Religion
This section covers a wide range of issues that are crucial to understanding the doctrine and basic principles of religion. This section also contains historical information about religions all over the world.
2,159 Essays on Religion. Documents 721 - 750
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Good Luck
Recently I graded the final exams for a Christian ethics course. On a question about premarital sexual intercourse, I found that I was generally giving higher grades to students who took the position that for Christians sexual intimacy is to be entered upon only after marriage. Concerned that I might be grading according to my own ethical values, not according to classroom standards of analysis, use of resources, and the like, I reread a number
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Good Stuff
April 19, 2001--Tennessee State University has renamed the Heiman Street Residential Complex the Harold E. Ford Sr. and John N. Ford Residential Complex. The Ford brothers were joined by other family members for ceremonies help April 18 on the grounds of the complex. "It is wonderful to see so many senators here today; we can hold a budget meeting right now," Harold Ford said, as he pointed out dignitaries in the audience. They included Lieutenant
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Good Versus Evil
In the chapter titled Rebellion (or his book title), Feodor Dostoevski’s character, Ivan Karamazov, demonstrates that his angry and resentful attitude is the by-product of his very choosing. The fundamental principal of our own humanity is God’s acknowledgment of our expression of free will. Found between the boundaries of man’s ownership of worldly acts and thoughts, which can lead him to an eternity of joy or damnation, is that critical choice of what attitude
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Gospel
Gospel Gospel is defined as the good news. In the New Testament times, gospel did not attribute to a book or manuscript, but to a proclamation or message. It was normally referred to as a proclamation of the good news. The good news usually consisted of a victory in battle or other news for the Romans. It also had an effect on the Hebrews by proclaiming the good news to them, especially of Israel’s
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Gospel According to Matthew
Many have attempted to derive a purely “social gospel” from the Gospel According to Matthew, that is, an account of the ethical teachings of Jesus that is stripped of all references to the divinity of Jesus Christ, or to a final judgement. It is not only coherent to derive a social ethic from the Gospel, but also is imperative in order to mitigate the differences among religions which have caused followers to believe in
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Gospel of John
The topic that I plan on discussing in my paper is Rudolf Bultmann’s criticism of the Gospel of John. In brief, Rudolf Bultmann was a famous theologian who published his most famous works during the twentieth century. Throughout his life as a theologian, Rudolf Bultmann made numerous contributions to biblical studies, many of which were refuted by other Christian scholars. To elaborate on his adamant criticism towards the Gospel of John, one issue that Bultmann
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Gospel of John: Foot Washing
Christ washed his disciples’ feet that he might give a proof of that great love wherewith he loved them. Christ washed his disciple’s feet that he might signify to them spiritual washing, and the cleansing of the soul from the pollutions of sin. Christ washed his disciple’s feet that he might give an instance of his own wonderful humility, and show how lowly and condescending he was, and let all the world know how
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Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke is written by Luke to the Gentile Christians who dispersed throughout the Roman Empire. Luke was written around 85 to 90 C.E. after the destruction of Jerusalem and the church’s transformation into a primarily Gentile movement. Luke’s Gospel talks about Jesus’ career not only as history’s most crucial event but also as the opening state of an indefinitely extended historical process that continues in the life of the
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Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Mark The Gospel According to Mark, one of the four Gospels in the New Testament which talk about the life of Jesus Christ, contains some of the heaviest usage of figurative language in the Bible. Whether making comparisons of normal folk, or describing God in allegorical ways, the use of metaphors and figurative language in general is very frequently seen. The best and most discernible example of use of metaphor is in chapter
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Gospel of Matthew
RUNNING HEADER: The Passion Sarah Sieber Waynesbug College BMS 106 The Passion Many people believe that there is only one account of the Passion of Jesus Christ or they believe that each story is the same; whereas there are four separate Gospel accounts of the Passion of Our Lord. Each of these Gospel accounts supplements the others, however each gospel account of the crucifixion of Jesus is unique, not only in how the story is
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Gospel of Matthew
The stories in the Gospel of Mathew focus on the life of Jesus, particularly His sermons and preaching’s. Matthew emphasizes on five major lessons given by Jesus throughout the Gospel. These lessons include discipleship, humility, brotherhood, hypocrisy, and ethical conduct. Chapter Six puts emphasis on these lessons through eight important teachings by Jesus. These lessons include teachings about almsgiving, prayer, The Lord’s Prayer, fasting, the treasure in heaven, the light of the body, God and
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Gospel of Matthew
Matthew portrays a very God like, all-powerful Jesus, with very few humanistic characteristics. Matthew 2:3, “at this news King Herod became greatly disturbed.” I thought the king would be happy to hear about the birth of Jesus. Apparently the kings intentions were not very nice. I really find this passage interesting, mainly because it separates God from the kingdom. Meaning the King has power and is afraid of losing it to the Son of
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Gothic Review
I've always asked myself, why do people always use the stereotype goth , ya know the one that always says something about hell and damning the world to an eternity of suffering in hell. It's very annoying to me and my friends, just because we're goth doesn't mean we hate the world, it just means we serve someone besides "god". Goth isn't about hating things or grief, and its true goths like to stay to
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Grace and Sin
Final Essays Joe Padykula Sister Sunderman TH 100 B December 14, 2000 Grace In order to completely understand the theology of grace you have to take a look at Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Rahner, Segundo, and Boff, and how they understood what grace was. Their theories on grace have some valid points and yet they also have some invalid points. Augustine took a personal approach to grace and he believed in the massa damnata, which basically
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Great Story of My Life
In the novel, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, author Jules Verne tells the fictitious story of three men and their adventures as they descend into the depths of the earth. The leading character in this expedition is a fifty-year-old German professor named Hardwigg. He is an uncle to the narrator, Henry (Harry), a simple Englishman. The other man is Hans, a serene Icelandic guide. Professor Hardwigg finds a piece of parchment that
