Summary This course on pneumatology is a complex and comprehensive examination of the part of Christian theology aimed at the study of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Holy Trinity, just as important, equal, and eternal as Father and Son. The Holy Spirit is...
The Four Noble Truths are four concepts fundamental to Buddhist teachings. It is believed that the first sermon given by Gautama Buddha after his enlightenment was the description of these four ideas. It is thought in Buddhism that living according to these truths is essential to stop the cycle of...
Introduction Discipleship is largely about relationships between people who believe in God. My plan is creating a Christian ministry whereby we, the leaders begin our strategy to make disciples for Jesus by meeting and getting to know those who are seeking discipleship. After that, we ask them to join a...
The cosmological argument of God’s existence is a whole family of arguments designed to explain the reason for the universe’s existence. Thomas Aquinas argues that among the things whose existence should be analyzed, there are contingent entities whose existence depends on other entities. He claims that people need a causal...
The divine command theory is a concept that primarily emphasizes the notion of God’s commands being the sole determiner of morality and goodness. In other words, something is good because God stated and instructed so. However, such a state of affairs raises the Euthyphro dilemma, where either God is the...
Religion Religion is a set of organized systems, practices, and beliefs that relate to the worship and belief of a controlling force, including a supernatural being or a personal god. It entails cultural beliefs, texts, prophecies, worldviews, morals, and revelations with a spiritual meaning to members of a specific faith....
Introduction One of the essential skills for historians is utilizing outside evidence and close reading to critique a primary source. Synthesizing the information from various references can help identify specific elements of an excerpt such as the date, events, and sociocultural context, among others. The process helps in acquiring tangible...
Selections from Gemara offer informative and, at the same time, fascinating facts about the lives of Jewish religious enlighteners. The topics raised in the reading allow a better understanding of the approaches that Hillel, R. Shammai, and other scholars used in their practices. Despite the fact that each of the...
Islamic design is wealthy in embellishing designs. Mosques were built in the past as plain structures for offering prayers five times each day. Nonetheless, in the resulting periods, different highlights of ornamentation as arabesque were applied to the surfaces of mosques to depict heaven emblematically. In the Islamic world, the...
Guy Hammond is the executive director and founder of the Strength in Weakness ministries. He discusses the notion of homosexuality in Christianity. As a man who was previously in homosexual relationships, he left them to find his true self in following God’s words. Hammond’s interview and self-reflection allow stating that...
Introduction Theological scholars have made attempts to classify religions based on their beliefs, institutions, and practices. This is done to bring order to a vast field of knowledge associated with the human religious experience. Moreover, students of religion have always strived to attain the same goal by grouping religions together...
Response 1 Non-Muslims have a general misconception that Islam is a violent religion. In “The Poetry of a Muslim Immigrant,” Murray Hogben highlights that squabbles among Toronto Muslims escalated in the 1960s. The poem further states that the recent arrivals’ “fundamentalist” attitude conflicted with the “moderate” stance of the Muslims...
Introduction Adam and Eve were put in the Garden of Eden so that they can live and do according to the will of God. The two were prohibited from eating the fruit that was found on the tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden. The purpose of this...
The worldview, values, and beliefs affect all aspects of human life. However, some individuals with strong religious beliefs may find themselves in a situation of the sacred and secular divide. The sacred can be freely manifested in the church while reading the Bible, or in the family, and secular life...
In this episode of the BBC RADIO 4 podcast, Melvin Bragg and his guests discuss Sikhism and the Sikh Empire, its rise after the fall of the Mughal Empire, traditions, and the empire under Ranjit Singh. They trace the origins of Sikhism to 1469 CE with the birth of Guru...
Deborah was the fourth judge who governed the Jewish after Joshua. She was one of the great female leaders in the Old Testament. Deborah was a prophetess who heard the will of God and spread the word of God to the Jews. Also, Deborah was a priestess, although she did...
Abstract This work will consider the case of the stage concerning the decision of a man with an incurable disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This paper will take into account the Christian worldview of the patient. First of all, his perception of illness as punishment for his sins and...
Introduction The environment in which the apostle John and his contemporaries lived was complicated and multiethnic. This community opposed the reality of a hostile municipal government and prevalent beliefs. John was an ecclesiastical leader, attempting to shape his community’s worldview by presenting the Gospel narrative in contrast to their own...
Introduction Christianity is the most popular religion in the world, with a lot of influence on societal matters in recent times. This belief acts as a guide and measure for the rightness or wickedness of actions and decisions made in the world. Some religions, such as Hinduism, differ greatly from...
American religious and public figure William Franklin Graham is a man called an All-American pastor and spiritual mentor; he was an adviser to many US presidents. Billy Graham was the first television preacher of the twentieth century who turned Christian sermons into a show and became a real-world star. Although...
