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The Sources of Christian Ethics by Pinckaers

views should be assessed and aligned. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossians that they should make the most of every oppo...

Global Religious Perspectives on the Soul

out the names of his ancestors" (Hauser, 1990). Every eight days, the tribal chief ritually provides a full meal for all the ance...

Visual Arts and Religion

life that one would want to aspire toward. And, typically, as in a religious painting, the consequences of not choosing the faith ...

Bernard L. Marthaler's 'The Creed'

that interpretation is tantamount to both translating and understanding the Nicene Creed, noting that "the meaning of words change...

The Christian Bible and Violence

for a sacrifice. How did he ever trust his father again? What must the impressionable youngster in Sunday School think about a fat...

Heaven and Hell According to William Blake

view of the Christian belief system. In the Christian system of belief, it is the other way around. Good and evil are both active ...

African American Religion and How It Originated

west coast of Africa, but even within this area religious traditions varied greatly" (African-American Religion in the Nineteenth ...

John Ford's Films and Christian Allegory

individuals who had come before him. At the crux of the journey is the fact that the main character risks his life for his religio...

Christian Views on the Islamic Prophet Muhammad

however, given the current state of world affairs it is imperative that we gain a better understanding of it. A number...

Introducing Youth to Christianity

into a "good" college, and therefore have a "good" life. Unfortunately, in these situations, religion tends to be on the bottom of...

Katie Eriksson's Nursing Theory

grounds that it is not caring at all but rather reduces the patient to a process component that needs medical attention. While tr...

Christian Allegory and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Warren in his famous essay on "Mariner" stated the primary theme is that humanity needs to, somehow, live in harmony with Nature, ...

William Shakespeare's King Lear and its Christian Content

persecuted and killed for their faith. We also note that throughout the play Lear slowly develops into a man who understands hi...

Church Elders and Ecclesiology

logical that the same sentiment would apply to the post of "elder" as well. While not stated overtly, the clear implication is tha...

Religious Connotations of 'Just War'

with holy wars that are most familiar to Westerners are in the Old Testament. Exodus 32:27 tells of how God ordered the destructio...

Christian Counseling Pros and Cons

the same as other parts of the country, it would seem. One of the first Christian Counseling centers appears to have started in th...

Soteriology and Christology

perceived as Jesus being chosen by God to serve a divine purpose. This manner of perceiving Jesus was soon overshadowed by a diffe...

Christian Theology, Family, and Marriage

covenant of irrevocable personal consent" and that procreation was not the sole purpose or the basis for the union (Lawler, 2001, ...

Power in the Pulpit How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons by Cleophus James Larue

illustrate the points they make. Larue himself is a preacher and scholar who is an associate professor of homiletics at Princeton ...

Fairytales and Their Importance

is true even of the fairy stories that originated with Han Christian Andersen, such as the Ugly Duckling (Zipes, 1985). Th...

Pacifist Just War Theory Analysis

the war has a specific goal in mind. NON-CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT The problem, the non-Christian would say, is that these rules are ei...

Discussion of Christian Marriage

In four pages the constitution of marriage is considered in an examination of what a Christian marriage means. One source is cite...

Holy Spirit Baptism

may be a Christian, but not fully "blessed or fully enabled to worship and serve the Lord" (Zaspel). Proponents of this belief cit...

Meeting Jesus Christ and Being Ready

where there is only anguish, grief and regret. The clear message of this passage is that the true believer, the true Christian, is...

Cultural Variatioins on Death and Dying

death. For some families extreme suffering is something to be avoided even if it means that they resort to extreme measures such ...

Suffering and Evil

suffering: Why doesnt he participate, and why does he leave his faithful servants to suffer?5 These questions are fundamental to...

Jacques Abbadie and the Enlightenment Influence

light that does not deceive us" (Whelan, 2002, p. 1). This "natural light," in his estimation enables human beings to arrive at "...

Cultural Variations Between Islam and America

Texts of the Worlds Religions" presents Islam as a religion which stresses that an individuals submission to Allah is what is most...

The Essential Christian Ministry Goal of Affordable Housing

Koinonia Farm, an integrated Christian community in South Georgia (Winbush 12). A typical Habitat for Humanity home is a no-frills...

Is AA's Big Book Only for White Men?

discuss the impact of the mans drinking on his wife and children. Although the author makes an attempt to include women in a chap...