Religion and Theology

I always have enjoyed viewing religious movies because such films give me a chance to learn about humanitys vulnerability. For this reason, I have come to know the very basic story of Jesus life. When I saw the The Passion of the Christ movie, I really felt Jesus pain, his immense strength as well as his compassion. Although Gibsons movie was somewhat bloody for me, it gave me a clear visual idea of how awful Jesus suffering was. Specifically, I was touched to learn that such trouble was gods only...

The paper will identify and describe the similarities and the differences between the major religions of the world. The religions that will be included are Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. The ethical dimensions or the codes of conduct of all these religions will be compared and contrasted. Buddhism The scriptures of Buddhism provide prohibitions for the followers instead of rules or commandments. There has not been much focus on the ethical or moral issues in these commentaries...

This book Prophets and wise men is written by William Mackane. The book consists two parts, in first part old wisdom and the case of ahithophel and second part the prophetic use of the vocabulary of wisdom. He is eminent and famous author in the field of literature. He worked on many projects and several theses too. Mackane has contributed much revaluation of the Hebrew Prophecy. The book is fully dedicated on religion and spirituality. Many chapters points out the significant role of wisdom in...

At first glimpse of Brueggemanns In Man We Trust one could easily make a comment that his work is a commentary of the Old Testaments important themes, events, and key individuals. Further readings however, proves that it is more than just a commentary or survey of the Old Testament rather, In Man We Trust is a critical examination of the important themes, events, and key individuals to which the author provided valuable insights on some of the text of particular books of the Old Testament. Brueggemann...

Eliezer Wiesel may have all the reasons for losing faith in God.  In fact, his spiritual reaction may have been an acceptable course based on what he had suffered under such terrible and inhuman circumstances.  Being a victim by his very birthright of being a Jew in the most frightful years of his races history, such as the murders of his younger sister Tsiporah and his mother by the gas chamber, and his aging fathers succumbing in the death march that was forcefully imposed by the invading...

The area of practical theology that investigates the mandate and work of the missionary is known as Missiology. It has much discipline and cross cultural reflection on all propagation of the Christian believes, anthropology, history, embracing theology and geography. This covers methods and theories of communication, Christian apologetics, comparative religion, methodology and interdenominational relations. Missiology focuses on the negative and positive consequences. It focuses on the strategies...

Brief Introduction Today more than ever, we had witnessed how arguments and evidences had arisen to prove the non-existence of God. Mathematical, scientific, pragmatic and even philosophical arguments are cited to prove His non-existence. As a response to this discourse, the theists do also have their own sets of arguments that prove otherwise. These arguments can be traced back to ancient Greek thinkers which was improved and developed by latter thinkers. In this paper, we are going to prove the...

Ever since man came into being he has been in search for answers to the questions How was I created What is my purpose in life Who is my provider In the quest for these answers, man created religion and as intellects and individualities grew more diversified and defined, religions and answers grew more varied and distinct. First it was what seemed out of reach, high above and shining that is the sun, the giver of light, who was worshipped as God. Then as ideas grew abstract, it was Mother Nature,...

A Christ figure usually represents someone who demonstrates the pleasant qualities - kindness, patience, and morality - that Jesus exhibits. Moreover, one who is a Christ figure has to unjustly suffer as Jesus did. As such, a Christ figures experiences and mannerisms closely mirror those of Jesus. Similarly, through his 1954 Lord of the Flies novel, author William Golding depicts the character named Simon as a Christ figure based on Simons mannerisms and experiences.    For example,...

Zen group can be identified with the Japanese form of the heart sutra. They are known to chant it when there is a meditation sitting. This is supposed to be done either before or after the sitting. One thing that makes the heart sutra easy to chant and ideal for the meditation sitting is because it is very concise and has only 300 syllables. This makes it easy to memorize and at the same time encapsulating the most important teachings of Buddhism (May, par 1). One can only experience the benefits...

Based on the Bible, worship to God is obeying His commandment, and one of His commandments is praying. For a prayer to be acceptable to God one must have a pure heart and heshe must offer hisher whole being as a living sacrifice, which is certainly a complete act of worship. As it is written in Romans Chapter 12 verse 1, Saint Paul said I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of all the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies presenting all your members and...

Religion is an integral part of human life. Over the years various religions have laid principles with which their followers can easily be identified. Each one of the religions has specific traditions which define them. This discussion looks at three main religions in the west namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam and the traditions that identify each one of these religions. Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world. Some of the core characteristics of this religion include the belief...

The first and second Letters to the Thessalonians were written by the Apostle Paul during the years 50 and 51 A.D., respectively.  Here, Paul addresses the newly-formed church in Thessalonica, of which became the focus of his ministry after the Jews in this Macedonian province rioted against their teachings the first letter being of gratitude and blessings after Timothy reported a progressive and dynamic Christian church, and the second being a letter of warning to the Thessalonians and its...

Counseling is a very useful part of any given type of therapy. This is realized if we look at the various positive effects that counseling has on the counselee undergoing therapy. Counseling is therefore very effective in formulation of solutions or strategies towards solutions, as well as enabling the counselee to put their life back in order. Counseling should best be interpreted as part of something else, rather than a free-standing activity.  The word preceding the word counseling is the...