Religion and Theology

An Analysis of Stephen Stein s  America s Bible Canon, Commentary, and Community Stephen Stein s  America s Bible  discusses the expansion of what he refers to as the  bible category  in America (169). Stein argues that the expansion of the category is a result of a scriptualizing process, which involves (1) the specification of a canon, (2) commentary on this canon, and the (3) communal acceptance of this commentary (182). He divides his discussion into four parts, which...

Four views on hell, basically tries to reveal the notions on hell, whether hell is everlasting or if it is just momentary (as how most want it to be).  The life after this life as described in the Bible, as grave, pit, hell or to heaven, according to ones deeds, has always seemed unclear and quiet disturbing to human minds. Sheol is the principal term used to refer the life after life. The uncertainty as to how Sheol should be interpreted in the Old Testament led to the extensive debate carried...

Hinduism is the oldest living religion in the world, which is why its followers who are generally referred to as Hindus, call it the eternal religion or sanatama dharma (Woodhead, 2002, p.15). Hinduism is the primary indigenous religion of South Asia and is composed of practices, beliefs and socio-religious institutions of Hindus from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bali in Indonesia (Dogra et al., 2003, p.5) Hinduism is different from monotheistic, panentheistic, theistic and monistic systems because...

It was the worst of times, it was the darkest of times, it was the time when the birth of a daughter forced a father to bury her alive, it was the time when the entire Arabian Peninsula was encircled by polytheistic beliefs. It was the time when the Holy Kabba was a bastion of more than three hundred idols. It was in the midst of such dark times when the benevolent for the entire mankind stepped into this world. He not only revolutionized the society but also chastised its people as if they have...

The relationship between Spinoza and Maimonides on the nature of prophecy In his book entitled Maimonides A Guide for Todays Perplexed Kenneth Seeskin noted the thinking of Maimonides regarding prophecy. According to Seeskin  Maimonides thinks peoples views on prophecy mirror their views on creation. This view seemed right because prophecy is directly related to creation. That is, in the Old Testament, God was dealing with his creation through the prophets, in other words, the nature of prophecy...

Thesis statement It is the dream of every person to own a house. Mortgages have been the major channels of enabling individuals to own a house in the modern day world. However, mortgages are forbidden in the Islamic faith since they are based on payment of interest, which are termed as unjust. The issue of mortgage however has been a topic of debate between Sunni and Shia. Introduction A mortgage according to Hilliard (1838) is a conditional transference of land which is designed as a security...

Religious intolerance is not something that people havent been hearing. It has been in the past and has grown strong with time now in the present. Not one but many regions in the world experience this in the name of saving their beliefs. Which is quit sad to hear, quit ironic in fact, because these so called religious people involving in such an act hail from lives that read holy books which constantly tell them about loving one an other. India, having its forever tag   unity in diversity...

Apple shares continue to soar, and enthusiasm over the iPad remains untempered, despite reports of units languishing on store shelves following what was expected to be a sellout first weekend. Tablet PCs in general are expected to do well this year, at the expense of netbooks and e-book readers. One question is whether the iPad is just for Apple fans or is likely to bring more customers into the companys fold. Going up against Apple (Nasdaq AAPL) must be akin to facing heavyweight champion Joe...

Visiting St. Louis Catholic Church I belong to the Jewish tradition.  Experiencing the Catholic Christian tradition was rather awkward for me, but the experience was worthwhile.  I understand that there are different strokes for different folks, and while Catholic practices are contrary to my familys beliefs, I know that other people have their own personal preferences just as various types of people like different food, cars, housing or partners.  I visited the St.Louis Catholic...