Literature on Religion Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The author describes the contributing individuals such as Prophet Muhammad and outlines their particular contribution to the introduction, and the spread of Islam in Arabia.

Through an examination of highly organized shrines at San Giovanni Rotondo in Singiovannesi, Sri Lanka, Peru, and Lourdes, the authors examine the conflicting views, interests, and beliefs of the pilgrims on the life and remains [...]

The author tells us that this is why Jesus was used as a moral exemplary to instil moral values in the students.

The plunge involved in Kumbh Mela is significant because of its historic reverence to the fight between spirits and demons over the drink of life, believed to have sprinkled in four main spiritual locations, Allahabad, [...]

The absence of competition made Christians to believe that the books contained in the Bible were the only one available and therefore the Christian story was of authoritative and foolproof singularity. All these complications lead [...]

The denial of the truth is probably because of the complexities that the world is finding in reading the bible which is due to a lack of patience.

As mentioned by Johnson, women's influence is already felt in different aspects of religion and, particularly, in the one dealing with the "central issue of the image and concept of the divine, the One who [...]

The connotation of Jesus as the king and messiah of the Jews did not mean that he was to overthrow the Roman Empire ruling at that time to establish his kingdom in Jerusalem.

In fact, the author of the book is trying to prove the readers that pain is the direct result of God's love for people and God's tool of people's improvement; He uses pain in order [...]

The Book of Mormon is faced with a lot of criticism due to the lack of archeological evidence supporting the authenticity of the material in it.

In his opening message he outlines each and every person with the role that they played in his life; what he simply wanted to show the reader was that every person is a leader in [...]

Hakan Yavuz believes that the political thought, which has dominated in Turkey in the twentieth century, ruptured "the ties between the politics and culture".

In the same way, God is aware of the bitter situation they were in and is sure to come to their help.

The theory of Creation Science is an argument that is directed towards the establishment of the idea that there is existence of God, and God is the creator of the universe in accordance to creation [...]

Introduction Faith and Daily living Faith and character Sin Redemption Destiny and Character Forgiveness This paper is a personal reflection on two novels "a thousand Splendid Suns" and "the Kite Runner", both written by [...]

It also mentions the roles and responsibilities of Christian ministry in the society and in the church, basic requirements to become as a minister etc in the base of New Testament.

The essay then examines the main points of the writings of both the thinkers in the main body of the essay.

Actually, the core of the symbolic relationships which are the allegory and nightmare of that some elements of the story can be perceived by are referred to as the more shallow surface meanings in the [...]

It seems to me that the story is called for teaching people not to escape God's commands in order not to experience sufferings, as "we must disobey ourselves; and it is in this disobeying ourselves, [...]

In The Crucible, Miller presents a historically accurate, dramatized recreation of the events in 1692, what he calls "one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history" that led to the prosecution of [...]

The first of these is that there must be a primary foundation or prime reality and the second is that the question of a worldview originates in a pre-theoretical context.

Divided into two sections The Old Testament and The New Testament - the fundamental theme of the Bible is an expose on God's nature and the nature of the human family via key biblical figures [...]

This is illustrated in the tile of the book "Living Jesus: Learning the Heart of the Gospel" The author brings out the criticism to the way Christianity was practiced for instance he questions the stand [...]

The book The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey discusses the personal attitude and relations of the author with God and his understanding of God.

As one can assume, the author rejects the existing institutional model of church as the "value in itself," whereas the church and actually its parish as well are postulated as the means to end, in [...]

It is in this scripture that one realizes that God has sympathy towards the poor and does not mock the state of being of these people.

Although the two works have a different scope of content one encompasses the religions of the entire world concerning contemporary values, and the other focuses on western traditions both of them dedicate significant parts to [...]

There is also a view that the authors of the various books of the Bible have been significant in the deteriorated position of women in the biblical narratives.

On one side, the history and the birth of Islam as a religion and how the three books present it is looked at; on the second side, the implication of Islam to the rest of [...]

Be that as it may, there is no doubt that the Church today would like to be seen as a forward thinking body, capable of a great level of tolerance and lenience.

The author is the 19th century Harvard psychologist and philosopher, concerned through all his life with the problems of the existence of a human on Earth and the role of religion in human's life.

The fundamental ideas of the book are concerned with the understanding of how spiritual and psychological ideas and actions related to them are interconnected.

The last view is that of conversion and indicates that Christ is the one who is capable of transforming culture. According to the text, those who embrace this view tend to be optimistic and positive [...]

