Religion History Essay Examples and Topics. Page 3

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 [...]

In his attempts to reform the protestant church, Luther wrote several letters to the leaders of the church such as Bishops and the clergy.

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 message brought by Muhammad would bring back this unity."But the organization of power among the aristocracy of Quraysh was not complete because their council of oligarchs lacked legislative force and the means to execute [...]

Armstrong demonstrates political and religious history of the Muslim world, starting with the Koran revelation to Muhammad in 610 AD through to the present days.

The concubine would be inferior to the wife and her happiness with the man depended on the personality of the wife.

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 [...]

4 Nevertheless, the group's rise to prominence was due in part to the spirit of the times when the masses wanted to break free from the oppression of the Roman Empire and the lack of [...]

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.

In the south Asia, the conversion of the Indians to Islam started in the seventh century. This is in contrast to the soteriology of Confucianism.

God intends the family to be one of the fundamental units of society, with Adam the first man, being the symbolic father of the family of humanity.

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 [...]

The first section is concerned with the definition of some of the important concepts in the life of the Church. E This was the period that marked the beginning of protestant reforms in the history [...]

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.

While exploring the new realities of the globalized community and assessing the changing patterns in carrying global mission, which is both secular and sacred, Escobar introduces a new theological framework of biblical mission, revisiting the [...]

This essay explores the views of Muslims on the role of religion, politics, and military affairs, and how did this play out in the territorial expansion of Islam.

The establishment of the early Church and the development of Papacy strengthened Christian faith, leading to the development of obedience to the Church and the Pope.

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.

The fundamental goal of this pillar is to ensure sharing among the Muslims. Muslims believe that the purpose of sexual relations is to beget children.

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.

In fact, the Pontiff used to say before the commencement of the council that it was high time the windows of the Church were opened to let in fresh air.

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 [...]

The church was anticipating that the Pope will come with a massage to give moral legitimacy in their quest and efforts to fight for the rights of the poor who were politically oppressed.

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 [...]

The Christians of the 13th and 14th century saw the need of approaching such kind of renewal and reformation through reassertion of spiritual priorities, which helped in bringing new life and energy to the societies [...]

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 [...]

The first millennium was the era of the great peace of Taoism. According to the Yin-Yang theory, life is defined in terms of succession and adjustment of the balance of the two powers.

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 [...]

The value of the artefacts elements ranges to millions of dollars according to museums, but the tribe fights against handling of the sacred artefacts and protection of consecrated elements.

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 [...]

Williams reveals, "The truth is that the clergy members of the church are not denied a right to marry, but they are married to the church and service of the church".

This paper will list four main factions during the second Temple and provide thoughts of Sicarii faction in detail. To achieve this, they separated themselves from all pleasures and follies of that period.

Similarly, in both cases, the wrath of God is felt for failure to abide by the rules in the Holly Quran which are the fabric holding the community together, failure to participate in activities directed [...]

The effect of the prohibition was that Nestorians fled to the Eastern side. One of the historic evidence of the existence of Nestorians was the writings found on the cave temples at Dunhuang.