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St. Francis and Previous Monks on the Concept of Christian Poverty

"On arriving in a certain town, being very hungry, they went, according to the Rule, begging their bread for the love of God....

St. Francis of Assisi

he should live a contemplative life of prayer or an active life of spreading the gospel to the world (Hammond 14). This led Franci...

Cantos 11 and 12 of Dante's 'Paradiso'

doubt, people during that time would have recognized. The twelve person circles are led by each St. Thomas, the Franciscan, and St...

Christian Community and St. Paul

Paul was greatly troubled by the reports of what was going on in Corinth (Berg, 2002). He addressed these issues in his first lett...

Overview of Ethnomusicology

seen with a study on Chinese music by J van Aalst in 1884 and Japanese music with F T Piggotts Music and Musical Instruments of Ja...

A Legal Cause Study Causey v. St. Francis Medical Center

battery under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) (Pub. L. No. 99-272, 100 Stat. 164 (codified as amende...

St. Francis of Assisi A

Francis tried to resume his former practices and his old life, and briefly considered a military career, but the call to a religio...

Volunteerism and Values

all creatures great and small."5 People seem to be looking for something today, something beyond their material things which many...

Spiritual and Psychological Impacts of Stigmata

Many go to these places to view the stigmata and to get healed or simply to worship there. But again, these are all questioned by...

Christianity and the Influence of Saint Francis of Assisi

that is made by the hand of the Lord. He had a "genuine humility" (McFadden PG) which came from the author of all creation himsel...

'Just War' Concept

In eighteen pages this paper examines how St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine of Hippo developed the 'just war' concept and theor...

Humanistic Renaissance Artist Giotto di Bondone

In five pages this research paper concentrates on the St. Francis frescoes of Giotto di Bondone, an important artist of the 14th c...

Women's Role and the Concept of Marriage

In eight pages this paper examines writings of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and others in a consideration of the marriage concept an...

Poverty and the Typification of Poverty in the U.S.

the NASW website discusses poverty and argues that it is about "much more than money alone" (Poverty, 2009). Poverty is the result...

Christian Life/Sanctification and Epistle to the Romans

as a servant of Christ Jesus, who was "called to be an apostle" (Romans 1:1)(This reference and all subsequent references refer to...

Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)

Security; Governance Rule of Law & Human Rights; Infrastructure & Natural Resources; Education; Health; Agriculture & Rural Develo...

Chaucer, St. Luke, Aristophanes and Their View of Social Issues

even screenwriters who disguise them as interesting stories. The original Star Trek was great at teaching these moral lessons whil...

Overview of the United States Virgin Islands

John is largely a national park. St. Thomas boasts a deepwater harbor. St. Croix has rolling hills. All three are special touri...

European Middle Ages Architecture, Art, and Classical Antiquity

In five pages the influence of classical antiquity on the architecture and art of the European Middle Ages are considered in the a...

Compare and Contrast: San Francisco and Saint Louis

of Asia within San Francisco. One finds themselves, a few short blocks from the business district of the city, smack dab in the mi...

St. Francis Hospital in Arizona and IS Upgrades

any other industry, but health care is different in that practitioners are constrained by patient progress. A doctor may order a ...

Slave Owners in Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Tom rescues his daughter (Little Eva) from a drowning death. St. Clare is one who believes in paying his debts and, in fact, promi...

Western History and the Divine Nature of God

of souls (Frost 104). It is possible that Plato was attempting to use popular belief to promote the teaching of more profound trut...

Perspectives on Human Nature

the pagan world, sex was considered a divine gift and it carried none of the sense of sin and punishment that became associated wi...

Christian Conversion and the Commentary of Saint Paul

supper, a method based on the assumption they would be open to religious answers to their predicament" (Malony, 1998). At supper, ...

Uncle Tom's Cabin, Eliza and Marie

This essay pertains to two women characters, Eliza Harris and Marie St. Clare, who are featured in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The wrier ...

The Pharisee Who Became an Apostle

This paper focuses on St. Paul, the Pharisee to whom Christ appeared and to whom Christ gave a special mission. It was hard for pe...

The Thirteenth Century French Greyhound St Guineforte

Although the tale of St. Guineforte revolved to a large degree around Christian iconography and teachings, it was condemned by the...

Saint Patrick's Life, Humility, and Courage

blessing of the Pope, to convert pagans to Christianity. "Indeed, Patrick was quite successful at winning converts. Through active...

A Response to 1 Thessalonians

a mixed population of Greeks, Romans and Jews with more Greeks than the other two (Johnson, 1998). Paul began his ministry there i...