Apart from that, he was Foreign Minister of Pakistan and the leader of the Pakistan Delegation to the General Assembly of the UN.

Jonathan Edwards was promoting the belief of Puritanism and idealism among a certain group of Christians and colonists in the New World of America in general.

The main message of the book comprises the values of hope, imagination, and optimism of Christians and the church in the world.

The most important insight that I got from the book "The Places you go" is that pastors should be flexible in both the way in which they deal with people and the means by which [...]

It is this and other key aspects of the Franciscan tradition that Short elaborates on such as the Franciscan embrace of poverty and the Humility of the Incarnation that reveals the author's stance on materialism, [...]

The book "The Household of God: Lecture on the Nature of the Church" written by Newbigin in 1953 explores the history of Christendom to understand and explain the meaning of the word 'church.' The author [...]

In essence there is need to carry out more research in this field in order to be able to establish the role and the importance of religion in the life of human beings.

One of the followers of this movement is Sam Harris, who refers to the fact that spirituality, along with the assistance of meditation, helps him become happy and feel that the world is a part [...]

This is seen in The Great Cosmic Book where political, psychological and sociological roles of the Goddess or the Divine Mother are described. Because of this, Mor have contributed to a controversial subject that is [...]

Importantly, the author stressed the religion of Jesus to be able to address this community and inspire people to follow the Jewish tenets.

The book "Strength to Love" highlights the major problems and challenges that have been affecting the American society for decades. The author of the book identifies the major obstacles that have made it impossible for [...]

The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam book by Karen Armstrong, is one of the most attractive, readable, and concise books on the emergence of fundamentalism in the three faiths.

According to the author, the interpretation and translation "of the book of Genesis have contributed a lot to the misconception regarding the role played by Eve in the garden".

Job was a good person and innocent in the eyes of the people and in the face of God. For Christian nurses it is their responsibility and the call of God to serve the individual [...]

For a long time, the sacred King had adhered to the Yoruba religious traditions, and any change in the conventional belief systems would significantly impact most of the states.

The details of spiritual and religious beliefs and practices are demonstrated through the pages of Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions to actually shape the way Native Americans perceive and interact with the world.

From the outset and thesis of the book, the author discusses the tough but possible process of becoming a servant leader in a culturally-mixed environment.

It is not enough to show that all religions are constituted by the same elements, it is more important to make people long for equality.

According to the authors, the main problem lies in the way children are taught about the account of creation by parents and the church.

For instance, the authors note that some leaders undermine the success of a u-turn by failing to return to the need for personal holiness and zeal. Overall, "The U-turn Church" is a good read that [...]

At that, the authors stress that comeback leaders did not concentrate on the rituals and the institution, but managed to remain committed to the true mission.

The rest of the book continues to equip readers with the tools that would take them back to the duty of ministering and making more disciples.

The book shows the importance of the heavenly world in the vision of the divine throne in chapter 7 and, the roles of angels and holy ones in chapter 7 and 8 and explicitly in [...]

A particular interesting demonstration of prayer vengeance in the hagiography is the combination of prayer and fasting with vigil to summon retribution.

Through this movement, the author proves that educating a young nation to ignore religious differences and work for the bosom of everyone is the only way for the world to escape violence and interpersonal conflicts.

For instance, it would serve no harm to the premise of the book leaving the detailed description of what Mims refers to as 'the' in the title of the book.

Additionally, it is the authors' objective for the readers to have a greater understanding of Jesus Christ as the Son of God and why Jesus is the representation of God's spirit.Dr.

The author talks of the prevailing church idea, which he takes from the confession of Christ by Peter in the Bible, Matthew 16, and the response Jesus gives about how the gates of hell would [...]

In specific terms, the book examines the most crucial concept or theory presented within the book on issues of religion and society. The book investigates the concept of religion and its sociological implications within the [...]

In the second part of the book, the author deals with the matters pertaining to Old Testament canonicity, taking account of the canon that was made use of by Jesus and the apostles, and the [...]

In the first Chapter of his book Watts introduces the major of the research. The author states that the major idea of the "burnt offerings" depicted in Leviticus is to promote selflessness of sacrifice.

The other tenet is to be seen in the mutation of religion in a post-modem society and the influence that religion espouses on other sectors of the society.

The narrations presented by Julian of Norwich and Michael Harner disclose the author's quests of the truth and revelation. With regard to the above description of the narrators' experiences, it can be stated that Julian [...]

It is apparent that most of the topics in the book are quite interesting since they make the reader to have a grasp of what religion is all about and the major landmarks that have [...]