Haught A mystery is something that can not be explained. Many things in this world are a mystery, like how the universe was created. According to John F. Haught, a mystery is an other-than-ordinary dimension of reality that distinguishes religion from ordinary life and consciousness. When I put some more thought into what Haught’s defintion of mystery was, it became a mystery to me. Haug

Intro To World Religion If an individual was asked if their personal religion was the faith most consistent with the ultimate holy, chances are that answer would be yes. Additionally, the majority of individuals asked would probably be drawing only from their limited knowledge of their one religion. So naturally, their religion would be the one they believed in because they are unaware

Taoism The dictionary definition of Taoism is a philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events. Roughly translated as the “Way” for many Taoism is much more than a religious or philosophical way of thought it is a way of life. Taoism has found its way into modern living. The most common gra

The Wiccan Religion The word "Witchcraft" dates back many hundred of years and means literally "The craft of the wise". This is because the Witches of the old were the wise ones of their village, knowledgeable in the art of healing, legal matters and spiritual fulfillment. A Witch had to not only be a religious leader, but also the doctor, lawyer, and psychologist of the village. Today,

Prophets Hosea – a born Israelite, married to Gomer, an unfaithful wife (became a sacred prostitute at one of the Boal ahrines), a personal tragedy that profoundly influenced Hosea’s teaching. Hosea spoke to the people in the Northern Kingdom when he began his prophetic career during the last years of Jeroboem and continued his teaching from 750-722 B.C., - a time of national disintegra

Religion Identification: For the field assignment I visited the Ottawa Mosque on Friday 6th February 2004 at 12:00 pm, for the Jummah (Friday) prayer, which is the most significant one for the Muslims from all the days of the week. It is located in Ottawa at 251 Northwestern Avenue. The building: The building of Ottawa Mosque is fairly big. It is visible quite easily from two b

The Word Of God The Word of God The Word of God is not something that originated all by itself or from the dictionary. It is not even truly the whole set of words collected in the Bible… Rather, the word of God is the patterns of experience that move us to praise and worship our co-creator. The Bible is here on Earth to teach us and help us to better direct our paths on this journey

Billy Graham 1. Born in North Carolina to William Franklin Graham and Morrow Coffey Graham, was Billy Graham. As a child, he attended Chalmers Memorial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Meeting House on South Boulevard. It is hard to believe that an ordinary boy raised on a dairy farm in Charlotte, North Carolina could have made such a difference in the lives of so many people. Just li

The Saint Against Racism Katharine Drexel was the second child born of Francis Anthony and Hannah Jane Drexel, on November 26, 1858. A month after Katharine’s birth, Hanna passed away, and for the next two years, Katharine and her older sister were taken care of by their aunt and uncle. After the time of two years had gone by, Francis had remarried to Emma Bouvier, and the couple had a

The River Flannery O’Connor’s “The River”: A Story of Faith' Flannery O’Connor’s story “The River” is a story of faith. The main character of the story is a young boy whose real name is Harry Ashfield. Although his real name is Harry he tells people his name is Bevel. Bevel is introduced to Christianity by Mrs. Connin, who is a babysitter that his parents have hired to take care of

Life Of Muslims The faith of Islam is founded on the belief that there is One Compassionate, All-encompassing God; that the purpose of His creation is to know Him; and that the approved existential behavior is sustained only in order to arrive at that knowledge. Man's primary and most urgent business is the knowledge of God, and the transformation that naturally follows. Every other huma

Theistic Therories Cosmological Argument An argument which assumes that there is a first cause for an event and that first cause may be called God is considered a cosmological, or first-cause, argument. A simple version of such an argument states that: a) ‘Stuff’ happens b) ‘Stuff’ just doesn’t happen by itself c) The ‘thing’ that make ‘stuff’ happen doesn’t make itself happen

Christianity During the growth of civilization there were many people all around the world who began to develop a more sophisticated way of life from the days of the caveman. This development brought thought, and from that a great world was born, which slowly evolved to what we now know. As people began to question life and why they are here on earth certain questions about religion ar

Corruption of Christianity THE CORRUPTION OF CHRISTIANITY During the Feudal times, Christianity was faced with countless problems. The beliefs of Christianity were being corrupted left and right. In my essay I am going to describe in detail what led to the downfall of Christianity. The factors I am going to describe are the wrong doings by the Roman-Catholic Church, the Crusades and

Does God Exist Does God Exist' All educated Catholics must have come to the conclusion that there is a God. The way they ultimately came to their conclusion may be different; some people may believe upon faith alone, but others might have based their findings upon basic logic. Without a God there are so many basic questions about life left completely unanswered, such as, how did the U

