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from its past and divorced it from having any real sense of future. "The past becomes merely a theme park to visit occasionally fo...
basis of the religion (Esposito, 1978). This began his quest for a true religion. Muhammad believed that both Judaism and Christi...
the local political process (Ceasar, 2005). The Dawa party which is religious based was the top winner in that election (Ceasar, ...
And finally, can the nature of Jerusalem as a "sacred space" for all three faiths "throw any light on the conduct of politicians a...
evil, was literally personified in the body of evil curses, evil spirits and superstitions. Now, of course, for the most part peop...
They believe that there is only one acceptable religion and that is theirs. Things are beginning to change in modern society, how...
other part of the Roman empire. Merely associating with non-Jews was believed to make a Jewish person unclean" (Rosser, 1995). How...
laborer such as a farmer, a tradesman or one in the military3. Like in any other profession, in order to obtain his goal, a monk m...
of this passage implies that humanity resembles God, that is, that the human race is similar "in kind" in a manner that is analogo...
very important fact when considering the relationship between the classics and Christianity in Miltons poem by stating the followi...
weighing over 2.5 tons, this structure covers over 13 acres and so carefully surveyed so accurately that it aligns perfectly with...
analyzed the chemical composition of the cement through the use of an electron microscope. One of the scientists on the team descr...
into the premier representation of Christianity, Jesus was to occupy a dual role within the religious world. He did not eschew hi...
To understand however how different Christian groups understand evolution, it is important to understand the two different formula...
film Braveheart is noted for its bloody battle sequences (Brackman, 2004). While The Passion is based on the Gospel of John, Brac...
of art etched into wood tablets, metal and on engraving plates. The religious overtones were highly pronounced and most of the wor...
will proclaim their "Christian" beliefs but such beliefs often do not square with the traditional Christian ideologies of either t...
hype people would not have continued lining up to see the movie. This is not a fun film, it graphically and brutally shows the las...
depiction was not anti-Semitic: "Most of good people in this movie are Jewish, including not only Jesus and Mary, but Mary Magdale...
offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...
understand the draw to the marginalized groups such as the converted Jews, but to see the evidence which supported the recruit of ...
that they were in contrast to many of the characteristic elements of Japanese culture (4). By 1564, some say that the missionarie...
in government policy-making, for example....
War I (Kazin, 1998, p. 16). As this suggests, pinning down the cultural meaning of Judeo-Christian tradition and scriptural teachi...
The key elements in mysticism of any religion is a belief in something outside of ones self, a higher deity. Secondly, most...
into detail about the beginnings of Christs teachings when people were beginning to see him as the son of God as it relates to all...
not accomplish this task until the end of time (Stepaniants, 2002). According to Zoroastrian cosmology, the history of humanity co...
date). In order to fit into the economic Western world, many Jews have forsaken their heritage and do not rigidly practice the t...
of a horror film, and the crucifixion of Jesus is without question one of the most horrific episodes in world history. There are ...
In Europe, however, greater religiosity tended to be linked to internationalism, European integration, and support for foreign aid...