The Roman Empire is known as a vast Empire spreading from north-western Europe to the Near East. In this multicultural and multiethnic history, numerous religions could be found, which is why it is hard to use a singular form of the word “religion” because it unites a variety of small...
The first three books of the New Testament, including Mathew, Mark, and Luke, narrate the life and death of Jesus Christ in an almost similar manner that their synopsis can be compared. Due to this close resemblance in the narration of Jesus Christ’s history, there are commonly referred to as...
Introduction Religion has been in existence for many centuries, influencing people’s way of life including their political and socio-economic activities. Although each religion has a different beginning and different perspectives of life and death, they all focus on guiding society’s norms and cultural practices. In each religion, there are key...
The news story named “Friends or foes? Art’s long, complicated relationship with religion” covers the accurate topic of the constant controversy between religion and art. This theme has been discussed for a significant period when the daring artworks related to religious interpretation caused a wide range of comments and discussions...
Introduction Today, the impact of media continues spreading across the world and establishing standards, behaviors, and attitudes toward people and situations. Social media sources, as well as other media types like television, radio, newspapers, and the web, deliver information in a short period. However, in many cases, people are not...
Introduction Biblically, a covenant is an agreement among people, between man and God, or a person and a group of people. The notion of the covenant is based on two concepts, grace and law, which are also known as natural and supernatural. The first covenant was between God and Abraham,...
O’Brien discusses the changing narratives in the environment of queer Christians. Although he believed that being one is an uncomfortable position full of conflicts, many of his interviewees embraced the contradiction and defined themselves with it. Thus, the first argument is that it is possible to be a queer Christian...
The mission of a Christian in the world is verbal and non-verbal, voluntary and involuntary preaching of faith, and spreading it. After His resurrection, the Lord said to the apostles: “Go and teach all the nations” (Matthew 28:16). With these words, the goal of the Christian mission was proclaimed: to...
Sikhism is a form of philosophy or religion that was founded in the 15th century in the Punjab area in India. The religion is practiced by people referred to as the Sikhs. According to Singh (2018), Sikhism is believed to have been started by Guru Nanak (1469–1539), who was later...
The church is the place of worship for Christians. Christian beliefs are based on faith which hopes for better things and trust in the power of God for sustenance. Congregations meet for prayers to seek divine interventions to the problems. The Physical Security of the church as a place where...
Human life is full of both happy and sad moments, which can affect us positively or negatively. At times, we experience the situations independently, and in some cases, the experience is collective, though the depth of influence may differ. Death is the last stage in a man’s life, and it...
Both parts of the book of Hosea are imbued with the same idea, around which all the Prophet’s speeches revolve. The starting point of the sermon for the Prophet is the idea of the marriage union of the people of Israel with Jehovah. From the point of view of this...
Religions and beliefs played a significant role in the history of humanity and they still have considerable influence on society. Even though religion often appears to be opposed to science, it may not always be accurate. As science developed rapidly, forming a society and changing lifestyles, faith has also undergone...
Monotheism, or the belief in one God, is a fundamental principle in Judaism. God is omnipotent, holy, and sacred – these are the qualities of divine transcendence. God is also benevolent, and as he walks among people, he sees and hears everything. Another part of the Jewish creed is that...
Abraham is a patriarch of Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Abraham lived in Ur of Mesopotamia, which is modern-day Iraq, around 2000 BCE. His father, Terah, owned an idol shop, where Abraham helped him with work. Abraham is considered to be the first person to teach monotheism – the...
Exclusivism suggests that a single religion has a unique, or exclusive, claim to what constitutes the absolute truth and that, by extension, truth is not found in other religious traditions. Inclusivism claims that although the truth can only be found in a particular religious tradition, other religions are acknowledged and...
Religious beliefs play a critical role in understanding the idea of the existence of God. According to Rowe, there are three main approaches to discuss this point, including the Cosmological, Design, and Ontological arguments. All of them have their strong and weak aspects and specific contributions that are logical, irrefutable,...
The term Gnosticism is used to define a set of religious and philosophical beliefs that developed alongside ancient Christianity, becoming especially popular between the 2nd and the 4th CE. According to Dillon, Gnosticism means “the knowledge of divine mysteries reserved for the elite.” However, the term itself has been used...
There are some similarities and differences between the Hindu notion of Brahman and the Daoist notion of Dao. Dao and Brahman are similar in that both of them are indescribably and nameless. They both manifest themselves to man in many ways and can be identifiable with many and all things...
Religion has and continues to be a major cause of violence in the world. In medieval ages, the most expansive wars were the Crusades which were carried out by the Christian army in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims. These Crusades were destructive and they led...