YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Radical Elements of Judaism According to Huston Smith
Essays 331 - 360
any connections to the Jewish faith or even that "Jesus himself was Jewish" (Sandmel 251). However, this situation was very diff...
of four, Ashers mother encouraged him to make "pretty pictures," but Ashers father, even a this young age, saw the conflict betwee...
life, as well. Because of the existence of designed programs for women, Jewish women - like most others who have clawed and strug...
into a selfish, egotistical and myopic entity; no longer are people more concerned with others than they are with themselves. The...
at the other religions, we see that all three believe in the "Word of God" as a direct and personal message to Man from the Divine...
from Christian forces, one of the first actions that they took on occupying the city was to allow Jews to reenter Jerusalem, havin...
not accomplish this task until the end of time (Stepaniants, 2002). According to Zoroastrian cosmology, the history of humanity co...
The key elements in mysticism of any religion is a belief in something outside of ones self, a higher deity. Secondly, most...
Rosenzweig began to struggle with his beliefs regarding Judaism as a young adult. He serious...
against all, and the ADL is working to stamp this hatred out. The Alliance for Jewish Renewal, also known as ALEPH (which...
represents a threat to those ideals is subject to punition" (Swidler). While the protection of womens morality is common throughou...
and we can start to see the representation of Judaism in Kafkas work, Scholem stated that "Although unaware of it himself, [Kafkas...
to this day" (Shamish, nd). One central belief is that the Written and Oral Torah represents the word of God without any kind of h...
America, they worked very hard to convert the Native American Indians, who obviously did not believe in Jesus Christ. The new set...
personal liberation through approaching everything in life as it relates to what Allah wants, not what the individual wants. There...
offers the marriage contract, and the woman accepts: this is a contractual obligation which can only be broken by death or divorce...
of these concepts were a part of the Jewish faith. And, it was not only Judaism that was affected. Many other world religions woul...
into the premier representation of Christianity, Jesus was to occupy a dual role within the religious world. He did not eschew hi...
has been a "very big thing" (Axelrod, 1995, p. PG). Even just a decade ago, a Jewish womans place was still in the home, although...
signify the "blood of the covenant" (Geffen, 1993, p. 28). It is a time-honored ceremony that is concluded when a family member (...
their complex social and cultural mores. Tradition was therefore rooted in the memory of the people as was the physical and moral...
the value of religious discourse allowed an "intelligent passion" (Novak, 1998, pp. 63-67) where fear and trepidation once lurked....
was the reaction of Europeans to many aspects of Eastern culture when they first encountered it. However, Parrinder indicates that...
in the context of economic growth" (Afonso, 2001). One of Smiths (1991) greatest concerns is the variance in national wealth from...
no-parent families, emotionally absent parents, working parents - all these situations contribute to the lack of a childs moral an...
and reconcile them to the view of what is right would have provided for a more equalizing relationship where Jewry was concerned. ...
small child, I knew I was Jewish, so I really do not remember when this identity was established or how. I did not think about it ...
"Hebrew name" does not have to be in Hebrew, as Yiddish or English names are often used (Rich). Of all the Jewish rituals, the bri...
(in English) between the years 1989 and 2004. The extent of the literature review appears to be sufficient to support the research...
This is a high-level view, and one that works only in retrospect. As example, it is difficult to accurately proclaim when the nat...