Church College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

This review paper aim is to review the book “American Grace” by two American authors. The review is mainly based on the subject of “Sociology of Religion”. It addresses the authors’ findings, their conclusions and the significance of sociological approach to the American religion.

Discussion

The authors are Robert D. Putnam & David E. Campbell. Robert D. Putham is a  and professor of public policy at the . David E. Campbell is an author and is the John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. He is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the  and the founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study ...

“Cathedral” is a small, intimate story, one which effectively revolves around two characters – the narrator, a regular average joe, and Robert, a blind man who is an acquaintance of the narrator’s wife. One fateful night, invited over for dinner, the narrator attempts to understand Robert and his way of life, as well as his relationship to his wife. In the process of this, he begins to understand things about himself, life, and Robert that he could not imagine otherwise – this level of understanding is the ‘sight’ that is discussed in the story.

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At times, it is thought that religion is as old as humanity is. That is, all along, people chose to believe in some kind of a super-natural being that controlled the happenings in those days and still continues to determine how people’s lives run today. Religion has its roots to the belief that there is a creator who controls everything. In the Franco-Eurasian continents in the 10th Century CE, there were various religions that dominated the land. The oldest form of religion was the Hellenism (sdsu.edu, 31). This religion was largely Greek based. It did not believe in ...

In my view, God actually exists. I concur with the cosmological argument. The universe must be contingent. Human being has been so much curious to understand his existence and that of the world in general. The fact is that the world came into existence, it is contingent, and certain events and beings are casually contingent. The undoubted cause of these facts is the unmoved mover. There must have been a force behind all these, and this force is none other than the creator. In this ...

Chivalry is a term based on the medieval institution which has an aristocratic military origin of training Individual and offering service to others. Normally it is associated with ideas of knightly, honor, courtly love and virtues. Orders of Chivalry are primarily, a phenomenal history, strange to Christendom of Western Union of the middle ages. Categorically, several institutions have been placed overtime in the order of Chivalry .It is possible to differentiate several phrases in the history of those institutions. The original form of institution in the time of crusade was worthy its name of order since it consisted of ...

Concept of justice

If there is one thing that deserves credit in the existence of mankind is the presence of a woman. Though they are neglected, abused and discriminated, they are the ones who hold the earth together. In Greek for example; antigone, Lysistrata and Odyssey were well nurtured and they stand out above their heads to be noticed as women of high integrity, determined to do their duties and uphold the moral principles of ancient woman. They always fight for there rights and demand justice in every action (Sophocles 665). Justice is an act of bringing ...

I set out to visit the messianic synagogue that is located at 6304 Beltline road in Dallas, Texas at the south west corner of Beltline and emerald wood. The main entrance to the synagogue is comprised of three stair cases that lead to three large mahogany doors. At the front of the building just above the doors is a star like inscription. The outside of the synagogue is quite scenery and one cannot wait to get inside.
Once inside, I was amazed at the orderliness of these Judaists. The seats were arranged in rows leaving enough space for one ...

Mohammad was the son of Abdullah, who was a descendant of Ishmael. The latter was the son of Abraham and Hagar. Muhammad was born in Mecca City in August 570 AD. He later became the founder of a major religion - Islam. The main aspects of Muhammad’s life include his troubled childhood, adult life as a trader, marriage to Khadija, meditation and revelations in Hira Cave, founding of Islam, persecution of Muslims and his death.
Muhammad was born at a time when Arabs were polytheists –worshippers of multiple gods and goddesses. The worship of many deities was as ...

A painting of the Virgin Mary by Chris Ofili an artist in the year 1996 raised concern and protests from many in London, Berlin and New York. The large painting on a yellow background showed a black woman in a blue robe and it employed mixed media like oil paint glitter and polyester resin together with elephant collaged pornographic images and the name Virgin Mary was on it. The work was termed blasphemous to the church as it mixed the sacred Virgin Mary with profane pornography. Chris Ofili himself had been raised in the Catholic Church and when asked ...

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My name is Selim. I am from the Ottoman Empire where I worked as a Cassoum with my job description entailing property handling for the orphans in my city. The city of Salonica was my home, where I lived with my wife, three sons, and my sister-in-law. You should know my house was one of the largest in the city standing on a pleasantly vast property with an incredible view of the city and its residents. It is no wonder the government moved so fast to posses it upon my exile. ...

