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Biography and Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...

Pastoral Ministry - Case Study

Claire persisted - "But God will end good people to hell?" The Pastor also commented that since he did not know what was in the ma...

Cultural Variatioins on Death and Dying

death. For some families extreme suffering is something to be avoided even if it means that they resort to extreme measures such ...

Christology of Paul Johannes Tillich

biography provides insight as to the factors that led him toward his particular christological perspective. Biographical backgrou...

Theological Issues

called the Son of God" (Aherne). In John 1:49, Nathaniel, at their first meeting, referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Aherne). Wh...

Religious Pluralism and Christian Theology

2008, p. 394). This led to the consensus that "just one form of religion" had to be imposed on the native inhabitants of diverse l...

Theological Debate/Inerrancy of Scripture

seeming "errors" in scriptural passages. The position of Charles A. Briggs on inerrancy Briggs maintained that neither the Scrip...

A Theology Book For Everyone

words of major scholars and theologians from the past and present to explain ideas. There is another statement the author makes ...

Da Vinci's Last Supper, A Theological Analysis

This paper discusses the theological content of Da Vinci's "Last Supper." Three pages in length, two sources are cited. ...

Life and Teachings of Jesus

my Beloved, with you I am well pleased (Luke 4:32) (Willimon, 2001, p. 7). The scene reminds the reader of the account of the crea...

'Evil' Problem and Confessions of Saint Augustine

In five pages this paper examines how evil is conceptualized by St. Augustine of Hippo in this early theological text. Three sour...

Conventional Theology and The Passion of the Christ Film by Mel Gibson

slapped him and said, "Prophesy to us, Christ, Who hit you?" All Gospel accounts agree that Jesus was brutalized at this point, bu...

Christian Worship Music and Theology

of worship. Canticles are a part of todays liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church" and "The first written chants were associated wit...

Social Construction, Social Shaping, and Technological Determinism

the process of change, and that technology is an instrumental component in the transformation of organizational and social structu...

Biblical Scripture's Doctrine of Inerrancy

unique personalities and writing styles (Thiessen, 1979). Theissen explains that the Holy Spirit supervised these writers to insur...

The Influence of Thomas Aquinas and Augustine of Hippo

still prevalent in Christian theology, that the all of scripture if divinely inspired and therefore completely correct. On the o...

Religious Concepts of Baruch Spinoza

enjoyment of what is good, not in the pride that he alone is enjoying it, to the exclusion of others. He who thinks himself more ...

Parousia and the Son of Man

Man, 2005). One of the most remarkable features of the phrases use in the Gospels is that is used exclusively by Christ and is nev...

Religious Extremist Movements

that are more passive and believe that "God will punish" or "evil will be punished" much less threatening than those that say "God...

Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priest 1997 Instruction

Functions. Pope John Paul II cautioned local parishes here, warning that even thought there may be a shortage of ordained priests,...

Gospel Accounts of Jesus's Anointing

a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have me" (Matt. 26:10-11). Jesus goes on ...

Universalization of Jesus

This essay focuses on two main topic areas but comments on other issues such as the connexion structure of the Methodist church, w...

Freedom Determinism More

Different theological philosophies attribute free will and freedom to different other theories. This paper explores libertarian fr...

Theological Foundations Pastoral Care

it has changed over the years as the society changed. The same is true for the theological foundations of pastoral practice. Inter...

Spiritual Maturity and Biblical Guidance

as a vassal to the dominant entity.2 Likewise, the stipulations in Deuteronomy stipulate the expectations and prohibitions that go...

Should Women be Ministers

This paper includes an introduction, historical section, Biblical section, theological section. and action step section in the dis...

Meals in Matthew

are inherent to the ways that human beings relate to each other. These relationships begin at birth are grounded in the satisfacti...

Overview of Luke's Gospel

This essay begins by offering a summation of the content of the Gospel according to Luke, then turns to the topic of critical issu...

Analyzing Same Sex Marriages Theologically and Philosophically

in our society advocate same-sex marriages vary dramatically. Individuals of the same sex have cohabited throughout history witho...

Keller and Powlison's Questionnaire for Pastors

I find I do this far too often. In regards to flexibility, I have a deep desire to please others. Therefore, I am easily overwhelm...