He asks that we be united as he and the Father are united, that our unity be a sign of God's presence in the world. The ultimate goal of Jesus' prayer for unity is that [...]
Thiede claims that the captured event may lead to the following reflections - the character of Jesus's feelings, given the fact that he knew he was to be betrayed, the meaning of the symbolic kiss, [...]
They reveal a combination of faiths and the conversion of the Norse to Christianity was part of the religious continuity rather than a departure from pagan practices.
The ideologists of the masses put a broader meaning in the concept of the Reformation the transformation of the entire system of social relations in the spirit of gospel equality.
Despite describing the same events in the life of Jesus Christ, the Gospels of the New Testament often have visible differences in accounts by the apostles.
As Christianity represented divine power and the rulers of the time felt that they were appointed by God, there was without a doubt a connection and great support in the development of religion. The church [...]
Some religious pundits believed that the happenings in the religious sphere and the delicate balance between religious freedom and the persistent spread of catholicism meant that the state had to begin finding a new form [...]
Russia also used to have a large population of Jews, notably in the western part but lost it due to the immigration of Jews to Israel and the USA.
The unique Chinese Buddhist tradition was formed under the impact of the long-established worldview of the Chinese culture on the original ideas of Buddhism.
This paper highlights the premises of the schism between the Roman Church and the Protestants. That was a basic reason for split and separation of the Catholic Church.
Sculpture was the main art form and it was used in Christian buildings to illustrate Christian beliefs, principles and ideas. Monumental Byzantine art combined religious and imperial themes and this was dictated by the pious [...]
The subject of religion liberty has contributed an important part in the history of some parts of the world especially the United States and the rest of North America.
The Quran is believed to be a miracle of miracles as it is considered to be a creation of the supreme maker, Allah. The Quran is believed to have remained the same and constant since [...]
The beginnings and the events of the Bible up to the time of Jesus and up to today all lead to God's plan of salvation for Israel, but also to the people of God.
One characteristic of 'Thetan' is the exteriorization; it implies the ability of 'Thetan' to depart from the body and exist outside the flesh independently.
In fact, Auxentios advises that for parts of Greece that declined to move to the Western Calendar in 1924 and retained the Old Calendar that the Orthodox Church had used since inception, an orthodox culture [...]
Apollo fell in love with Cassandra when she was very young and her gave her the gift of prophesy and made her his priestess. Robert Fagles was the most interesting and informative in his introduction [...]
There is also not much that can be heard in the Western world when it comes to the passionate search for the historical Buddha and not the deified person that now sits in Buddhist temples.
The last chapter of Sholom Aleichem's 'Teveye the Milkman' that is one of the stories in "The Old Country" is called Lekh-Lekho "Get Thee Out" and in this, he describes the expulsion of the Jews [...]
This was not the end of Church divisions, as XVI century was the year of different changes in the church canons and as the changes occurred everywhere, so the whole period was called the Reformation.
The Koryo dynasty's era witnessed the creation of the Korean Tripitaka, this is a collection of all of the Buddhist sacred books or the scriptures and era of the spread of Buddhism also the period [...]
This is in terms of the social changes and the different perceptions that people are developing in a world that is changing on a day to day basis.
One of the inspiring stories of the first of enlightened females in the literature is of Princess Yeshe Bawa who was a follower of the Buddha of her time and was determined to become enlightened.
A saving grace of the Taliban movement was the reduced crime in the country as many of the previously followed traditions were banned by the Taliban.
In the light of the movie and the works on him, let us analyze the life of Bonhoeffer the true sacrificial martyr."What is a moral person to do in a time of savage immorality?
However, applying this to the religions of the world in general would mean an oversimplification of the truth. Beyond the dogma of the particular religion, there is the universality of the different world religions.
God is conceived of as immortal and eternal, the creator of the universe, and the resource of morality. In the Jewish faith the exodus which is the emigration of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan, [...]
The book by Armstrong reveals a panorama of the alterations that have occurred in the monotheistic religions of modern humankind and emphasizes that they are connected by a common origin.
What is true for the literary remains is equally the case for Israel's iconographic evidence that is available to the contemporary scholar and interpreter as a result of the extensive archaeological work of the last [...]
