Religion and Theology Essays

CRUSADES AGAINST CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES…………..6 V. BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………7 THE ADVANCEMENT OF Crusaders and the Church Introduction Crusades from 11th to 13th century still remain as a blemish in the history of the Church despite repeated apologies.

It surveys the historical development of the war of reasoning and its incorporation in the international religious concern. The conflicting moral and legal obligations of the state in the peacekeeping and peacemaking have found concern in the religious rhyme.

Apparently, it is believed that God had heard and seen the pain and suffering that these people were undergoing and in response to their prayers, he sent Moses to go and negotiate their release with the then Egyptian Pharaoh. While at it, Moses was instructed to inflict ten plagues in order to compel pharaoh to release the Israelites, and with regard to Passover celebrations, the tenth plague carries the greatest significance.

The Muslim and Hebrew religions are the two religions the people of which have been opposing each other from the day of their existence. The two religions have been said to be the opposite of each other. Their people have been fighting each other for centuries to prove their religion as the righteous one.

Some people could exude a predominantly optimistic perspective; while others could regard life as a pessimistic realm. As Oosting (2009) has averred, each individual encounters significant challenges in managing personal and professional life; as such, relevant facets that contribute and assist in effective development of strategies that provide direction and guidance must be taken into consideration.

Violence causes deaths of more than 1 million individuals every year in the world. It has also been confirmed that it leads to disabilities and other consequences if not death within communities. Some of these consequences may be psychological economic or even social.

The Scripture narrates these holy covenants that were entered into at various occasions between the Lord on the one hand and the holiest personalities including Adam, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses and David on the other, which not only establish(ed) a complete code of life and provided guideline to all human activities

The paper tells that the law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations to "sincerely held" religious beliefs of employees as long as doing so poses no undue hardship on the employer, EEOC says. When that doesn't happen, EEOC said it steps in but only after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement with the employer.

Also, this section looks at the Criteria that the Church used to settle on the 27 books of the New Testament. Section two begins with the Nicholas Aiden’s four criticisms on the traditional view of inspiration (verbal/hypnotic inspiration). The second part of this section gives an outline of Dei Verbum.

After such an incidents Bollywood cinema has released a number of movies stressing upon a single Muslim individual or the entire community and his miserable life in United States after the 9/11 terror attacks (Balraj). Through the movies it has conveyed the message that all Muslims are necessarily not terrorists as they are considered to be so.

Jesus was trying to disclose how individuals who praise themselves to understand and respect God’s laws could break the same laws. Jesus intended to disapprove the Pharisees for their pretence and assumption of being holy and convince them to re-inspect themselves, accept the Gospel and seek for new salvation.

The paper is aimed to study and analyze the perspective of Pastor Rob Bell regarding the concept of hell, one who is trying to have faith conform to his views. The article under study was written by Jon Meacham which presented the views of Pastor Bell that question the existence of hell which was published in the April Issue of Time Magazine.

Many forces within modern-life have steered to religion privatization. Majority of them are part of the overall modernism while a number of them steer into secularism wherein officials and governments govern a nation without needing religion, as well as without approving any specific established of principles.

We should recognize that religion plays a very important role in the life of all the people, even in the life of those who are not religious (Bruce, 1996). This fact proves that our society really can’t do without religion. Religious beliefs appear to be very useful for the society and many people agree that no society can exist without religion.

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.

In both Israel and Judah, the famine stemmed from the drought and the sieges by Assyrians (lasted three years) and Babylonians (lasted 15 years). In the run-up to the captivity, in both cases, the invaders cut off water supply, and severed external trade links and food supply.

It is not through the works that are done neither on Earth nor through anything that one can do, but only in believing that God has created salvation and in accepting that salvation is entry made. In Muslim tradition, actions pave the way to Heaven.

“...science and religion each have their own separate realms of expertise, and thus their own autonomy. "Each should possess its own principles, its pattern of procedures, its diversities of interpretation and its own conclusions."

