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 1,681 - 1,710
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Taoism
With origins dating back to 600 BC, Taoism is one of the earliest religions of the far east, predating both Buddhism and Confusiascism. It has survived for centuries, withstanding opposition from anti-Taoist dynasties by storing texts in hollowed out walls. Despite its hardships, Taoism has persevered and is still an important part of Eastern though and religion. The most well known of all Taoist sages is the fabled Lao-Tzu. He is credited with writing the
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Taoism: Potential Within Passivity
Taoism is the first major philosophical and religious tradition explored by Peter Marshall, in his book Nature’s Web. Marshall calls Taoism “the way of nature,” emphasizing that this is the ideal religion from the perspective of ecological sensibility. Passivity is a key element of Taoist thought, and is a repeated concept in the primary Taoist text, the Tao Te Ching. The concept of passivity stresses that the wise person will not attempt to cause
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Taosiam
The five colors can blind, the five tones can deafen, the five tastes cloy. The race, the hunt, can drive men mad. And their booty leave them no peace. Therefore a sensible man prefers the inner to the outer eye.” (Ch.12) This passage obviously refers to the temptations of our senses. When he refers to sight, the pleasing aesthetics of an object can lure people into traps. Everything around us is an enticement. From, the
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Taosism Eastern Religion
Taoism philosophy has begun to weave its way into the Western way of life, be it in medicine, business, homes and our spiritual selfs. From Taoist teachings comes the idea of Tao and the Yin and Yang. Both of the principles are applied to Chinese medicine, and business practices, physical and mental well-being, like through Tai-chi as well as brought into many western homes through the art of Feng Shui. The Tao (pronounced “Dao”) means
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Tawhid
"Some of the people who say that democracy has no place in Islam, what they really express is a sense that the word 'democracy' as presented in international discourse appears to be wholly owned by the West,The word itself has, for some, a connotation of cultural imperialism."(Louay Safi) The wide range of Islamic movements -- in social make-up, structure, and program -- have left many observers baffled. Since the Iranian revolution there has been a
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Tawhid and Jihad
Tawhid and jihad both have their own meanings and importance, both are essential for an Islamic life in very obvious ways. Tawhid means the oneness of God, yet if this is said than it can also be said that humans are created in his likeness, “mirror image”, yet we are all built in pairs, always seeking union, to achieve oneness to become that much closer to Tawhid, or the oneness of God. Our path is
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Teaching of Discipleship on a Christian of Today.
AO2: Explain how this teaching about discipleship might affect the life of a Christian today. Christian discipleship involves faith and commitment to God, self sacrifice, service to others, using your time, money and energy, as God wants you to not as the world tempts you to. It also involves belonging to God’s own family, the church, and daily commitments with God. Modern day disciples like Ghandi, (even though he was non-Christian) acted as true modern
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Teachings on the Resurrection
Compare the teaching on the Resurrection in I Corinthians and the Thessalonian letters. The purpose of this paper is to compare the teaching on the resurrection of Jesus Christ as it is noted in Paul’s letter to the Corinthians and Thessalonian letters. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the primary doctrines of study in the Bible because it reveals the victory that believers have over death, hell and the grave. However, the belief
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Technology Department - It Ethics
Technology Department Technology is in many ways very beneficial to our society, but in what ways can and/or will this fast growing business be unethical. This article explains the power and information that an IT personnel has in the business world. Most people think of the IT person as someone who comes to fix their computer when they can’t figure out their e-mail. But what does an IT person have access to. Every business is
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Technoshamanism
Technoshamanism is a term used to describe various methods of integrating modern technology into shamanic practice (see shamanism). Methods of doing this include such diverse disciplines as synthetic drug use, modern psychotherapy, and raving. Technoshamans generally embrace the view that mystical experiences are at least partially biological in nature; as such, they find the use of biological and mechanical means to influence and even induce mystical states and experiences perfectly acceptable. Technoshamanism is strongly related
