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 1,801 - 1,830
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The Flight of Christianity
The Historical Fight It [It must refer to a specific word in the sentence or the reader can become confused.] is always an honor and a privilege to learn of new nations and their people. However, not all nations began on stable grounds. For instance, Israel and the Palestine’s have both shared a difficult battle. Consequently, the battle between the Israelis and the Palestinians has been ongoing since the beginning of my religious convictions. The
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The Flood
The Flood It is possible that no written words have survived as much skepticism or criticism as the story of Noah and the Great Flood. Barely a century ago, scholars dismissed it as a parable, believing that it was just another quaint old legend designed as moral fiber for mankind. They never suspected there might be some element of truth in the flood, or some way of proving its authenticity. But today, that evidence exists.
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The Flood That Gave New Life
The “Epic of Gilgamesh” and the story of “Genesis” can be trace as far back as 2000 B.C, and 400 B.C respectively, written with no knowledge that each story existed in the first place. The main focus of the stories, a flood of titanic proportion that destroys all life on earth except for a chosen few is amazingly similar at first glance. Although the central theme of the stories is the same, the details
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The Four Gospels
The Four Gospels The word 'gospel' means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The first three gospels are sometimes called the 'synoptic' (same view) gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. John, writing later, recounts Jesus' other words and miracles that have a particular spiritual meaning. All four gospels present Jesus as both
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The Four Noble Truths
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS “Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you your self test and judge to be true.” -Buddha The four noble truths exemplify the essence of the
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The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths The concept of the four noble truths has to do with the religion, Buddhism. Unlike other religions that try to give (you) answers to metaphysical questions, Buddhism teaches how human existence is imperfect and how to steer away from suffering. The way this is taught is through the four noble truths. The four noble truths summed up is: (1) existence is suffering, (2) desire is its cause, (3) there is a
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The Four Paths of Yoga
LoBasso Anthony LoBasso Religions of India Professor Birch 4/3/13 The Four Paths of Yoga The purpose of this research paper is to define four paths of yoga, Jnana yoga, Raja yoga, Karma yoga and Bhakti yoga. With in depth research and information about these four types of Indian yoga I will be able to answer some questions posed about yoga’s relations to spirituality and religion. I will attempt to answer the following questions: Is Indian
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The Freedeom to Suffer
It can take a long time before we find out what the real point of Buddhist practice is. There are innumerable doctrines, beliefs and techniques in this Way, but none of them is an end in itself. All of them are included in an overall training which is called cittabhavana, or 'the training of the heart'. The word citta is variously rendered in translation as 'heart', 'awareness', and sometimes as 'consciousness'. Bhavana literally means 'to
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The Gnostic Gospels
Sexual addiction has only been recognized as a valid addiction within the last couple of decades. Even today there remains a degree of scepticism regarding the status of section addiction as a true addiction. When looking at the diagnosis of addictions DSM-IV can be used to diagnose a range of addictions, not only limited to those with direct physiological influences such as drugs and alcohol, but also addictive behaviour patterns. Just as a behaviour pattern
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The Golden Compass Controversy
The older I get, the more it is clear to me that the popular euphemism, “History repeats itself,” is one of the few sayings; ubiquitously popping up is every history class at one time or another; to be absolutely true. Oftentimes something outrageous or controversial hearkens this saying to our lips. For instance, the McCarthy era of the1950s saw people eager to �name names’ of suspected Communists in Hollywood royalty. This seems vaguely similar in
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The Golden Ladder
The Golden Ladder The Golden Ladder was, thus far, the most interesting presentation for me. I attended the event with my boyfriend, who, like the main character, has a father who is Jewish and a mother who is Presbyterian. As I watched the play, I noticed the relationships develop in a fashion similar to the relationships in Ryan’s family, and I saw the same search for identity. I found myself identifying closely with the lead
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The Good and Just Life
The Good and Just Life Being “just”, by the dictionary definition, is being consistent with what is morally right; and righteous. But “morally right” and “righteous” are subjective terms, therefore differing from one person to the next. So a “just” society is “just” to that person itself, although it might be in line with a larger school of thought. My view of a just society would fit in with most other people, maybe because of
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The Gospel of Mark
Jesus Christ lived a very full, if short, life. He did and accomplished more in his thirty years than many men do in twice that. The gospels each tell their versions of his life. Of the four, I found the gospel of Mark to be the most interesting. I enjoy the style of writing in this gospel more than the others. I feel it gives a better summary of the events in Christ’s life. Whereas
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The Gospel of Mark
Sermon Hold on, Help is on the way! Text: Mark 6:45-52 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was
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The Great Controversy According to Young Goodman Brown
In our own Christian struggles, people tend to believe that it is simple as good evil. People don't realize however that in this fight, the Devil can infiltrate a seemingly normal, Christian Human Being, but it's true. Better yet, in our own walk with God the Devil lurks near to test what might look like a strong relationship with Christ. As shown in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown," even a grounded, sincere Christian can have
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The Great Gatsby