Introduction

Religious scholars and academicians like Bart D. Ehrman have been instrumental in explaining and expounding on the relevance of certain books of the Bible. Bart D. Ehrman is particularly famous for his scholarly work on the Bible, especially the New Testament. He has participated, through his book ‘A Brief Introduction to the New Testament,' in making people understand the significance of certain books in the new testaments. This assignment gives an unequivocal analysis of certain aspects discussed in Bart’s book ‘A Brief Introduction to the New Testament’ including the significance of the book of Romans and the ...

People might find it hard to admire something they do not understand such as faith. However, in Agustin’s case, no one can ignore the fact that he is to be admired in his continued search for the Truth and his fight to be honest and faithful to this truth he finally discovered, even when it meant he had to struggle to live according to it. Whether someone has faith in God or not, Agustin’s journey of conversion and faith against all odds is to be admired, and clearly supports Portier’s comment.
Agustin’s change of life ...

Religious differences between Islam and Christianity have existed since the ancient days of human kind. The reason behind such differences can be explained by the ideological distinction between the two worldviews. The existence of one is seen as a threat to the other: as the bible says in Exodus 34:14 that you shall worship no other god for the Lord. However, there are some unique instances of similarities in which the two worldviews preach to their believers. In this concern, there are many positives to take from what the two worldviews project in the life on earth. This essay ...

St. Augustine Confessions

The confessions of Saint Augustine take us through the life of transformation for a Christian. The time comes in the life of an individual to make crucial decisions for his or her life, which maybe contrary to their previous believes. As a child grows, they learn a lot from their parents and more especially the mother, who happens to be close most of the times. However, as the child brows, he/she is exposed to a different environment with more compounded influences. For instance, Augustine grew up in a Christian background with his mother imparting Christian values into his life. ...

Not so long ago, I went to the book store and happened to pick up “The Best American Short Stories 1982” since I had always been a fan of John Gardner. I was excited to read the stories in the book, but I was surprised to learn that it contained short stories from several authors. The one that particularly stood out was Raymond Carver’s “Cathedral.” Carver had apparently been longing for critical acclaim for quite some time, which he received after his collection containing this story was published. Considering the remarkable characters, dialogue, plot, and the theme of ...

Introduction

Shylock is presented as a villain as shown by his stringent terms he gave Antonio while borrowing loan from him. Shylock is evil because he treated Antonio unfairly because he was a Christian. He gave very strict conditions of repaying his loan. He argued that if Antonio failed to pay the loan a pound of flesh will be cut from his body. This condition showed how inhuman Shylock was towards the Christians. "Two thousand ducats in that and other precious, jewels my daughter were dead at my foot " Act 3 Scene 1 line 83. Shylock also wanted her daughter ...

Introduction

This Learning Resource has been designed for Educators in Catholic Schools in Australia that will be working with both Primary and Secondary Students. It aims to give an overview of the different aspects that have been influencing the teaching of the Catholic faith along the years, especially the last centuries previous 1980s, in particular the influence pre and pro Second Vatican Council. Religious Education teachers should find this learning resource useful to identify where they are in time, in the Church, in the world, and in particular in Australia within the Catholic Church. They will be able to understand ...

Islam death and burial rituals

Death is usually a painful yet an inevitable experience. In Islam, death is not only considered a rite of passage but also a determining moment of where the soul of the deceased will go. Death rituals are a common observance, which are aimed at ensuring that the decreased has a good send off and allow the family members and friends to mourn their deceased. Burial of the dead in Islam is done within the day of death except in other avoidable circumstances. I had the opportunity to attend a burial ritual for a male Muslim and observed how the ...

Introduction

Interpretive journey refers to a step by step technique to equip an individual realize the intention of God conveyed in a particular passage or verse of the scripture. The technique enables the reader to discern, evaluate and reach into a conclusion about the intended meaning within God’s context. This paper will analyze the book of Acts, chapter six verses one to seven (Acts 6:1-7) applying the five steps of the interpretive journey process.
Acts chapter six and seven is when Luke begins to discuss the Gentile mission. The Jerusalem church had become and was increasingly becoming bigger. It ...

The religion that I follow is Islam. The basic tenets of Islam include believing in the All Mighty, and following those instructions that were set forth by the beloved Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (S.A.W). At present Islam is amongst the top religion that is being followed and it finds its followers in every part of the world.
Islam originated from the land of Arabia in the 7th century A.D. the prominent places of initiation were Medina and Mecca. It originated in the backdrop of a society that was marred by all kinds of social, moral evils. It came as a ...

