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Socrates is a true philosopher by definition.... The paper "The Socrates' Philosophy" focuses on different issues that Socrates considered like the reasons for the differences between Gods, the definition of pious and impious actions, good and just things and their converse things in life.... ... ...
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All through the christian bible, God is referred to as masculine.... It is important to note that within the christian doctrines, God had never been referred to as male or female.... In fact within the christian doctrines, God is referred to as the almighty.... While many christian doctrines hold that god has no gender, many other religious leaders and Christians have argued that if this is the case then man was not created in the image of God or if man is created in the image of God then “man” in this context does not include women....
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German mysticism in this era is characterized by the integration of indigenous nature religions into Christianity, with alchemy itself referencing an esoteric philosophy that was preserved in Christian symbolism but included ideas from gnosticism, Islam, Buddhism, Platonism, and Pythagorean philosophy.... (Wall-Randell, 2008) The cultural construction of the 'Printer's Devil' relates to the medieval view that knowledge unbalanced by morality in the christian teachings and reverence to God was Mephistophelian or the path to evil and hell....
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Gnosticism' Karen Christina Lang suggests that although Eastern and Western religions, buddhism and Christianity, in particular, are viewed as different, they are somehow similar in many respects.... This paper will critique the claims by the author where she attributes both scriptures supporting the myth that the disgrace of humanity from God's grace can be directly attributed to the actions of women who tasted the forbidden fruits of the earth.... Both religions suggest that the wrong doing of women disrupted the world which was once perfect....
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Number: Women in early Buddhism and Christian Gnosticism In “the Images of Women in Early Buddhism and Christian Gnosticism “the author argues that though people tend to think of eastern and western religions as separate and distinct traditions, their ancient scriptures exhibit some remarkable similarities.... The author of the present essay "women in early buddhism and christian gnosticism" brings out that though people tend to think of eastern and western religions as separate and distinct traditions, their ancient scriptures exhibit some remarkable similarities....
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'Images of Women in Early Buddhism and Christian Gnosticism.... The main focus of the author is the exploration of the source of the connection of the female gender to the negative aspects of different religions specifically early buddhism and christian gnosticism.... From the paper "A Critical Analysis of Langs View on women in Buddhism" it is clear that Willis presented the updated view on women of Buddhism that they are already recognized for their roles in the development and contributions in the religion namely as nuns and benefactresses....
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The presented study "images of women in Religion - Christian Gnosticism and Buddhism" begs a broader complex question: how can society go about unifying criteria that acknowledge the divinity of women and allows them active participation in religious life?... The absence of feminine symbolism in modern religious tradition is consistent with an orthodox stance specifically inclined to resist social and political transformations that took place in the second century and resulted in increased prominence of women in all activities of daily life, including religion....
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Finally, one's personal reflection of this experience in the light of the christian beliefs and practice would be presented and discussed.... billion whereas christian Population is 1.... With the current statistics, it could be deduced the that Muslim population already exceeds the christian population by 0.... To quickly verify the information, Gilani (2011) revealed that 'despite the movement of the christian population to different parts of the globe it is still the worlds dominant religion with nearly 2....
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