Religion and Theology

Larry D. Pettegrews Is There Knowledge Most High presents a look at the Open Theism approach to religious life. His approach is far from cursory and covers the material from a perspective that effectively addresses such an examination. It could be argued that Open Theism is a form of a logical approach to religious beliefs. It would seem that AUT takes many effective steps to point out that Open Theism seeks to combine Providence (the world of God) with the secular world. In short, he points out...

Max Webers study of religious experience and religious dogmas as they relate to sociological evolution  is intended to be based in empiricism.  Weber takes as his starting point the concept that religious experience reflects one the one hand an ineffable subjective experience, and on the other, a set of abstractions that encourages a non-empirical perception of nature and of natural processes.  Webers perspective is one of pragmatic inquiry and his main objective in The Sociology...

Jesus and Mohammed are two influential figures in the history of religion. Their effect to the world is felt even in the present times. They are the founders of two main religions in the world today. Jesus is the force behind the establishment of Christianity, while Mohammed is the force behind Islam. Jesus is the key element among Christians. Christians argue that Jesus was prophesied in the old testament of the bible. His birth was predicted by many prophets of the Old Testament as a savior who...

Ijma or Consensus is one of the four pillars of Islamic jurisprudence. The fundamental basis of any ruling is Quran and Sunnah, however, when there are no examples available from these to sources, then Islam encourages Ijma or consensus based upon reasoning and finally if there is no Ijma, then usually scholars end up reaching a conclusion based on Qiyas. Based on the hadith quoted in the question it appears that the Prophet believed that in fact the Islamic community will not agree to something...

According to the Nicene Creed, Jesus Christ was the only begotten son of God, begotten of his father before all worlds, God of God, light of light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the father , by whom all things were made. This statement clearly tells us four very important points (1) that Jesus Christ was the only begotten son of God the Father, hence He has no equal and there is no one else like him (2) that Jesus Christ was begotten even before all of the...

The authors of the book Family to Family are not only authors by profession but have been working in different ministries and it is their services in different spheres of life other than authorship that has shaped their stance to write something on religion and theology. One of the authors, Pipes is the Team leader of the Prayer and Spiritual Awakening team of the North American Mission Board and has been an orator in schools, churches and other significant places. He has been a presenter of war...

The concept of Jihad in Islam has been widely looked into and most often criticized. Critics have often argued that Allah, in the Quran, prescribes to killing non-believers and therefore hold Islam as a religion based on war and conflict. In the essay which follows, perspectives from three leading religious proponents of military jihad have been analyzed and criticized. As these three scholars follow a similar line of thinking therefore it is very important that their background is taken into consideration...

The Muslims have a strong belief that the Koran is constituted of the universal imperatives that all humans are supposed to fulfill. They are given freely to all of us at birth bearing a primordial nature and include all the obligatory cognitions and volitions to fulfill the laws of humanity and to recognize and give service to God (Brinkley, 1993). It is up to everyone to study what the Koran requires of human beings and embrace it through the service to God and the humanity. There is a popular...

Explain how the doctrine of the Trinity affirmed differs from the Arian heresy The doctrine was indeed affirmed in the council meeting in Nicea through the creed formulated by the delegates in that meeting intended to hammer out issues dividing Christianity during the early part of the third century. The affirmation begins with I believe thus, the affirmation of the doctrine of the Trinity based on the creeds formulated by the Nicean Council is as follows, I believe in God the Father, maker of...

The coming of Jesus marked the period of early Christianity and served as an important part of the religious history of Christians. Prior to this period, there are events that prepared the world for the coming of Jesus. The events are existing in the society during that time and paved the way for the structure of early Christianity, which lasted for around three centuries. These events are related to the existence of the Roman Empire, the presence of a Greek language, the deterioration of philosophical...

Author David F. Wells There is a saying and belief that is ever in the hearts and minds of all saints. Every Christian nurture and cherish the belief that the glory of the latter church will be greater than that of the former church. It is true that many Christians and especially Pentecostals belief that the glory is here but the time has changed and the contemporary world has become more and more dynamic. The church is also growing and creating room for more criticism. It is becoming more and...

Positivism is defined as the philosophical science and the perspective that makes one hold on to the actual experiences.  It is a knowledge theory based on observational sciences.  Its aim was to study the regularities of events and the regulations that could be used to make a better society. However, this was disputed in argument that human nature is indeterminate to external laws thus investigations shouldnt be guided by human behavior and the surrounding events. The interpretive accounts...

Muqtedar Khan, in The Importance of Social Sciences, discusses the future of the Islamic religion.  He says danger lurks in the perception of general knowledge that the Muslims have assumed to be the Islam knowledge.  There is need for the Muslims to change their perception on the study of social sciences and have the desire to gather more knowledge. Civilization among the Islam is sluggish.  It is attributed to the loss of creativity and the laggardness in dynamic environment to...

The Vienna circle was a group of philosophers who came together and styled up to form revolutionary concepts in the philosophical academics and thus introduced the concept that metaphysics to be cognitively meaningless, untrue and void.  The groups discussions were based on both academics and public sphere. It was formed between 1920 and 1928. Between 1928 and 1929, the group came public on its roles (Beller, 2001).  There was the scientific understanding theory, which worked on renewal...

The Battle of Milvian Bridge on the 28th of October 312 marked the conversion to Christianity of Constantine, son of St. Helena. Before the historic battle began, Constantine saw a cross above the sun bearing the inscription In this sign, you shall conquer. Carrying this vision, Constantine and his army defeated Emperor Maxentius troop. This victory gave Constantine total control of the Western Roman Empire, making him the sole Emperor from 324 to 337 and paving the way for Christianity as the dominant...

Christian Belief The core of Catholic religion is grounded on the belief of the Doctrine of Trinity - One God in Three Divine Persons. The Nicene Creed is the congestion or the summary of what Catholics believe. It attributes qualities of the God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, said to be three yet one.  To eliminate confusion, authorities stress out the need of faith.  Only faith will hold on to such belief in one God the Father almighty, the maker of all things, Jesus...

The history of the worlds Christian movement shows that Christianity has been the worlds religion shaped and informed through the world, the gospel and the culture of the church. The first council Nicaea was a council of Christian Bishops who convened in the present Turkey by the Roman Emperor Constantine around 325 A.D.  Historically, the council was significant as the initial efforts to attain consensus in the church were initiated through the league of this bishops in the assembly representing...