Essays on Religion Page 92

Religious dogma and its customs are so fixed in stone that the practice of such is not open to question. A pious person simply follows the established traditions of his church on account of pure faith and belief.  The same blind adherence is true with a young and innocent child or perhaps even more so….

Introduction: Coming to Terms with the Problem Most everyone who reads the Synoptic Gospels observes similarities that exist among them; their passages are very similar in content and structure which would make one think the authors borrowed material from each other or perhaps at all the same sources. However they are equally different in content…

In the book “The Lost Letters of Pergamum” by Bruce Longenecker, a fictional character named Antipas is created based on the name found in Revelations. Antipas, a Roman Civic leader living in a world two thousand years ago, gains knowledge about Christianity through Luke’s Gospel writings. Through these writings, he discovers that Jesus is the…

Pope John Paul Ii Essay, Research Paper Theology Trimester 2 February 25, 2000 Concluding Assignment “ Veritatis Splendor ” was about the church ’ s moral instructions. Some major points made in this encyclical are of abstaining to conform to the universe and morality. The point of this encyclical is to remind the Catholic people…

              In the first chapter of the book Rebellion and Violence in Islamic Law El Fadl (2001) discussed about the basis regarding the “absence of a right to rebellion in Islamic legal discourse” (p. 8). El Fadl stated that the strict qualifications for the position of Caliph which could be assumed through a proper contract…

Christianity is founded on the life and instructions of Jesus, a first century C.E. Jew. Christianity became an independent faith as it spread beyond its Palestinian boundary lines. However, since during its first few decennaries, it was a religious order within Judaism, there must be a relationship of Judaism to Christianity. In the “independent faith”,…

Duke Divinity School I can remember being at a small church near Nashville North Carolina; it was in October of 1978, I went up to the altar and gave my life to the Lord. 35 years later, I am very grateful for the seeds that were sown into my life through Christian Leadership. My goal…

Moses in the Old Testament The story of Moses’s life is one of the most compelling and dramatic in all of the Holy Scriptures. Moses’s influence in Christianity as we know it today is seen through his life’s account in the Old Testament. After reading the scriptures he was involved in, I could not help but…

            The novel presupposes that evil is relative and subject to the interpretation of man. Nonetheless, the author also argues that evil is caused by the materialistic desires of this world; engulfing and destroying itself. When Bennet admits being a reclaimer, who had broken every commandment of God, Charles is staggered to find a greater…

Irony adds an unexpected twist to our daily lives, making them more interesting. This is evident in Langston Hughes’ essay “Salvation,” where he experiences the opposite of what he had anticipated. Hughes, who was twelve years old at the time, accompanied his aunt Reed to church with the sole purpose of finding faith and being…