Religion and Theology Essays

World Religions Report. Nowadays religion and spirituality are important sources of world views and views of life. Both of them constitute not only creative political, but also social forces that greatly influence on people during the whole period of mankind existence.

Blame it on our ancient common ancestors, Adam and Eve, if you like; we all have a sin problem. We all miss the mark of God’s perfection each and every day, and this was no different for the people of the Old Testament.

In any event, a covenant agreement does not mean all parties have to agree to it, and it doesn't necessarily mean the entity to whom the promise is made has to do anything to “perfect” the agreement, or make it valid. Special covenants were made during Bible times between God and Adam, God and Noah, God and David, God and Moses, and the most well-known covenant of all, between God and Abraham.

It has been deemed through Indian philosophers being a realistic constraint with an aim to boost up the human life. One of several unique characteristics associated with Indian Philosophy is that besides some other typically recognized resources associated with understanding of knowledge all of the orthodox school of thought, have confidence in its validity.

Satan’s status as a banished angel and his power to tempt others and them lead towards sin is powerful and influential. One can easily identify that Satan’s negative influence resulted in Adam and Eve’s banish from the Eden garden. Satan represents temptation and sin.

Most were illiterate except for the scholarly and rabbinical classes. Early Christians relied on word of mouth passed from village to village and generation to generation. The gospels, the earliest probably written at least 40 years after Jesus’ death, purport to describe the life and times of Jesus.

Religion and Theology: Jesus as Subordinate to the Father. The controversy within Christian doctrine which we now know as the Arian heresy centres on the nature of the Divine Being. In essence this branch of belief holds that the Son Jesus Christ was in some way created by God the Father, and is therefore subordinate to the Father, rather than being co-eternal with God the Father.

WM. M. BLACKBURN 1868, 12-20) It is by this lie, that Ulrich Zwingli stretched his dowel in the direction of reformation of the church. The flagrant corruption, and “the lie of celibacy” were a constant thorn in the belief that Ulrich held in his conviction to the true cause of Christ; But not without the controversy of expulsion and severing of the ties with Rome.

He has also pondered about the certainty called “death” which all human lives must succumb to. The great man’s ideas about these somber issues are portrayed in his conversations with Euthyphro, Glaucon, Polemarchus, Adeimantus, Cephalus, Thrasymachus, Cleitophon and so on. At the same time, Socrates is an extremely intelligent man.

According to the research findings, it can, therefore, be said that the Gnostic Movement had assumed formidable proportions during the second and the third century CE. Alexandria in Greece developed as the main center of the movement where the important Gnostic teachers preached their philosophies.

1. Introduction Applications of the Bible for the 21st century require deeper understanding of the meanings of parables, lessons and other ideologies that came from the time of Jesus. Looking at the various ideologies of the Bible and applying them to today’s church requires a deeper analysis of various expressions and what these mean as well as how they are practically applied to the needs of today.

The context and audience of Paul’s epistle to the Romans reveals an important theological theme; justification by faith. In the letter, Paul addresses both Gentile Christians and Jewish Christians in relation to the issue of the Mosaic Law and Christian salvation and through exploring these he brings out the avenue for which gentiles and every other person in the world is to be justified to belong to the Kingdom of God through Christ.

The Supreme Lord advises the great Arjuna and thus the entire mankind to perform their respective duties and to undertake the necessary actions to accomplish those duties. Persons undertaking actions are usually restrained by their own activities unless the actions are offered as a sacrifice. 

Contents Introduction 1 Jesus The Son of Man 2 The Paradigm 3 Christians: In Focus 5 The Christian Life 6 The Judgment Seat of Christ and the Christian: A New Ethical Challenge 8 Conclusion 9 Bibliography 11 The Judgment Seat of Christ

In the expanded version of Mahabharata we find Krishna as the incarnation of Vishnu and the wisdoms of the Bhagwad Gita, The holy book of the Hindu’s are proclaimed through him. The form of incarnation of Visnu was found after 300 B.C.E which is popularly known as the early Hindu period.

Hindus believe that to reach God, one may not follow the same path. So these different sects show different paths leading to god. Shaivism emphasized the love of God and the redemption that has been done for mankind, while Vaishnavism laid more importance on the God of the skies. Saivism was conceived in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.

The author of the paper states that many people believe that the Bible was written in a chronological way, but upon examination, this assumption falls flat. The epistles, especially those of Paul, for instance, were written down before the dates of the Gospels, yet follow them in modern Bibles.

