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and glorification. By a calling a person essentially is pulled out of a world "of sin and into union with Christ. This gives him a...

It might be contended that the development...

managers, it actually has its roots in the Bible. Jesus is the quintessential example of a servant leader and He taught His apostl...

20:9-16. Slave gangs were often used by large landowners. The author points out that this custom would have existed during Jesus l...

we think of as ourselves continue to exist in the soul body. Death is a most natural experience, not to be feared. It is a quick t...

Kantian ethical system as an impartial viewpoint: however, when one considers virtue ethics, it is evident that these come from ev...

at that time. It was always in turmoil with one battle or one war or another being waged. The Greco-Roman world consists of the al...

covenant between God and humanity, a covenant that was the fulfillment of prophecy but also one that included all of humanity. T...

was born on a certain night that many glean as magical or mystical and it is presumed that this boy grows up to become the Savior ...

where "The hand of the Lord prevailed and the forces of Maxentius were routed (Lactantius 8). Maxentius was driven into the Tiber ...

she stands at the coast, watching the stormy sea, hoping that her lover would return" (The French Lieutenants Woman (1981)). Fr...

the way it was lived" (BBC World Service, 2003). If an individual has lived a bad life, refusing to accept Jesus as Savior and God...

he sought to bring truth to others. Does Socrates Do Evil? From Kierkegaards position it is perhaps truth that all people do e...

of itself, is not the end of the line in relation to the state of religious toleration, inasmuch as its very definition is that of...

This essay draws upon three writings from the second century to discuss the way in which Roman authorities perceived Christianity ...

The ideas of three theorists are explored in this 3 part paper. The first part of the paper explores the rise of capitalism, and ...

Christianity expanded and grew exponentially in the early centuries. There were many reasons for this quick growth including its m...

Tickle writes that there is an upheaval in Christianity about every 500 years and we are going through one now. It is called the G...

This book review discusses the motivations described by MacMullen that propelled conversion to Christianity during its early centu...

The document suggests that there is the notion that Greek philosophy is in opposition to Christianity. Many call Greek doctrines h...

newly unchanging societal conditions, and passing this culture down to their children, who largely lived in the same geographical ...

leader of the group told him that was not based on love but on rewards form God. He left the group. He made the leap to Christiani...

ethically necessary to offer the right of sanctuary to individuals who are fleeing political oppression (Voice of America, 2009). ...

1: The Call for Reformation Justo L. Gonzalez begins chapter 1 of his text on Christian history, The Reformation to the Present D...

Chapter 2: Martin Luther: Pilgrimage to Reformation Martin Luther Justo Gonzalez begins his discussion of Luther by describing ho...

Chapter 3: Luthers Theology The Word of God In this chapter, Gonzalez picks up Luthers story in 1521, which is when he appeared b...

5: Ulrich Zwingli and the Swiss Reformation Zwinglis Pilgrimage Nationalism and humanism both contributed to the Lutheran reforma...

Chapter 6: The Anabaptist Movement The First Anabaptists In this chapter, Gonzalez addresses the criticisms that were leveled at ...

Chapter 7: John Calvin Gonzalez begins this chapter by identifying John Calvin, a theologian of the second generation after Luthe...

12: The Catholic Reformation The Reformation of Spanish Catholicism Gonzalez begins the chapter by pointing out that the needs fo...