Christianity

The keyword Christianity is tagged in the following 10 articles.

Can Religious-Based Ethics Play a Role in Development?

August 30, 2011 - 2471 words | Religious Studies » Development

Development is closely linked to the idea of progress. Therefore the way in which progress is quantified, whether through economic, social or spiritual values, determines the way in which we conceptualize development (Power 2005). Religious beliefs are similarly ambiguous... Read Article »

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Religion Development Ethics International Development Faith Based Organizations Christianity

Free Will in the Christian Cosmology: Comparing Paul and Augustine

August 16, 2011 - 3062 words | Religious Studies » Christianity

The Abrahamic God is an awesome god. He is omnipotent, omniscient, omni-benevolent, and omnipresent. Such a being truly deserves our reverence. But could we choose to revere such an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good, and all-present being such as this? Or would we... Read Article »

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Christianity Paul Augustine Free Will Cosmology

The Historical Jesus: What Can We Really Learn?

July 11, 2011 - 2897 words | Religious Studies » Jesus

Whether or not one believes in the theology attached to him, it is impossible to deny the effect that Jesus has had on humanity. Movements following him span the globe. Wars have been waged and love has been shared in his name. But who was the man behind the theology... Read Article »

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Jesus Christianity Palestine Roman Empire

Temptation and the Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring

May 31, 2011 - 2488 words | Literary Criticism » J.r.r. Tolkien

Published in 1954, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a follow-up to his 1937 book, The Hobbit. An epic fantasy novel originally published in three volumes (The Fellowship of the King, The Two Towers, The Return of the King), The Lord of the... Read Article »

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J.R.R. Tolkien The Fellowship Of the Ring The Lord Of the Rings Temptation Christianity British Fantasy Literature

Is Paul a Liar? The Pauline Corinthian Conflict and the Need for Reform in the American Church

May 2, 2011 - 7686 words | Religious Studies » Christianity

The corpus of literature regarding Pauline Criticism is largely qualitative and polarized. Close examination of the Pauline-Corinthian conflict holds that in order to maintain legitimacy in the Corinthian Church, Paul miscontextualized Septuagintal scriptures. This... Read Article »

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Christianity Paul Pauline Corinthian Reformation

Chinese Women and Christianity in the Late Imperial Era

February 8, 2011 - 6235 words | History » China

Christianity has not gained a large number of adepts in China, if compared, for example, with Japan. But Christianity in China, in the late Imperial Era, had a number of particularities. Moreover, Christianity sometimes influenced Chinese women’s lives but only... Read Article »

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Chinese History Christianity Late Imperial Era Chinese Women Imperial China Christianity in China Religion in China

The Sermon on the Mount: Is it Livable?

November 22, 2010 - 3450 words | Religious Studies » Sermon on the Mount

When the Preacher wrote, “of making many books there is no end” [KJV Eccles. 12:12] he did not anticipate the mass of articles, scholarly papers and textbooks that would be written about Jesus’ address given to a group of disciples on a hillside in... Read Article »

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Sermon on the Mount Synoptic Gospels Christianity Religious Studies

Mysticism and Christianity in Early English Literature: Comparing "Beowulf" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"

July 12, 2010 - 1827 words | English » Early English Literature

The introduction of Christianity to England in 597 established a structured, uniform faith among a people accustomed to different branches and pockets of polytheistic paganism. Over the next seventy-five years, the burgeoning country quickly grew unified under the... Read Article »

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Beowulf Sir Gawain And the Green Knight Christianity Mysticism Magic Paganism English Literature Early English Literature

Jean De Joinville and his Biography of Saint Louis on the Seventh Crusade

December 18, 2009 - 1990 words | History » Jean De Joinville

The French historian Jean de Joinville was born into a noble and influential family in Champagne in 1224.[1] He took the cross in 1248 to join the first crusade of Louis IX. His decision to go on crusade was at least in part influenced by the long and illustrious history... Read Article »

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Jean De Joinville Crusade Medieval Chronicles Middle Ages Crusades Seventh Crusade Saint Louis France Middle East Christianity Louis Xi The Crusades Damietta

Universal Grace: Early Christian Texts Focused on Conversion

December 7, 2009 - 2651 words | Opinion » Religious Discussion

I will oppose fervently anyone who argues that the relative success of the Christian church owes anything to “uniqueness,” at least as far as theology goes. Christianity is not unique, not in its conception of God, not in its ideas about truth, not even... Read Article »

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New Testament Early Christian Texts Augustine Conversion Grace Christianity Christ Religious Studies Religious Philiosophy