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Biblical Inspiration

question to explore is-How? The first factor in his equation is the widely popular notion that God acts in human history. If God...

Jesus as Exorcist

"unclean spirits knew who Jesus was" (Davies 94). Jesus method of exorcism was to "cast out demons by the spirit of God" (Davies 9...

Peter Kreeft/Fundamentals of Faith

one thing causing another to come into existence. While scientists can argue persuasively that the Big Bang was the beginning of t...

Catholic Social Instruction and the Value of Family and Marriage

social structure. His prediction of severely negative consequences directly related to artificial contraception shed light upon t...

History and Introduction of the Early Catholic Church

Pauline Christianity, which was developing at that time. Eusebius of Caesarea--Eusebius (263-339) studied under Pamphilius, a Ch...

Gawain & Green Knight/Wife of Bath

the entirety of those present that one of them should strike the Green Knight with the ax, which he has brought as a gift, and tha...

Reaction Essay/Pedophiles & Priests

abusers" (Jenkins 133). This use of language paints Church officials as innocent victims of social change, rather than being knowi...

The Coming of Jesus Christ

offer mankind salvation through faith. He was put to death and rose from the dead. Aside from this the various Christian faiths po...

Mediator Dei

by an official of the Church and attended by faithful members of the church. Although the Popes encyclical clarified the sacred ...

Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children

in the testimony that is presented and many of these cases illuminate the inconsistencies and short comings that exist within the ...

Breaking Barriers between United Methodists and Catholics

In three pages, the author discovers how despite the differences between the United Methodists and Catholics, they should be able ...

The Death Penalty and the Catholic Church

the church flip flops but it seems to skirt the issue. The Church does not order deaths, but the church often looks the other way....

Criteria for Christian Salvation

with subsidiary; people are expected to have the opportunity to participate in civil, economic, political and social life (Libreri...

Religion and its Influence on the Law

Catholic canon law, after all, has a long history of development, a history stretching back some two thousand years in fact (Hartm...

Doctrine of Original Sin

"disobedient choice of our first parents," there lurks the "seductive voice" of evil, which is "opposed to God" and therefore sedu...

Theology and Philosophy in the Church

Aquinas. There is a lack of unity in terms of theology. Aquinas attempted to solve this very problem during his time. Aquinass wor...

Parable of the Mustard Seed Exegesis

is only found there and not in any of the other Gospels. It is known that Mark was written in about 70 A.D. and it is believed tha...

The Edict Of Nantes, Louis The XIV, and Religion Within His Kingdom

This paper focuses on King Louis The XIV and his dealings with the Protestants and Catholics under his rule. This five page paper...

Middle Ages and Roman Catholic Church Corruption

In eight pages the causes and effects of political corruption within the Roman Catholic Church of the Middle Ages are examined. F...

Reasons Behind Membership Decline in the Roman Catholic Church

In eight pages this paper discusses the present day declining Roman Catholic mass attendance. Five sources are cited in the bibli...

Chastity, Sex, Marriage, and the Catholic Church

This paper consists of five pages and examines the Catholic Church's position regarding chastity, sex, and marriage. Eight source...

Life After Death and Roman Catholicism

live out eternity in blissful spiritual peace, while those damned to Hell will live out eternity in misery as punishment for disob...

Reform and the Episcopacy

In five pages this research paper examines Catholic Church reform in an evaluation of the necessity of the episcopacy. Five sourc...

Women and Their Religious Ordination

take pleasure in the marital act; that killing infidels was a way to salvation; that taking interest on a loan was forbidden; that...

Roman Catholic Ordination of Women

In seen pages this paper examines the ordination of women as priests by the Roman Catholic church in an overview of diverse and op...

Reforming the Catholic Church and the Renaissance

In seven pages this paper examines how the Catholic Church's reform movements of Lutheranism and Calvinism were the result of Euro...

Catholic Reformation and Ulrich Zwingli

did not prohibit, Zwingli prohibited what the Bible did not specifically prescribe. He stressed the ability of common people to in...

Different Types of Belief Systems

In this paper that consists of sections a Catholic personal belief system is developed and includes discussions about fundamentali...

Magic and Primitive Religion

In six pages this paper compares Catholic religious practices with the magic used in primal religious rituals with Kenneth Kuykend...

Reformation Christian Witch Hunts and Women

already disintegrating old faith. Growing social unrest during that particular era had found expression in witchcraft as well as i...