Essays on Religion Page 18

The Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple, located in Lanham, Maryland, is unique in that it houses both an icon to Shiva and an icon to Vishnu. Shiva is represented with a stone lingam and Vishnu is portrayed lying upon a bed of snakes. These two icons are the center of the temple and are housed in…

This anthropological paper is an attempt to review the article by Breibert, Rosenfeld, and McClain (2003) which is a research study investigating the effect of spiritual health (or well-being) on “end-of-life despair in terminally- ill cancer patients” (1603).  The authors note at the beginning of the article that the significance of spiritual well-being as a…

In every structured society constructs exist. which are deemed as obvious rules for citizens to adhere to although they may not be morally or realistically correct. Gilgamesh’s world in The Epic of Gilgamesh is centered around himself and his legacy in the town that he rules over. Uruk And while Gilgamesh may be the ruler…

Since the days of Adam, Eve and the serpent, society has had traces of evil even in the most perfect people. Today society is mounted with problem upon problem; essentially this supports the fact that man is inherently evil, as man’s evil is what causes the problems. The novel Lord of the Flies by William…

Saint Catherine, originally named Caterina Benincasa, was born in Siena, a city in west-central Italy south of Florence. She was born on March 25, 1347, the feast of the Annunciation. She had a twin sister who did not live long after her birth. Catherine was the youngest of twenty-five children. Her father, Giacomo Benincasa, was…

What is Satanism? I have ne’er had any ground to sum up the Satanic belief system; there is no missional moral principle in my church, but being asked to compose an article on the topic gives me an extraordinary chance to pur to rest some prevarications about Satanism. I would wish to discourse the things…

St. Thomas Aquinas was known as a saint, a physician of the church, and a adult male who made many parts; non merely to Dante but to the full period in which he lived, which is known as the Middle Ages. St. Thomas was born at Roccasecca, the household palace near Naples, likely about 1225 …

            One of the most important historical documents in the medieval period, especially regarding medieval society in 16th century Germany, is known as the Twelve Articles. These twelve articles are actually a summary of the 12 most important demands of the peasants, who by that time where dominated upon by the German landholding aristocrats in…

During the late years of the 14th century, humanism emerged as an intellectual movement in Florence.[1] The main premise of humanism is to break the transcendental beliefs attributed by the Catholic Church and to deal with the concrete situations to explain the social and natural phenomena. The Italian poet, Giovanni Boccaccio, was one of those…

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me. Abdul Kalam Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. Abdul Kalam Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your…