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Teenage Women - Abortion and Law
Teenage Women, Abortion and Law Abortion has always been a very controversial issue. This can be due to the fact that people have different beliefs that are emphasized by their own religion and set of moral values. Many people believe that abortion is wrong, but they believe that is it only wrong under certain circumstances. This could be true, but is it more right to kill for a specific reason than to just do it
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Tehran and Opression
Beginning in the early 1900’s, politically tension throughout the world began to increase. Most notably during this time, political tension began to dangerously rise in Iran. As a result of the struggle of political power in Iran, the social, economic, and political lives of many people were transformed considerably. Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi, is a book which Nafisi gives memoirs of her life in Iran, and also adds criticism on literature, and
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Temperature - Global Warming
Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Since the early 20th century, Earth's mean surface temperature has increased by about 0.8 °C (1.4 °F), with about two-thirds of the increase occurring since 1980. During the 21st century the global surface temperature is likely to rise a further 1.1 to 2.9 °C (2 to 5.2 °F) for their lowest emissions
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Temptations
Temptation I. Introduction: Temptation is a vast topic. The bible is filled with temptation from cover to cover, mostly about how God dealt with our problem of sin and giving us victory. God deals with temptation and we deal with it too. It is reality that everybody gets tempted from time to time by the devil. Jesus also was tempted but never sinned , temptations goal is to lure you away from God. There
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Ten Commandments
Heather Elliott Sept. 02, 2003 The Ten Commandments monument should be removed is because it was put there dishonestly. If the circumstances of this situation were different, in that case I would agree that the Ten Commandments monument should stay. Then I take into consideration how the monument ended up in the public courthouse, and I can see why it should be removed. Perhaps the monument should not go away where it will never be
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Teology Term Paper
El Coito es la cópula o unión sexual entre dos individuos de distinto o del mismo sexo. Forma parte de la relación sexual, la cual es un conjunto de comportamientos eróticos que realizan dos o más seres humanos y como parte de la relación sexual, puede tener como objetivo la reproducción. El Coito forma parte del apareamiento, la cual es el conjunto de todos los comportamientos de cortejo y cría que realizan dos individuos de
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Teptation
Tonight, let us think through the M.O. of Temptation. I believe we are made in the image of the triune God. We have a soul, a body and a spirit: a triune nature. When we are tempted, it will either be in the area of the soul, the body or the spirit. It is important that we understand this concept if we want to know how to overcome temptation. The world will primarily tempt us
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Tertullian’s Treatise Against Hermogenes
Loyola School of Theology (Ateneo de Manila, Katipunan Ave, Loyola Heights, Q.C.) Tertullian’s Treatise against Hermogenes Quintus Septimus Florens Tertullianus Church History Submitted to: Fr. Antonio De Castro, SJ Submitted by: Marjeo L. Delfin, OMI October 5, 2007 Chapter I Introduction When we think of something original, we think of something that is new, expensive, and innovative. Sometimes originality is coupled with authenticity. Moreover, we also think of its chronological dimension before we consider something
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Text Commentary – Outside the Walls of Harfleur
We are about to analyze Henry V’s speech to the Governor of Harfleur just before the battle of Harfleur. Our study of the text will focus on: Henry’s strategy, his way to convince the Governor to surrender, description of the cynical soldiers and the innocent inhabitants, and Shakespeares’ use of many rhetorical devices. The setting of the text is outside Harfleur where Henry asks if the Governor is ready to give in. Henry describes the
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Text Message Witnessing
For centuries, Christians have debated as to whether doctrine or worship was more important. This debate has been the cause of wars and the splitting of the Christian world in many separate factions. But in the end, no matter how much this is debated, the truth is worship is more important than any doctrine. Worship is the act of physically showing what it is that a community believes, it is the acting out of doctrine.