One reason is that the Essenes formed one of the greatest sects during that time of Christ, in which the Jews were divided. Judaism is the way of life, philosophy, and religion of the Jewish people. One might be interested in being part of these separatist societies because of the uniqueness of these societies.  

Toler’s goal is to benefit both fellow and future pastors, advising them from the wealth of knowledge and insight he has gained from three decades of ministry. It has seventy-five brief chapters that offer practical guidance for a minister, including his personal growth and his family life.

In India’s case, this someone is Anna Hazare. The general topic this paper discusses is how Anna Hazare fights against the serious corruption in India. The discussion then narrows down to how Hazare has been compared to Gandhi in the kinds of practices he has been using to gain supporters and mobilize participants for his anti-corruption campaign.

The author of the paper states that theology is achieved by “hearing” out God’s word. If a person does not “hear” or understand the word of the God, then it is unsuccessful, it is a farce. This thought echoes throughout McFague’s work, and it is has seen to be heavily influenced by Barthesian ideas.

[Student’s Name] [Instructor’s Name] [Course name and code] 15 April 2012. Martin Luther the monk Martin Luther is one of the most famous Christian religious preachers in the history. He was born at Eislenben in the year 1483. In the year 1484, Martin Luther’s family shifted to Mansfeld.

Unlike other religions, there are no gods or goddesses being venerated. Much of the belief’s concentration is on the meaning of existence. This paper generally delves into Buddhism and how it compares to Catholicism. Siddhartha Gautama was the founder and is the renowned teacher of Buddhism (Chodron, 2001).

It is about the moral duty of an individual pegged on certain circumstances. Some examples of the right theory include the Divine Command and the pure reason. 2. What is the connectivity between Kant and the right theories? Any rational person upon understanding the moral law that exist in every human agent and upon looking at the world will know a priori that morality is universally necessary.

Homosexuality is a concept that can raise many mixed thoughts in our mind at its initial perception. Even though it is a reality, acceptance and acknowledgment of this sexual orientation of people is still is constrained.  If defined, homosexuality is nothing but a sexual taste in which a gender prefers its own gender for sexual engagement.

The Myth of Religious Violence Name: Institution: The Myth of Religious Violence William Cavanaugh’s book, The Myth of Religious Violence, clearly states that religion is both a transhistorical, as well as a transcultural element of human life. That religion is essentially distinct from “secular” features such as politics and economics, which have an inclination to promote violence.

Worldview Essay. The purpose of this paper is to comprehensively discuss an atheistic worldwide. The paper aims to analyze the aforementioned worldwide by outlining its assumptions and answering critical questions related to atheism as a philosophy of life and how it shapes ones perceptions, beliefs, attitudes and actions.

The course also provides an exposition to biblical books and what the contents of such books are of importance when dealing with issues that affect human beings. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reflections of the course are a major step in guiding humanity to consider issues such as peace, justice, morality, mercy, and redemption as God-given, rather than as mere ideas formulated by religions.

Jesus is, therefore, one person present in two forms without doubt, division, change or separation2. Christ then has a rational soul; He respected humanity and divinity3. Christology controversy developed as an attempt to understand Christ. However the shift from Jewish to Hellenistic civilization was not undemanding as numerous hermeneutical disparities emerged.

The way religions are understood in the present contemporary world is a far cry from the way they used to be perceived in the past. Many factors underlie this transformation in the way religions are interpreted around the globe. These factors include, but are not limited to, culture, media, modernity, terrorism etc.

The book consists of five parts that are; Rock of Abraham, God of Abraham, Children of Abraham, People of Abraham, and Children Blood of Abraham.

Gifts of the Holy Spirit are god given. They are endowments of abilities that enable an individual to perform distinct responsibilities in the church. As it has come out form the study, gifts such as administration and leadership are critical to effective functioning of the church.

According to James L. Christian "Religion is said to be man's involvement in the source and meaning of his existence, and the in-depth involvement is the depth of his religion." Religion is the source to service and worship God; it is a system of faith, trusts and beliefs.

