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Essays 271 - 300
This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...
The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...
primarily made up of those who have not accepted Christ as their Savior. It is important, therefore, that we take careful, calcul...
there is also the possibility that his refusal to do away with pagan practices entirely is because of his own adherence to them. ...
see the truth, that is, that the Talas supposed conversion to Christianity is a delusion. A principal focus of Drumonts evangeli...
throughout the sixteenth century would have far-reaching future consequences. Section 2: The Defeat of Muslim Spain During...
in prints depicting architecture" (Bentley, 2009). Blake spent seven years with the Basire family and achieved a degree of success...
prayers. This is very different in Islam. As most of us should know by now, Muslims pray five times each day, each time facing Me...
monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...
and had to rely upon trade and barter to exchange goods, services, and currency. Trade was the only means by which poorer classes...
medieval periods, which involved numerous activities of economic import, such as the "quarrying, carving and laying of stone, the ...
of God were those of the Old Testament, then came Jesus, whom they consider to be another divine prophet, and then Mohammad, the l...
slaves rather than honored guests. Four hundred years later, God sent Moses to the current Pharaoh with the demand to allow the H...
and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...
It might be contended that the development...
for our humanity". While religion can function to challenge and change prevalent social beliefs, it must also be remembered th...
20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...
peoples, while accepting these belief systems, sought to integrate them into their existent cultures, rather than overthrowing the...
managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...
comes from soter, which is translated as savior (Keathley, 2007). Christ saved humankind with His sacrifice. In other words, Chris...
strictly forbidden. Supported by the assertion that "the life of a person is not his - rather, it belongs to the One Who granted ...
tradition, also included transmigration: "Karma is ... the momentum of our actions that propels us through sa?sara, the continuous...
leader of the group told him that was not based on love but on rewards form God. He left the group. He made the leap to Christiani...
ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...
of his text The Story of Christianity, Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. Justin Gonzalez discusses "The C...
Mission In this chapter, Justin Gonzalez elaborates further on the history of the early Christian church, as recorded in Acts, re...
5, "First Conflicts with the State," begins by pointing out that early Christianity had a violent beginning.i The first section ex...
Pliny and Trajan This is the first section of chapter 6, "Persecution in the Second Century," and it deals with the actions of Pl...
Lofty Criticism As mentioned in the previous chapter, due to the Roman policy towards Christianity throughout the second century ...
this chapter is on describing the variety of backgrounds and experience that informed early interpretations of the gospel message....