Hindu religious customs and traditions molded the ways of life of a major section of the Indian population. India is home to about 1.21 billion people of the world, and all Indians do not exhibit an equally strong religious inclination. This is true of the modern generation of Indian youths where the different forms of art and media play an important role.

Was Jesus Like Adam Before or After the Fall? Idea: The study of the nature of Christ is easily the most difficult and challenging theme because of is its highly controversial history. In despite of all the challenges related to the subject of my topic, I will attempt to demonstrate that Jesus was like Adam in some aspects before the fall like his purity and sinlessness nature also like Adam after the fall such his frailties and weaknesses of the flesh.

This is a reaction paper about the epic struggle between the prophet Moses and the pharaoh Ramses. Moses, on the instructions of Jehovah pleading for the freedom of his people,__ the children of Israel __ and the stubborn insistence of king Ramses not to allow them freedom from four hundred and three years of bondage. 

There is a significant amount of ongoing effort in the modern world to accord wider “ownership rights” to people over their tissues and also provide them with the authority to determine their fate, once the tissues are outside the human body. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the supporters of this cause who are also in favor of giving persons.

THE LIFE OF ROGER WILLIAMS Name Student Number Course Name Instructors Name Date TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.3 Roger Williams’ lif 4 Impact on American ChristianityPositive impacts.6 Freedom of choice Contribution to the revolution Establishment of fundamental rightsSeparation of church from state…Negative impacts….8 Rebellion within the church…Disintegration of the church….

In Judaism, Saul and David were also regarded as “Messiahs” (God’s Anointed One), though they played no special part in the pagan religion. Along these lines, the Christians also accepted Jesus of Nazareth as their Messiah and Christ (Frend, 12). The formation of Jesus’ ministries and the first Christian groups occurred during the time of the second period of events at the Qumran. 

The Bible introduces us to the way God fulfilled the promises he made to Abraham. The Bible says that Abraham saw the word of the lord in a vision. Abraham heard the word telling him not to be afraid in any situation as the Lord God was with him and was his shield. Abraham then went forward and presented his grievances to the almighty.

Theology is a wide discipline of study and it is like philosophy and psychology; it requires deep understanding of events and phenomena. Theology does not address history, nor does it address nature-it addresses and is addressed by these and other and other strata of reality that has the mandate of focusing on the different levels of being and showing how they are coherent with its overall vision of reality (McGrath 2002).

The involvement of religion in causing wars is a highly debated topic now. Some people argue that the major reasons behind some of the ongoing conflicts in this world are purely cultural rather than political or economic. They cite Afghan war, Iraq war, conflicts in the Middle East, Kashmir issue etc for substantiating their views and opinion.

From one of several perspectives of Covenant Theology, the organization of the Bible’s description of the history of God’s relationship with humans can be viewed within the context of three important overarching covenants: redemption, works, and grace.

Actually, the resurrection of Christ is the hub around which revolve the fundamentals of Christian faith and theology. It is the resurrection of Christ that binds together a whole range of claims made in the Old Testament and the New Testament. If the unbelieving elements somehow succeed in proving the resurrection a fake or a fraud, the Christianity will fall apart as castle of sand gets helplessly washed asunder by the unforgiving ocean waves.1 For the generations to come, Jesus Christ will stop being a redeemer, a Messiah and a spiritual model to be followed and cherished.

The purpose of this research paper will be to discuss the history of Islam; Islam and culture; the main principles of the Islamic law; Islamic finance and banking; Islamic finance variations and investments; Islamic education; Islamic architecture; Islamic clothing; Islamic literature; the Mosque; Islamic art and calligraphy.

..……4 The believers and the Christian Church…………………………………………………….…6 Social impact of Lutheran Reformation……………………………………………………….7 Political impact of Lutheran Reformation……………………………………………………..8 Religious impact of Lutheran Reformation………………………………………………….

In accordance with the issues discussed in the paper Paul assures believers of their unity with Christ and the certainty of the sanctification process for a surrendered life to the indwelling Holy Spirit. Paul lays the foundation of a believer’s true identity that they are ‘dead to sin’ and no longer in Adam but in Christ under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

From the present research it can be comprehended that during the period before the New Testament, women enjoyed a higher position in the society than they do in the New Testament. In the former period, though the number of female prophets was less, it seems that they held very important positions.

