Radically Unchurched Alvin Reid in “radically unchurched” first gives many alarming statistics about the real number of people in the world today that are not connected in any way to the body of Christ. More alarming are the statistics of the churches in the United States that are stagnant are dead. More alarming than the actual numbers is the fact that some how we have always known th

Asian Religions In The USA Asian Religions in the USA In this essay I will discuss the many aspects and ideals of Asian Religions along with their impact and the role they play within the United States. I had a few questions that I had to try and find answers for, in order to complete the connection of Asian Religions to the United States. Why are some Americans and westerners findin

Druidism Druidism is a mystical religion that is believed to have originated in Ireland with the Celts. Who are the Druids really though' And what are their beliefs specifically' Was Caesar accurately describing them as being involved in human sacrifices, or was he giving a biased opinion in order to demonize the enemy for his troops' Also why are people returning to this and other,

buddha Buddhism is a path of practice and spiritual development leading to insight into the true nature of life. Buddhist practices such as meditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities of awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Because Buddhism does not include the idea of worshipping a creator God, some people do not see it as a religion in the normal western sens

Dukkhah - Suffering Even though Buddhism never developed a missionary movement, the Buddha’s teachings spread all over the India subcontinent. After it had put its mark on the India subcontinent it moved from there to Asia. As with any culture, different people have different ways of reacting and thinking about things. So, with each new culture Buddhism touched, the methods and teachi

Islam Orthopraxy in Islam Islamic life is centered on the physical practice of prayer (salat). With that the religion of Islam itself is based in the methodical movement through which Muslims show their devotion to Allah. The prayer begins with the devotee standing, bending slowly into a sitting position and ending in full prostration. Bowing fully onto the ground is a practice that

Jesus Treatment of Women Jesus Treatment of Women In the beginning of Luke 7, according to the NRSV, Jesus enters Capernaum. He has just finished his Sermon on the Plain, and upon his arrival to Capernaum he encounters a Centurion. The Centurion becomes the fleshed-out version of the sermon and he becomes the ironic match for a person of faith. Jesus proceeds to a town called Nain w

Natural Evil “Natural Evil” “Natural Evil” refers to injury and suffering caused by diseases, accidents, earthquakes, fires and floods. When seeing these events on the television or hearing them on the radio we either think nothing of it or feel bad for the victim or in most cases the victims. This begs us to ask “Why do bad things happen to good people'” or if we are unfortunate enoug

Religion Ethical Values In The Old Testament How we live our lives is governed by ethics. Ethics is “human moral conduct according to principles of what is good or right to do.” Our ethical values today descend primarily from a Christian ethic in which “a truly ethical decision, we are told, must be spontaneous, undirected, free - the individual's unfettered and uncoerced resp

Ruether Vs. Gager Ruether vs. Gager: Romans 11:26 “Jesus, yes; but Paul never”. It is very clear that this statement sums up some individual’s viewpoint of the Apostle known as Paul. Everyone has their own interpretation and everyone has formed their own opinion. It is ironic that the most famous character in the New Testament outside of Jesus gets misunderstood more than anyone othe

Importance Of The Word His word When asked to do this essay I immediately started looking to all the things I am week in. Of coarse all of us want to not be weak in any area but there are always going to be something we are going to have to work on. But as I started to look at my weaknesses I realized the root of a lot of them. I traced a lot of my weaknesses back to one thing. It was

Corinth Women Background Paper The topic for this paper is the covering of the women’s heads in Corinth. The commentary points out that Middle Eastern women had to cover their hair because it was an object of lust in antiquity. It was perceived that if a woman allowed her hair to be seen uncovered it would cause men to lust after her, causing them to sin. This practice was not held

Faith In Jesus Christian followers believe that in order to have a relationship with God, all you have to do is have faith in His son, Jesus Christ. Even as a Christian, I often find myself doubting that my simple faith is enough. Knowing I did nothing, and can never do anything to deserve a relationship with God, I catch myself thinking I need to do more – or be more. But like this G

Wicca, The Religion According to (Larson), an estimated 9 million women and girls met death by fire between the years of 1300 and 1700 for practicing witchcraft. In the eighteenth century, 19 suspected witches were killed in Salem, Massachusetts. Despite such extreme countermeasures, the occult rituals of witchcraft are widely practiced today around the world (p. 464). Wicca is

Anti-Judaism Ruether vs. Gager: Romans 11:26 “Jesus, yes; but Paul never”. It is very clear that this statement sums up some individual’s viewpoint of the Apostle known as Paul. Everyone has their own interpretation and everyone has formed their own opinion. It is ironic that the most famous character in the New Testament outside of Jesus gets misunderstood more than anyone other per