The person of God has remained to be a major topic of discussion among Christian and non-Christian believers. This has also caused division in churches where some believe that the trinity does not divide God while others believe that does. The fact is that the bible is clear about the nature of God, which has been unveiled to man in three forms, God the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. This majorly because of the different dispensation of the Christian faith which required God to show His closeness to man in different forms. Various terms are used to ...

Religions

Religion was one of the reasons behind change and upheaval in England during the 17th century. Looking back at history keenly, religion was one of the causes of the civil war witnessed in England during the 17th century. This began from the days of godly rule by Oliver Cromwell and ‘the Saints’, straight to the Glorious Revolution witnessed at the end of the 17th century. These years witnessed tensions within English Protestantism leading to a very intense battle for supremacy during the early 17th century. This war did not stop here as it continued through the mid-17th century by ...

If to take a look at the phenomenon of Islamic civilization, mainly at the architecture, urban planning and poetry, the importance of art in the Islamic world becomes clear. Great masterpieces of Islamic civilization, Islamic architecture in the clearest way answer the question of what Islam is. These buildings have in their proportionality, harmony, tranquility and serenity the most important features of the Islamic message to people.
Of course, all kinds of Islamic art: architecture, fabric production, etc., borrowed many of the technologies and methods from different civilizations, in particular, from Ancient Iran and Byzantium. But all of them ...

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Similarities between Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Solomon Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave
Introduction
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing” and Solomon Northrup, “Twelve Years a Slave” are two memoirs with similar themes that encompassed their societies. These literally works depicts many life stories in which thematic concerns of religion, racism, chauvinism, education, poverty and seclusion carry an American dream. One quickly notices that they both relate in the way they pass out their different themes especially the theme of religion in this case. Religion is the main concern in ...

Renaissance Essay

The Northern European Renaissance and The Italian Renaissance were the significant time periods, and they have also paved the way for several civilizations. However, these time periods have many similarities as well as differences.
The social and cultural similarities between the Northern European Renaissance and The Italian Renaissance are that both of them have chosen the religious figures and stories of Christianity as their basic artistic premise. Religion was given importance in the work in both time periods. Both the eras have indicated the religious events as a mean of showing their love and affection for the religion. Adam ...

The Middle Ages were the period of European history dating from the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 476A.D. up to 1453 and started when the Ottoman Turks of the Middle East captured Constantinople. The Catholic Church grew more powerful and influential during that time. Governed by bishops and archbishops under the papal authority from Rome, the church became more dominant in the medieval society. Nuns and monks lived together in a house called monastery, devoting their lives in the service of God. In this period of turmoil and instability, many people turn to God in order to ...

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“Because the people, who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.” - Apple Inc.
The one thing that never ceases to surprise is the way things change over time. As a Wiseman once said nothing is permanent except change. When we look back over the past couple of centuries many phenomenon, concepts and roles have changed, both for better and worse. This essay aims to discuss some of those things which have changed significantly over the years, and expand on the ways in which they are different today.
Gender roles of ...

Introduction

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart takes us through the life of a typical Nigerian life and family. This is all about inclination to traditional believes, family values, relationships and the daily struggles to make a living. Western civilization and religion has also been addressed with the villagers and missionaries facing the challenge of abandoning their beliefs to embrace Christianity. Tradition has always been part of many African nations that consider it a unifying factor. Despite some of the beliefs and practices that are considered inhuman and selfish, some aspects of the tradition play an important role in unifying ...

This work of art is a painting depicting the Madonna and child. The author of this work of art is Lucas Signorelli. This piece of art in circular in shape showing the virgin seated on the ground while supporting a child to stand. The ground is composed of flowers and grass. The flowers on a piece of art includes violets, aconites, poppies and wormwood. An ancient ruin is also visible behind the ground where Madonna was seated. A circular building is also visible and clear at the background through a crack on the rock. Two naked men are also ...

Sacraments in St. Thomas Aquinas’ Major Summa (q 60/61/62/63/64/65) - What I Found That Is or Is Not Useful for Understanding Sacraments Today
St. Thomas Aquinas is considered one of the Doctors of the Catholic Church because of his great theological contributions, and his philosophy has been so influential in Western civilization that he is also studied by seculars. One of his most important contributions was incorporating reason in the form of Aristotelian logic into the discussion of faith and religious tenants.
In Summa Theologica, one of his most important works, he lists six major questions: “Of the love ...

