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Religious Studies

The keyword Religious Studies is tagged in the following 4 articles.

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
Prompts for Progress: Feminism in the Islamic World
March 3, 2010 - 2830 words | Religious Studies » Women in Islam
From skimpy skirts to smoldering skivvies, American’s remember the 1960’s as a decade of social change and assertion of the rights and strengths of women. True to American style, the women’s movement was fought and won boldly and bluntly in the public... Read Article »

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Feminism Islam Women in Islam Women's Rights Religious Studies Women in Arab World Arab World Middle East
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
Milk and Honey: How the Old Testament Speaks to a People in Exile
November 20, 2009 - 2289 words | Religious Studies » Old Testament
Mortal glory is fleeting. The Old Testament generally does not concern itself with militant triumph or climactic discovery. It much rather prefers to employ “legends, folktales, artfully constructed stories, and the like”[1] to spin a web of frustration... Read Article »

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Old Testament Judaism Exile Persecution Exodus Wilderness Chosen People Israel Palestine The Old Testament God Bible Religion Religious Studies