Furthermore, the members of the Berlin Verein f r Kultur und Wissenschaft des Judentums, who were in large part the architects of the new "critical" study of Jewry, often associated themselves with the movement for [...]
The Acts of the Apostles, the Gospel of Luke, and the Gospel of John are the critical components of the Bible, showing the historical background of the events during the year 0 and after.
Umer Chapra clearly emphasizes the theological and philosophical side of the problem, stating that the central reason for the decline is the abandonment or distortion of moral and social principles laid out in the Qur'an.
The first known Catholic missionaries who arrived in China were members of the order of the Conventuals. The work of missionaries begins to bring results, and by the end of the century, there were about [...]
However, scholars strongly believe that the notions and beliefs of many Jews played a significant role in the establishment of Christianity in the first century. The followers of Judaism and Christianity during the period were [...]
On the individual basis, he wrote that man believes that he poses a force that unites all the memories and impressions of the past with all his hopes and desires for the future.
The Popes of the renaissance period were elected by a constituted cardinals dominated by relatives to the Pope, members of the powerful Italians and the representatives of the catholic monarchs in the Europe.
The author repeatedly refers to the wisdom of God throughout his book, and from this quote, it is evident that St. Thomas Aquinas refers to habits of wisdom as the people's ability and the inclination [...]
The historical Jesus refers in an actual sense as the person Jesus was during his lifetime and not the Jesus of Christian doctrines.
The usage of the concept of 'kind' can be traced to the early church period. The concept of 'kind' is evident in both of the quotes.
The pivotal goal of implementing change processes concerning the church is to achieve the convergence in how God and people view others.
Such land relations broadly defined the character of the political regime and the essence of the state and law. At that time, religion and the church served to protect the interests of the upper class.
Thus, the investigation of the church history is treated as tracing the presence of a hand of God everywhere in men's life ways. The research of church history is necessary as it provides the comprehension [...]
As for the kind of persecution that was administered by the Roman government, it is possible to state that the aggression was aimed at preventing the bishops from spreading the ideas peculiar to the Christian [...]
The author singles out Bell's main thesis on the subject: the fact that printing technology contributed to the spread of religion in China and that it also led to slower development of the religious tradition.
Preachers tried to emphasize the hierarchy that existed in the society and among the clergy. It is necessary to note that revival type of preaching became popular in the USA due to the values promulgated.
The meeting was a symbol of the Great Awakening, a religious movement that began in New England in the 30s of the 18th century and speeded in all the North American colonies.
By the end of the 1840s as much as two million Irish Catholics, driven from their homeland by both the changes in the agricultural sector and the Irish potato famine, has found their home in [...]
"Islamophobia" is one of the varieties of xenophobia, which is expressed in fear of Islam as a phenomenon incomprehensible and alien, as well as everything that is connected, including Muslims.
The book under analysis informs the reader about how the Irish intentions to migrate but never forget the power of knowledge and the role of books in their lives saved civilization and brought love to [...]
The papal court under the rule of Pope Paul III brought many changes to the way people viewed the church. The papal court decided to become the center of the reform movement in order to [...]
This act signaled the beginning of the war against the worship of Amun, who was the most worshipped god at the time.
On the other hand, the Roman and the Greek societies differed on the use of prophecy and the manner in which they worshiped the gods.
The rulers devoted great attention to the development of the city, building new mosques and promoting the spread of Islam in the region.
The future of American religion is based on the notion of multiculturalism as this is one of the most important processes which takes place in the modern America.
The figure of Martin Luther and his importance for the appearance and development of new ideas is described. However, Luther hoped for the peaceful reformation of society and church.
The Sumerians and Christians believed that the gods first started with energy through the creation of light and then followed this up with form as seen through creation of the planets, then that form was [...]
The main argument of the Silverman is that, mistranslation of the Christianity led to the mutual growth of the religious beliefs.
In fact, it is common for husbands and wives to fight on the religion that the family should adopt. Each of these individuals has the hope that everyone will eventually see the righteousness in the [...]
The ensuing discussion examines the extent to which Jefferson fulfilled his aim of finding the true teachings of Jesus in his construction of "The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth".
