Religion Essays and Term Papers

has ceased is a question that has been debated for decades. There exists two groups; those who believed in the cessation of the sign gifts and those who believe that they are still for today. The sign gifts consisted of prophecy, tongues and miracles.…

to any political, social, and economic discrimination directed against Jews. Anti Semitic attitudes consider all people of Jewish heritage, despite their individual religious practices. Anti Semitic attitudes and practices have evolved over…

the world around us has also increased. In this increase man has learned more, and more about the delicate balance of the ecosystem. This, in turn, has heightened concern about the ozone, global warming, deforestation, and many other, now important,…

religions. Specifically Christianity and Buddhism. Coming from opposite sides of the globe these two religions could not be any farther apart in any aspect. I will discuss who Christ is for Christians and who Buddha is for Buddhists. I will also…

us for granted. They don’t realize that God intended us to take care of his creation. In this report, I will explain how the earth became the sinful place it is today, what our responsibility toward the earth as Christians is, and what actions…

in the world. I picked Germany and France & Canada (as one b/c the info I got was on both). In France, they use Christmas trees just like we do. It’s used as a symbol of showing what creation has to offer: light and the movement of angels, the…

of Christ according to the Bible. Christians first started the Christmas celebration; this was a day dedicated to celebrating the birth of their Savior. The story said that the virgin Mary conceived the Son of God. Mary and her husband Joseph…

have been trying to question who Jesus is for hundreds of year now. This time in the form of what is called the contemporary study of Christology. The thrust of Christology is somewhat dependent upon which theologian one reads. Hans Kung calls his…

cannot be generally attributed to the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Although the peasants saw bishops and abbots as part of a wealthy and oppressive ruling class and rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church for reasons primarily…

do they say about God? "What if God was one of us? Just a slob like one of us, just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home, like a holy rolling stone, back up to heaven all alone, nobody calling on the phone, except for the Pope maybe…