Also, it talks about the writer’s view on Christianity. The book itself is divided into twelve parts, which are further partitioned into more chapters, thus making sure that the readers get the most amount of information out of the book on every related topic. It ends with a conclusion and sums up the contents of the book for the reader.

Research shows that many Jews all over the world have a universal ancestry. Nevertheless; one can become a Jew via converting. Many people have described Jew as a religion, others as culture and others a nation. All these descriptions have some validity and can be well described as an extended family per say.

The important issue during the last several years of my learning experiences in the seminary has been not to lose my faith in the process but to hold fast to my hope in God.  Learning about the historical context of the church as well as learning about how traditions began and how the texts are read was very challenging for me. 

The saint established some monastic rules that governed the activities and needs of the monks, including common tables, common prayer, common use of labor products, and common work (Chidester 310). According to tradition and legend, an angel dictated these rules. Obedience was a great virtue to the monastic communities.

Even though scripture clearly states the deity of Christ, these scriptures are often challenged. For instance, there are those that believe that Jesus never called himself God, and any verse that suggests so was written by His disciples in order to deify the man that significantly impacted their lives.

According to the report hierophany was a representation of a sacred manifestation of the various forms of different cultures. This Eliade's concept enabled other religion historians to study both the local and historical manifestation of this puzzling phenomenon. Eliade did not stop at that he came up with several claims.

What is the Buddhist Critique of the Christian understanding of God? Religionists contend that they work towards a course of enlightenment and human emancipation. Truth is what gears religious people towards enlightenment and emancipation. Unfortunately, religious practices observed in the world conform to some believes which call for disputes among other religions.

The Incarnation and the Cross-are truths permeating human life and the human condition. These truths are greater than humanity itself. However, this does not imply that it cannot be articulated upon or touched as humanity continues to the challenges posed by the enigma of the Incarnation and the Cross.

The research argues that while much of the rationality and conclusions reached in these historical investigations have since been discarded by contemporary thinkers one recognizes that in many instances faith-based investigation into god and reasoning have been aligned with each, as well as with traditional academic concerns.

Currently, despite of priest claiming their concerns for the church, they have been driven by their own ideas and preferences. For instance, a group of dissenting Austrian priests has started questioning the important teaching of Catholic Church. We see them asking the church to permit ordination of women, to allow priests to offer Holy Communion to the divorced Catholics remarrying without an annulment and to do away with the responsibility of religious celibacy, but Pope Benedict rebukes them and takes actions of ending celibacy.

In the book of Numbers 35:34, God gave humans the instructions that they should not destroy the land they have been given to live in and where the Lord dwells. If the US government had adhered to these instructions, most of the people who are living in the Appalachian region would not have been suffering.

Islam and Christianity are two of the largest and most independent religions in the world. They both use technology and modern means of communication in order to preach and propagate. Members of these religious groups are surrounded by all the temptations of material things: technology, gadgets, the internet, fast-paced communication, transportation faster than the speed of sound, and above all money.

Today, there is a political or sexist power struggle in the church on the place of women in the ministry. The Bible provides contradicting teachings on the place of women in the church. This paper will seek to explore the different teachings in the bible on the place of women in church.

Jews are not essentially a race community. Much of history in America depicts that the Jews have significantly interacted with the entertainment sector. This paper will talk about the rise of the Jewish people in Hollywood and how they have formed such a significant part of the entertainment industry.

The Journey to the West depict different religions including Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and to some extent Christianity. Buddhism takes a center stage as the whole journey is about collecting Buddhist sutras. Among the four deities who embark on a journey to India, three were once from heaven.

Is Religion Bad for Women's Development and the Pursuit of Gender Equality? Historically, religion was seen as counterproductive to development primarily because religious leaders tended to defend traditional moral standards, romanticize poverty and condemn materialism and wealth.

South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy was largely obscured by an HIV/AIDS crisis. A large number of the population have adopted traditionalist policies aimed at managing sexuality and thus controlling the spread of AIDS. These are embedded in religious and ritualistic practices and beliefs that involve circumcising boys and testing girls for virginity prior to marriage.

The proper terminology could be said to have been the primary ecumenical council’s issue of the 4th and 5th centuries, together with the thought precision as well as the philosophical categories that had been used to mark the Christological and Trinitarian doctrines. Nicaea council may be said to have the Jesus deity question.