Such believes included the denial of the existence of the Pope and respect to the nature. Scholars and theologies have used the Lindisfarne Gospels overtime to analyse the history, growth, and influence of the Celtic [...]
Man is perceived to be part of creation of God that was made in the image of God. But the Puritans also believed that the human goodness was lost when the first parents disobeyed the [...]
The way the Roman Catholic leaders approached material wealth was ungodly in the eyes of the Puritans. Accord to the teachings of the Catholic Church, material poverty was not to be celebrated.
The differences between the two regions of China led to the advancement of the northern and southern disciplines hence the emergence of the Mahayana Buddhism.
The religion was associated with super powers and the potential to prosper, and thus many people were challenged to learn and experience it since it had compatible aspects with the Chinese Daoism.
The life of Jesus Christ as a man who was born and lived in Bethlehem in Israel and his verbal teachings are used as the anchors of Christianity as a religion.
For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world".
The goal of this paper looks at the use of a Christocentric approach in the interpretation and teaching of Christianity and the scripture.
The time in the history of Christianity between the late Roman Empire and the Renaissance represents the difficult period of the formation of the Christian Church.
One of the main details that attract the attention of the reader is the change in the tone of the writer.
3 The readings helped me to obtain certain understanding of what Confucianism is and what the major principles of the tradition are.
One of the factors that contributed to the growth of Daoism was institutional renewal, the emergence of writings, and the spread of Chinese culture across the region.
In the book of Isaiah 46:9 as well as the first chapter of Genesis, God reveals his nature as the creator of everything.
The review aims at highlighting the importance of the "World Missionary Conference" in 1910, the finding of the various commissions and the convention's legacy1.
Most Europeans who occupied the Muslim World assimilated the Islam culture and on return to Europe spread the Islam religion to the others left behind in Europe.
Nasr, states that the invasion of Iraq by the US has catapulted tension between the Shia and Sunnis in that country and indeed in the region.
Most people discussed the issue and highly criticized it, a factor that triggered the desire to reform some of the ritual practices in the Catholic Church.
Essentially, the nun study maps the research study as a process limited in scope at the beginning, which later evolves to a more detailed study. However, in the nun study, the researcher was able to [...]
Aslan, however, vouches for a situation where Islam and democracy can exist hand in hand in such a way that only Islam stays in the background to guide on the moral and religious aspects as [...]
Islam is a belief that is grounded on the teachings of the Quran and the prophetical teachings of Mohammad. Further, the unending efforts by the Muslims to spread their religion coined and ingrained in their [...]
The papal bull also known as the Charter of the Inquisition stated that in order to eradicate the various heresies that were springing up in different parts of the world, the full power of the [...]
In the nineteenth century, the liberal Christians emerged to defend the authority of the scripture and the reality and existence of God, but they erred when they deviated from conservative Christian beliefs to secularism.
The existence of the Jews in the contemporary society is characterized by universalism whereby they consider themselves to have attained status of equality within the society.
The book of Hebrews in the Bible forms the basis of this ancient argument, with some people declaring it as Paul's and others refuting the claim to the level of campaigning for its removal from [...]
They held the belief that gods were present and in-charge of the forces of nature. Harmony and justice in the society was achieved through the sacrifices that pharaoh made to the gods.
Cohen's main argument about the notion of Convivencia in the Arabic speaking world and the era of Spanish re-conquest is regularly misinterpreted as researchers contrast the concepts with the harmonious living era of the Jewish [...]
From this point, modern churches compete within the market of the people's beliefs, and this statement is not a metaphor because the victory in the competition guarantees the progress of the church not only in [...]
The Jesuits in China represented one of the most significant events in the relations between China and the West. The missionary efforts in the county also played a huge role in the introduction as well [...]
Even after taking control of the empire, he was still in trouble since he needed the support of the local people to protect his position.
In order to achieve the in-depth understanding of the correlation that exists between the human body and the world, certain unique elements of the tonalpohualli have been used in form of a Mesoamerican augural cycle.
Still, the peculiarity of the religion in pre-Islamic Arabia is that people did not believe in life after death, but the presence of the mysterious creatures was important for human imagination.
The author argues that the oral character of the Quran is perceptible in every aspect of the Muslim culture, today as in any previous age of the Islamic history.