It is believed that after the consecration of Peter by Jesus, he went and founded a church in Rome. Peter was Catholic’s first Bishop. Through the Roman Empires well structured roads, the apostles of Jesus were able to move around and spread Christianity thus, were able to convert some Jewish communities.

The major idea in book 1 is Nathan’s attempt to plant in a garden in the village. He ignores the explanation by Tataba of the importance of growing in hills and finally comes to discover that straight rows are easily washed away by heavy rainfall. Nathan is also frustrated to win the people's cooperation in attempting to convert them to Christianity.

It is common in our daily debates and has a huge influence on a person’s perspectives about life. Through the catholic faith, we come to understand how the free will operates. Unfortunately, many in our societies do not adhere to this. Thus, in answering questions concerning free will help one determine whether to believe in one’s life may have any ultimate meaning.

The bible, which is used by several religions, provides comprehensive and inerrant justifications about existence of the Godhead. In John 3:16, Jesus, who is God the Son, left his divine authority and accepted to die for human sins (Allison, 1999). Jesus came down and lived, not as a God, but as a mortal being.

Quoting from Mathew (24:1-2), “And Jesus went out, and departed from the Temple: and His disciples came to Him for to shew Him the buildings of the Temple. And Jesus said unto them, “See ye not all these things? Verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down” (Maier, “The Catastrophic Fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D.”).

Case Study #1: Fatima Chooljian and the X-ray patient Q.1: Ans. The older patient would have shared with his family that he had very negative perceptions about the Muslim radiographer in the start till the time they had not had a conversation. He would have discussed his discomfort, uneasiness, lack of support, and preconceived notions about Muslim working women’s practice of wearing the Hijab at the workplace.

In essence, the bishop led polity is a model of church governance that involves a hierarchy in which a bishop carries the responsibility of shepherding the believers of this polity. Secondly, there is the Presbyterian polity in which elders have the responsibility of governing this church.

It also deals with other personal matters such as hygiene, prayer and sexual intercourse. This sharia law varies from one culture to another in accordance to its strictness. Though it varies in regards to culture, it is considered the law of God which is opposed to the interpretation of law according to human nature.

Religion also brings a group of people together and communities draw their codes of ethics that govern them from the religion they uphold. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism are among the many religions across the world that have majority of common factors. However, there are particular aspects that make the three religions distinct.

The four stories agree occasionally but show significant dissimilarities even transposition of the story at some instances. An analysis of the Markan and Marthean version shows some dependence since the two accounts are strikingly similar. The rest of the two versions have both semblance and dissimilarities.

Written on calf vellum in insular majuscule, the ornamentation of the book conflates traditional Christian iconography and represents the superlative insular illumination which excels other Gospel books in prodigality and ramification.1 After looking at the art, most people think of it being not a work of man but a “work of angels”.2 The text is accentuated by the abstract decoration and images of humans, animals and plants with an intent to glorify Jesus’ life and message and direct the reader to his attributes and symbols.

This paper will offer detailed information relating to logical and evidential problem of evil and make replies on the two arguments. The paper will also indicate my personal belief on God, morals, good and evil and the main reason that makes me to hold this believes.

Such states can involve overwhelming awareness of space, physical reality and time. Mystical experience often challenge physical description, and may best be solely hinted at. These experiences share common characteristics and are universal, despite the religion and culture in which they occur.

.When we read the lines of Martin Luther King of 1535 we hear angry and hateful, indignant parishioner, who was cheated by the Catholic Church. What was so indignant for him in Catholicism?

After the death of his parents, his grandfather took him in at the age of six. Some two years later, an Uncle Abu Talib who paid him to look after his livestock adopted him. Mohammed was raised with a religious background owing to the fact that his grandfather was the custodian of the temple.

What was the original message of Jesus Christ and did he really plan to build a big institutionalized church named after him? Did Jesus Christ really want to have more than 41,000 feuding denominations all claiming to be Christian churches and almost all claiming to be the only way towards salvation?