Category: Religion 1596

In his letters to Christians in Rome and Corinth, Paul focused on the Christian blessings in contrast to the state of affairs with the Judaism being the religion of the flesh, law, and strict sin detection regulations. The following discussion will address how exactly Paul represented Christianity as superior to Judaism with particular examples from…

The world is currently dominated by five major religions that have been in existence for several years. These religions are Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam, and Hindu. The common religions have certain common aspects and also exhibit some ideological differences. This paper examines some facts about the world religions by utilizing the history of the world…

Table of Contents The Everlasting Covenant Two Cities in Isaiah 24-27 Significance of the Leviathan Imagery Bibliography Footnotes The Everlasting Covenant Many Biblical scholars have analyzed the cosmic flavor of the book of Isaiah. Chapter 24 identifies and defines the “everlasting covenant” as the agreement made between God and his people after creation. This covenant…

Table of Contents Introduction Relationship between the Dutch and Indians Spread of Christianity The Dutch’s Status on Freedom Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Dutch settlers came to America with the sole objective of making money. They did migrate from their original land due to political or religious persecution. A majority of the settlers were single…

Table of Contents Background information and the impact on religious communities Authorship Bibliography Background information and the impact on religious communities The discovery of strange manuscripts by a Bedouin near the Dead Sea in 1947 led to archeological excavations in the area that resulted in the discovery of large volumes of antiquity materials. From 1947-1956,…

The condemnation of Galileo by the Catholic Church is a prime example of the vast dispute between religion and science. It is widely believed that his support of Copernicanism, the theory that the earth rotates on its axis, led to his condemnation by the Catholic Church. However, modern historians disagree with this belief and they…

Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786) combined the notions of rationalism and revelation. This approach underlined the distinctness of Judaism as a religion as well as emphasized the belief that the Jewish population was the people chosen by God. Thus, while the idea of revelation has no supernatural background, it involves a prescription of the way of life,…

Saul Ascher, in his major work Leviathan, puts forth an argument that aims to prove the revealed nature of Judaism and the role of Christ and Mohammed in its subsequent transition from regulative towards constitutive function. Ascher defines three major categories of religion: rational, natural, and revealed. According to him, the rational religion comprehension process…

Karma is a theological concept that emphasize on living righteously (Moore & Bruder, 2011). This theological doctrine warns believers of consequences for actions and thoughts that are relived through reincarnation. Samsara describes the state of ignorance and assumptions of the current impressions. In this regard, the cycle of rebirth is experienced by the ignorant believers.…

Table of Contents Introduction Chapter One: The Day God Died Chapter Two: Being Good Chapter Three: Escape to Narnia Chapter Four: Coconut Chapter Five: God is Love Chapter Six: My Father’s Son Chapter Seven: Let There Be Light Chapter Eight: Kafir Introduction The Young Atheist’s Handbook is an exciting story of one man who decided…