious activity nor any other poli...

Religion and its Origins According to Various Theorists

came about simply because it is true. Theories about Gods existence have been around for quite some time. There is Descartes proo...