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Textual Description of Deuteronomy
In narrative terms, Deuteronomy comes just as the Israelites, encamped on the plains of Moab, finally stand poised to enter the Promised Land. This entry into Canaan would provide the long-awaited climax of the story that had begun with the promises to the ancestors in Genesis, and whose fulfillment had been delayed by the enslavement in Egypt and the wandering in the wilderness. Deuteronomy is set in the time of Moses, and Moses as Deuteronomy’s
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Textual Perfection of the Quran
TEXTUAL PERFECTION OF THE QUR´AN (A response to John Gilchrist's booklet JAM'AL QURAN raising questions about the textual perfection of the Glorious Qur'an) On page 6 of a misleading booklet titled JAM'AL QURAN, a certain Christian scholar named John Gilchrist says concerning the Glorious Qur'an: "Furthermore, I have no doubt that if a book never was the Word of God in the first place, no amount of proof that it had been perfectly transcribed would
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The "i Am" Sayings of Jesus Proves His Divinity
As we reflect on the whole witness of the inerrant and infallible Scriptures, regarding the Person of Jesus, we can see many elements and various passages that assert, affirm and prove His divinity. For example, there are the Messianic prophesies, such as, Ps.2:7,12, which speaks of Him as God's Son. Ps.110:1 declares Him as lord, while Ps.45:6 and Isa.9:6 speak of Him as God. Then there are the didactic passages, for instance, Jhn.1:1,14 speak of
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The 17th Century Travelogues of Ahmad Bin Qasim and Ilyas Hanna Al-Mawsuli
The 17th Century Travelogues of Ahmad bin Qasim and Ilyas Hanna al-Mawsuli In the 17th Century, Christianity had begun to spread beyond the borders of Europe. With the Spanish conquest and Christianization in the New World (Latin America), the spread of Christianity had reached all throughout the world. In 1611, a Spanish Muslim named Ahmad bin Qasim, left for France and Holland as a Moroccan ambassador. He recorded his theological and intellectual discussions with the
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The 3 Monotheistic Religions
The three monotheistic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Judaism is the oldest surviving monotheistic religion, coming about in the eastern Mediterranean in the second millennium. Abraham is traditionally considered to be the first Jew and to have made a covenant with God. Because Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all recognize Abraham as their first prophet, they are also called the Abrahamic religions. Christianity started as an offshoot of Judaism in the first century B.C. Until
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The 3rd Article of Faith
The 3rd Article of faith is on the atonement of Christ Ш “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.” In preparing this read and re-read that A of F about a bah-jillion times One of these times, sleeping over at a friends house . . . . couldn’t sleep. Scriptures and re-read to see if I could get any
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The African Jihads
The African Jihads Jihad, the Muslim word meaning holy war. During the 18th and 19th centuries, this word brought fear to anyone who did not fully believe in the Islamic state and resided in West Africa. The Jihads of this era not only changed the faith of many people, but also the landscape of West African democracy. Although Islamic Jihads had occurred in the past, they never surmounted to the magnitude of those of the
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The Amazing Qur'an
THE AMAZING QUR'AN Calling the Qur'an amazing is not something done only by Muslims, who have an appreciation for the book and who are pleased with it; it has been labeled amazing by non-Muslims as well. In fact, even people who hate Islam very much have still called it amazing. Introduction One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Qur'an does not appear to them to be
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The Amazing Quran
Calling the Qur'an amazing is not something done only by Muslims, who have an appreciation for the book and who are pleased with it; it has been labeled amazing by non-Muslims as well. In fact, even people who hate Islam very much have still called it amazing. One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Qur'an does not appear to them to be what they expected. What they
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The American Encounter with Buddhism
Before reading “The American Encounter with Buddhism, 1844-1912: Victorian Culture and the Limits of Dissent” by Thomas A. Tweed I had no experience with Buddhism except for what I have seen in the movies and in the media. Seeing Buddhism through these different sources, it does not portray an accurate illustration of what the religion is truly regarding. Having little to no knowledge about the background of the religion makes reading this book both
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