Who Really Was Mary Magdalene Who really was Mary Magdalene' Apparently her status in early Christianity was high. The Bible gives us clues about her importance. After his resurrection, Jesus first appeared to Mary Magdalene not Peter, according to the Gospel of John. In this scene there are many things that may reveal that Mary was a lot more than a follower. She was scene to be the

Censorship In Popular Culture Censorship in Popular Culture Censorship is in all aspects of today’s popular culture. It has become a increasingly heated topic from which politics it seems will be affected in the not so distant future. A theme posed by groups is often to censor their oppositions speech or material because it simply opposes their views or is seen as potentially harmful

Ten Commandments All around the world people have different opinions and different point of views, especially when it comes to public issues that concerns everyone. And people are more concerned when it comes to religious problems, such as the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are statements that are related to religion, and highly respected by the three holly religions, Judaism, Ch

Meditation My bread meditation experience was honestly very hard. This made me think about a lot in life, as did my desert experience. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to just eat bread for a meal. Can we just survive on bread' I don’t know that would be so hard I guess we could if we really needed to. I sat looked at my piece of bread and just thought for a little while before

Papal Rites And Rituals Title: “Papal Rites and Rituals of Death” Exact Purpose: After hearing my speech the audience will be made well aware of the Series of events that must take place in the Roman Catholic Church after the death of a Pope. INTRODUCTION Attention- getter: Since the Saturday of April 2nd 2005 we have been witnessing history in the making! The death of Pope John P

Islam Jibreel Hadith/ Man has contemplated the idea of faith through out human history. From the moment he realised his existence he began to question, who are we' What are we' where are we going in this vast ocean of obscurity'. It is only through a select group of people where we can receive these answers of infallible truth. People who have chosen to accept greatness and people who ha

The Muslim People The Muslim People After watching the movie The Empire of Faith, a Muslim documentary, I was not too surprised by it because I have already studied the Muslim religion before. I do have some questions about the beliefs and acts of the Muslim faith. I was also able to come up with thoughts on Islamic ideals and how they alike and different from those of my own fai

Child Sacrifice Child sacrifice was a part of the Hebrew Bible. Whether or not you believe that the actual act of child sacrifice occurred, it is still a part of the bible and part of what created religion. In particular, in genesis 22 Abraham was instructed by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. Even though the sacrifice never occurred, the asking and willingness between God and Abraham

Roman Catholic Ever since the dawn of the 16th Century, much of the European countries were controlled or greatly affected by reining religions. Throughout much of history, the dominating Roman Catholic Church was the major cause of battles and wars. This was especially a causing factor of the Thirty-Year’s War in Western Europe. Many rulers used religion as an excuse to disturb the peac

Is There A God IS THERE A GOD' Purpose: To strengthen the belief in God using scientific theories and mathematical equations. Thematic Statement: The universe that we live in is much too big and complex to have happened by chance, and there are scientific and mathematic equations to back up my beliefs. I. Is there a God A. Belief of God is more questioned today than ever 1. As s

“What Is Religion'“ Humans are intrinsically curious and inquisitive creatures. Since the beginning of human existence on earth, cultures of people have sought to answer questions about the purpose of life, the world around them, and how they should go about living their lives. Religion, in its many forms, has sought to answer these questions and provide relief for human beings that are

Christianity christianity Christianity is very practical. It is not a dead, dry, formal, human religion of rituals, outward form, and show, but a divine, living, vital, dynamic, liberating religion. The word Christian means, "Christ like", or "One follows Christ". Jesus Christ, who laid the foundation of Christian Church, was born in BC 4 in Judea. He is the foundation of the Church (1

Shroud And Tomb Of Christ There almost always has been, and most likely always will be much debate over the origin of the Tomb of Christ and the Shroud of Turin, and the authenticity of these two remnants of Christ. The church of the Hole Sepluchure, where both Golgotha and the tomb of Jesus are said to be enclosed, has been around since the days of the first Christian king, while the S

Vatican Council II Catholicism The Second Vatican Council The 20th century was a time of change. Technologically speaking; horses were exchanged for cars, which were exchanged for airplanes, World War I and II changed war was to be fought, all with great steps in technology. Minds of intellectuals were churning, whether it was Einstein’s theory of relativity or Carl Jung’s theorie

Christian & Islam Not So Different God; the creator and ruler, who sits on all high is worship in many different ways with many different beliefs. Perhaps if you take a look closely at some religions you will find that they are really not that different. Society often imagines that all religions are very different, and that no similarities exist, set aside perhaps for the fact that som