God Different proofs work better for different people. The scientific approach will work better for some than it will for others. Different people are going to look at the proofs in different ways, with different opinions and viewpoints. Proof of God as a first cause, proof of God through conscience, and proof of a God through religious people of history are the three best to use. Al

Tillch And Community Community We must have faith and doubt in the ultimate and we express that through our religious communities and the church. We must be able to understand faith and the meaning behind it in order to involve ourselves with it. This is Tillichs out look on Community. In order to understand we have set up the language, past experience, and common kno

Thessalonica A. The city of Thessalonica The city of Thessalonica pictured above on the map above has always been a center of trade for all of Macedonia. It is the main seaport of the area because of its location on Thermaic Gulf. The city was most likely founded in the early part of the 4th century B.C. around the year 316. It was formed after Cassander destroyed many small villages a

To Tattoo Or Not To Tattoo' To Tattoo Or Not To Tattoo'' There are many issues the Christian church and its denominations still argue about. Among these is the great debate over the tattoo. Is it right, or wrong' Though many members of the congregation would disagree with me, I believe there is no harm in getting tattoos as long as you have the right motive. Tattoos, as with an

Through My Eyes Through My Eyes What is religion' One might agree it is a broad way of life, a belief regarding one’s relationship with the universe, or even God. In some societies today, religion is still a way of life, and it has become a way of providing salvation and sanctuary to an individual or community. Throughout my childhood, I have memories of Sunday school, church, and

JBC In reading Albert Nolan’s Jesus before Christianity, I received a lot of insight about how life was in Jesus’ time and how we still reflect some of this history to the present. Before reading Nolan’s book, I never really understood any of the history behind Jesus. All I knew is that people generally portray him as a good man who only wants the best for everybody. I was very excited w

Cinderella-god When children watch versions of Cinderella in America, often times they find ways to relate to "faith" and Christian values associated with the good in the story. Christian parents also can surely use Christian values to explain the supernatural and to summarize the morals. Cinderella is a classic fairy-tale, which deals with female maturation and often the death of fa

Passion Of The Christ Reaction The extent of the accuracy of the film was unbelievable. To have the entire movie’s dialogue be in Aramaic was the most incredible thing. Before watching the film I though that Mel Gibson might massacre the story by exaggerating or falsifying aspects of it but he truly did stick to the historic Biblical version. The only thing that wasn’t exactly known to b

The Puritans PURITANS The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms. The writings and ideas of John Calvin, a leader in the Reformation, gave rise to Protestantism and were pivotal to the Christian revolt. They contended that The Church of England had become a product of political struggles an

The Stranglehold Of Religion The Stranglehold of Religion A collection of short stories published in 1907, Dubliners, by James Joyce, revolves around the everyday lives of ordinary citizens in Dublin, Ireland. Each of the fifteen stories are tales of disappointment, darkness, captivity, frustration, and flaw. The book is divided into four sections: childhood, adolescence, maturity, and

Evil' How Can It Be' Evil' How can it be' If God is all knowing, all-powerful and benevolent, how is it that evil exists' The presence of evil in our society and the thought of the existence of an omnipotent God is known as Theodicy. According to Donald Musser and Joseph Price, the theory of Theodicy can be broken down in to three separate statements: 1) God is omnipotent; 2) God is

George Whitefield George Whitefield The English evangelist and founder of the Calvinists Methodists, George Whitefield was born in Gloucester, England, on December 16, 1714. He was an innkeeper’s son and did not care much for schooling as a young child. In 1732, he matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford. During his studies at Oxford, Whitefield became associated with John and

Abortion When it comes to the topics of (rule) Utilitarianism and Kantian ethics, they both have different views to what they believe about lives being of equal moral value. The two also have different views of what moral considerability is, which means the certain traits that give you your personhood. When those ideas are then out in to action, they will yield two different results, s

Do You Know Him Do You Know Him' The heavens declare his glory, the firmament shows His handiwork. He who is, who was and shall always be. He`s the first and the last, He`s the Alpha and the Omega, He`s the Aleph and the Tau, the A and the Z. He`s the first fruits of them that slept. He is the Captain of the Lord`s hosts. The conquerer or Jericho. By Him were all things made that

Creation God created the heavens and the Earth. Before there was ice cream, popcorn or Television there was God. There would be nothing, if God had not thought of it. God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light. God saw that the light was good but it needed to be different so he made dark. He called the light DAY and NIGHT. Then there was morning and eveningOn the second d