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Essays 541 - 570
we think of as ourselves continue to exist in the soul body. Death is a most natural experience, not to be feared. It is a quick t...
Kantian ethical system as an impartial viewpoint: however, when one considers virtue ethics, it is evident that these come from ev...
Volkswagen Foundation completing much of the research which would ultimately serve as the basis for "Women in Christianity". He h...
was born on a certain night that many glean as magical or mystical and it is presumed that this boy grows up to become the Savior ...
This essay draws upon three writings from the second century to discuss the way in which Roman authorities perceived Christianity ...
Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...
Tickle writes that there is an upheaval in Christianity about every 500 years and we are going through one now. It is called the G...
This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...
This essay presents a discussion of specific traditions and beliefs relevant to the Hinduism and Christianity. Seven pages in leng...
time on earth (Core, 2000). The early Christians debated at great length regarding the books that would be accepted as Old Testame...
covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...
newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...
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). ...
The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...
only in extremes. Right versus left; rich versus poor; conservative versus liberal: all these factions are at each others throats ...
at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...
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....
chapter by explaining that the writings of the apologists were all in response to specific topics, such as issues dealing with per...
of Early Christians Gonzalez begins this chapter by pointing out that surviving documents by the leaders of the church or those d...
Gonzalezs text, "The Great Persecution and the Final Victory," focuses on Christian persecution under Diocletian, which is charact...
Constantine, Chapter 13 From Rome to Constantinople: This section describes the rule of Constantine from his initial victory and ...
New Order, Chapter 26 The Barbarian Kingdoms: Gonzalez points out that while, the Roman perspective was that the invaders were si...
1: The Call for Reformation Justo L. Gonzalez begins chapter 1 of his text on Christian history, The Reformation to the Present D...
Chapter 2: Martin Luther: Pilgrimage to Reformation Martin Luther Justo Gonzalez begins his discussion of Luther by describing ho...