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Greek Mythology
The Norns exist in the Norse mythology as the three creatures that determine Fate. Before they came to Asgard time did not exist. Because of this, one can say that the Norns are above the gods in such meaning that the gods can not stop the Norns from doing their job, which is to create time. Without time one can not determine Fate, because then you don’t know when the events are going to take
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Greek Mythology in Ancient Times
In Greek society, poets played a vital role, in a variety of ways. Back in these days, they didn’t have cell phones, televisions, and a variety of other things to keep them entertained. The majority of entertainment was left to the poets. The fascinating stories of the Greek gods were the best form of entertainment that there was. This role may sound pretty important, but as far as I’m concerned, it is the least important
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Greeks
The Greeks believed that the earth was formed before any of the gods appeared. The gods, as the Greeks knew them, all originated with Father Heaven, and Mother Earth. Father Heaven was known as Uranus, and Mother Earth, as Gaea. Uranus and Gaea raised many children. Among them were the Cyclopes, the Titans, and the Hecatoncheires, or the Hundred- Handed Ones. Uranus let the Titans roam free, but he imprisoned the Cyclopes and the Hundred-
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Green Bay
ONLINE CASE The University of Dissension This is a case about unions. This case involves one of the divisions of the workforce of a state university near you. The personnel of that university are structured like many others around the country, with four distinct divisions of labor. Administrators include the president, a number of vice-presidents, and many other executive-level administrative assistants positioned throughout the various departments. Faculty make up the second tier, and include assistant,
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Gregory of Nazianzus
The Theologian Growing up as a Catholic, I never even considered watching whom I spoke in front of when in a conversation about God. I never dwelled on the fact that I might be putting “the sword into the enemies hands”, or that only people that were concerned with God should speak of Him. Gregory of Nazianzus believed that only certain people, certain places and certain occasions were worthy of the discussion of God. In
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Grief and Bereavement
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Crisis involved with loss of other human being is the intensive of all types of crises. This paper I will be talking mainly about grief through people loss, as it is something, which happens suddenly, and which can also lead into intense grief. In this paper I want to also talk about how we as a Christian and especially
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Groundhog Day and Religion
Groundhog Day is a very interesting and entertaining movie about a meteorologist who becomes trapped in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It stars the hysterical Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a sarcastic Philadelphia weatherman who is far too full of himself. He travels with the entourage of cameraman Larry, Chris Elliott, and his lust interest Rita, played by Andie MacDowell. Phil lives through the same day, Groundhog’s day, repeatedly with no consequences. Each time around he does things
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Growth and Change
Growth and Change In the natural environment we see that growth and change is normal eg. plants, animals, human beings. Church growth is no exception. Imagine an influx of new people coming amongst us? What effect would that have on us? It would certainly put pressure on each of us to relate, to adjust to things like different dress, thinking, lifestyles, perhaps ethnicity. We would have to listen to other viewpoints, think through our own
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Growth of Islam
One of the world’s fastest growing religions is Islam. Stretching to almost all four corners of the globe, it has had a very powerful influence in every part of the world it touches, especially in America. First starting with the preaching’s of Elijah Muhammad, and continuing with those of Malcolm X, it spread rapidly throughout America, especially within the black or African American community. This rapid growth of the religion throughout the African American
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Growth of Mormon Church
On, April 6, 1830, a then 24-year-old young man named Joseph Smith Jr. gathered in a small room along with six other people to organize a Church that would change American history.# Since the age of 14, Joseph Smith had always been a source of contentment and ridicule by people of all social classes and religions. Ten years earlier, in the spring of 1820, this young boy declared that he had seen a vision,
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Hajj -The Process
What the believer does during hajj is to recall what happened to important persons in Muslim history. The rituals performed around the Ka'ba recalls the acts of Abraham and Isma'il when they turned the Ka'ba into the sacred place of worship and peace (Koran sura 2 aya 119). The next act recalls the running of Hajar, when she ran for water for her son. But following this, and we have now arrived at the core
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Hamartiology
What has caused the world to be in such turmoil today? Why are there murders, deaths, terrors, and such evils running rampant in our society? Has it always been this way? Will it continue on this way until the world just dissipates into nothingness? Many people ask these very questions. Sin is the one and only answer to all of these problems and questions. What is sin? Where did it come from? Who got
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Harry Potter Vs. Christians
Who has never dreamed of witches, broomsticks and full moon light? I always wished, when I was younger, I could turn and do magic like a witch. I even bought little magic kits, but it was nothing like the magic I wanted to produce. In my teen years, a book called Harry Potter caught my attention. It took me to a world I thought could only belong in my head. J.K. Rowling brought words of
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Has the New York Times Negatively Stereotyped
This study examines stereotyping of Arab Muslims in the New York Times for the past forty years. Theorists suggest that stereotyping of a minority group effects the public's opinion of that group. Other communication media theorists say that only under extreme conditions will the negative stereotypes reflect the publics' opinions of the portrayed minority group. The parallel theory between propaganda and stereotyping by the mass media is examined. Theorists including Thomson, (1977) & Myers, (1992),
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Hasidic Judaism
I never realized how strict and complex the religion of Hasidic Judaism went until I began to research it. Before I began my research on this topic, I thought of Hasidic Judaism as any other religion…with it own rules and beliefs. Not far into my research did I realize how many different levels this religion has on so many things! I found my jaw dropping a lot as I was reading and feelings of disbelief
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