The novel The Great Gatsby is taking place in the 1920s and the narrator Nick Carraway describes the life of Jay Gatsby in how he tries to regain the love he used to have with Daisy Buchanan. F. Scott Fitzgerald uses geography as a motif to expose the development of the theme and the characterization throughout the novel. In the novel, Fitzgerald distinguishes the difference between West Egg and East Egg. “I lived at West
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The Great Pyramid of Giza
The Great Pyramid of Giza The Great Pyramid on the Giza plateau in Egypt, has been the object of scientific and archaeological study for over two hundred years. In this modem era of discovery, it is the last of the seven ancient wonders of the world, and the only one remaining. The Great Pyramid is singled out from all other pyramids. It is the oldest, and by the superior construction techniques over all the other
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The Great Theft
In his book The Great Theft, Khaled Abou El Fadl takes on some issues such as Islam and human rights, the status of women, and jihad. He also explains that Islam is currently passing through the same transformative as the Europe faced during the reformation. Also the difference practice of modern Muslims and the corrupting influences of the extremists. After 9/11 the world views of Muslim have dramatically change. It had affected the Muslim world
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The Great Theft
Friday is a sacred day for Muslims that’s why It was important for us to closely see and diagnose what Muslims do in this day. So, going with our professor was a better way to explain things more. The mosque, that me and my class went to, was a nice building that properly represent Islam through some verses of the Quran and the sayings of the prophet Mohammed that were in the walls. I also
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The Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity, which "stands in today's society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean, and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" .The word orthodox comes from Greek, this means right-believing. Currently, the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous, which means
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The Green Mile
1. The Green Mile has a huge connection to the seven Catholic social teachings. The first one, human life and dignity, is very evident in the Green Mile. The main connection with this one is how Tom Hank’s character cares about John Coffey. Many people would not care or even given a second look to someone who is in prison and on death row but Paul, the guard, gets close to him. He ends up
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The Growing Effects of Persecution
The Growing Effects of Persecution Throughout the ages of Christianity, there have been many drawbacks to this cause. Many leaders among the Christian community were persecuted due to the disbelief of Christ being the Messiah among pagan worshipers, heathens, and even other credible religious leaders. This persecution more often led to death, or other horrifying results. But no matter what horrendous effects, there was always a brighter side causing the Christian faith to grow
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The Hajj: Pilgrimage
The Hajj: Pilgrimage Mecca is also known as Makkah and its full name is Makkah al-Mukkaramah. Mecca is a city in the Hijaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is known as the holiest site in the Islamic religion. The history of Mecca goes back as early as the fifth century. It was an independent and powerful city in pre-Islamic times. It is the religious center for Islamic people and it houses the Kaaba and
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The Hard Sayings of Jesus
THE HARD SAYINGS OF JESUS CHAPTERS 1-20 As a Christian and a bible student there is on greater subject than Jesus. No other person has effected history more than Jesus; some say he was a prophet, some say he was a great teacher, and others just think he was crazy. But, to those of us who know him to be the Son of God it is very important to understand his teachings. Throughout Jesus ministry
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The Healing of a Man Born Blind
The Healing Of A Man Born Blind The topic of the message is “The Healing of a Man Born Blind” from John chapter 9 verses 1 through 41. Always trust in God, no matter what situation you are in, who is against you, and after praise God, and only God Our text (John chapter 9) starts with Jesus seeing a man who was blind from birth. The first question his disciples asked was, “…who sinned,
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The Hebrew Scriptures
The Hebrew Scriptures Truth, scripture and revelation are three concepts that the Bible has been based on. Truth is defined as the way that things are or should be. It can relate to reality or wisdom. Truth can be communicated in a variety of ways. Literally which is facts and figures and can be shown in math and science. Figuratively which is metaphor and simile and can be shown in humanity. Symbolically in fine arts
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The Hebrew Scriptures
The Hebrew Scriptures Truth, scripture and revelation are three concepts that the Bible has been based on. Truth is defined as the way that things are or should be. It can relate to reality or wisdom. Truth can be communicated in a variety of ways. Literally which is facts and figures and can be shown in math and science. Figuratively which is metaphor and simile and can be shown in humanity. Symbolically in fine arts
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The Hindu Concept of God
The Hindu Concept of God • There are three various ways to interpret the Hindu concept of god which includes a polytheistic concept which is a religion of many gods, a monotheistic concept which means believing in only one god, and also a monistic concept where gods is an impersonal and unknowable entity. The belief of all three concepts is a quality scholars believe to be Hinduism’s �tolerant characteristic’ • The Rig-Veda (1200-900 BCE) the
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The Historical Critical Method
The New Testament is now well over 1900 years old and for nearly the same period of time people have struggled for the right interpretation of that what was written in these 27 books and letters. How should one handle a book that is “God’s Word“? Before looking at the pro and contra of historical-critical exegesis it is necessary to define this method. One of the many textbooks teaching the historical-critical method “Methodenlehre zum
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The Historical Jesus 2
The Historical Jesus 2 Jesus Christ, the figure who changed history more than any other, did many miracles to show others that he was God’s son. God gave Jesus power over nature, power over disease, and even power over death. As a young Christian, my knowledge was a little understudied, to say the least. Now, as this module comes to a close, I realize that I have learned so much! While writing this summary paper,
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