Inculturation refers to the process of going against the culture or societal values in the process of developing faith. This paper seeks to analyze the inculturation process of specific historical moments in the development of [...]
The outcome of the meeting was the election of Abu Bark as the caliph. It attempts to answer the question; "what kinds of arguments, methods and policies did the Rashidun, Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid caliphs/imams [...]
The defeat of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and the subsequent succession to power by Britain on some of the former Ottoman provinces in the Middle East played a monumental role in [...]
Judaism was the first religion to introduce monotheism and the existence of a Supreme God. Bottom-line is that they believe in the existence of a strong being.
The book of Acts of the Apostle was authored by Luke and he is the first one to account on this issue in the Bible.
Some of these schools include the Pure-land, the Dharmalaksana, the Kosa, the Satysiddhi, the Three Sastra, the Lotus, the Vatamsaka, the Intuitive, the Esoteric, and the Discipline schools, among others4.
This was more so when it came to the issue of preaching the gospel with the name of bringing about some desirable changes among the African communities, or rather changing some of the beliefs that [...]
What the peculiarities of their ideas are, why they chose such styles of life, and what made them prefer certain ideology and prove it during a long period of time all this will be examined [...]
Dershowitz's comparison of the story of the floods in the Bible with the issues in the world has helped in the creation of a mental picture about his claims and sentiments about the action done [...]
Though he was relatively unknown in his early years as a monk, Luther gained recognition in 1517 after authoring a manuscript that was perceived to attack some of the doctrines practiced in the Roman Catholic [...]
One of the problematic issues that I had to contend with is the fact that Mohammed patterned his teachings to that of Judaism and Christianity.
It looks at the origin and classification of Vedas, forms of offerings and sacrifices, sacrificial practices, and importance attached to sacrifice and different arguments on the idea, sacrifice.
In this, the creation of the universe is viewed as a mystery with the origin from the sovereign God in the presence of the Holy Trinity.
This paper, therefore, aims at viewing the western society and how it has been influenced by Europe, it also views the extent to which religion serves as a progressive and stabilizing force in the society [...]
Lastly, antagonism arose due to the profound existence of the Catholic Church, which stridently supported reformation, and fought through the brutal authority of the law to the illumination and liberty of Christianity.
He contended that through the explanation of his exegesis to the Sophists they opened their eyes to a new outlook of the Judaism.
Emperor Constantintine's declaration of Christianity as state religion in the former Roman Emperor became the foundation of the Papacy in the Roman Catholic Church.
In the two stories, the writers have discussed the topic in a way that leaves no doubt as to the nature of the relationship between Christianity and Native Americans.
It is thus important to summarize that the European imperialism was the main driver of the Christian religion in the area and as a matter of fact, they shaped the religion ideas in the Southeast [...]
Despite lack of considerable documentation about the history of Arab history, the brief Chinese history depicted above and the evidence contained in the Ancient Record of Tang Dynasty described this event as the birth of [...]
A prophet in the ancient times was believed to have a social, economic and political role as prophets were regarded to be the contact of humanity and the supernatural, with supernatural being the law giver [...]
They comprised of The Gospel of Truth, The Gospel of Thomas, and The Gospel of The Egyptian among others. A campaign against these amisleading' religious beliefs was started and it was not until the time [...]
The Sanron School advocated for teaching of the middle path These teachings of the middle translated into four views which the school held closely in its teachings.
In fact, Shaff points out that "The spread of this version, imperfect as it was, proves the hunger and thirst of the German people for the pure word of God, and prepared the way for [...]
The author of this book stresses that asking question is the nature of human beings and to be Christian entails asking tough questions in the light of the grace of God in his son Jesus [...]
They all believe in the existence of God and that the soul continues to exist in the world of the living dead, that every one will carry his own cross and that even after death [...]
Smith, describes Rabi'a as "the head of the women disciples and the chief of the women ascetics, of those who observed the sacred law, who were God fearing and zealous...and she was one of those [...]
With such contributions the women of today can be inspired by women of the early church to rise above the culture of patriarchy, both in the church and the society at large.
The power of the goddess Mythically, Gaea, a wife and mother of Uranus, was known for her powers with regard to motherhood and prophesy. This is only the back side of the Gaea goddess and [...]