Personal ethical system development

Ethics is guideline or principle that monitors or governs one’s behaviour in their daily activities. Thus, ethics are inherent, portray, and play a big role in moulding one’s behaviour or characters. The kinds of ethics that one poses go in hand that one view of life. The people who have good behaviours have acquired ethics overtime (Wood, 1997). Having or sharing some ethical conduct or standards play a big role in enhancing cohesion among different people in an organisation or group. The human being civilization came because of sharing common ethical standards, and it is expected that ...

The infamous Middle Passage refers to the period of the slave trade where many unwilling Africans were forcibly transported across the Atlantic. This period marked numerous enslavement, torture, displacement and murder as they were chained and slammed in small spaces during the voyage. The Middle Passage marked the brutal and cruel phase of the trade marking a dark chapter in both American and African history.

Slavery in Africa

Similar to the other continents, African had their own form of slavery, even before the intercontinental slavery began. This was one part of the society’s economic structure, but the extent and treatment of ...

Religion is strict with its limitations; a matter often destroying the specific constructive liberal structures of the society. Although it is not considered detrimental, the extensive rules that religion often imposes create more harm than good to its members. With such strict commandments, the response of the people were rather common; to hide secrets, to deal with matters in a hypocritical manner, presenting themselves clean when they actually are doing something else behind the back of the church’s knowing. Among the primary characters who could be noted for such consideration of the church’s laws include John Proctor ...

- General Description of Renaissance
Believed to have originated in Italy in the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance is a cultural movement between the 14th and 17th centuries that spread across Europe and affected the Europeans’ intellectual, political, and cultural life. Many Historians believed that the Renaissance served as the transition from the Middle Ages to the Modern Era, stating that it marked the beginning of the early Modern period. Some questioned the validity of it being an actual advancement and instead may just have been a nostalgic turn for the classical period characterized by the resurgence of interest ...

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Welcome. Here you can learn the basic things that you need to know about baptism. This website was created not only for Christians but also for members of other religious sects, particularly those who want to learn more about baptism and other related religious traditions being practiced by Christian, why they are being done, and even how they are being executed. The focus of this resource will primarily be baptism. It is divided into several pages, each having one goal. For example, there are pages that merely explain the history of baptism; there is a dedicated page ...

Muslims consider Prophet Muhammad as a religious and political role model because they consider him to be a messenger of God. Prophet Mohammed has been a very popular Prophet not only among the Muslims or the followers of Islam but also among several religion researchers, philosophers, diplomats and other people (Selected readings from The Quran, 2013). His teachings that have been recorded in the Quran have provided direction to several people and have helped the Islam religion be formed. The Quran has been considered as holy and a set of teachings that guide people towards the way of life ...

Sacrament is not new a term especially to the catholic faithful as it dates back in the history of the church. However, the term has constantly been evolving with many theologians came up with a number of ways they thought sacraments needed to be understood. In sacramental theology, a general understanding of catholic teachings on sacraments is discussed both in general and in particular. When attempting to have the deeper knowledge of sacraments, there are terms that also need understanding. The commonly used terms are sign and symbol, where a sign is defined as something that is standing for, ...

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Abstract of “Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
‘The Letter from a Birmingham Jail’ written by Martin Luther King Jr., is an open letter composed during the year 1963, addressed to the local religious leaders. The letter is King’s response to the criticisms leveled against him by the Birmingham clergymen, calling his protest march as, unwise and untimely and to be violating the principles of law and order.
King’s letter attempts to justify, the desperate need for a nonviolent protest against the racial prejudice prevalent in the country, and also to stress on the immorality of the segregation ...

The arrival of colonial masters in America marked a tremendous change in the cultural, social economic and political orientation in the country. One of the social cultural practices that the colonial masters came with was the introduction of Christianity to the American land. As the European settlers continued to stream into America in the early 15th and 16th century, locals were gradually converted into Christians. During her reign, Queen Elizabeth I instituted radical reforms and doctrines in the Church of England, a move that placed many Puritans on a collision course and made them to migrate to the new ...

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The idea of suggesting that some acorns, a ribbon and an owl feather could be sacramental may be informed by the fact that sacraments involve signification. St. Augustine believed that sacraments were “signs” of sacred things. This means that sacraments could be visible signs or symbols that represent something else. The squirrel may have perceived an acorn, a ribbon and an owl feather as symbols which represent something else. In this regard, what is represented by the items may be related to their nature or be purely conventional. For example, the acorn may signify life meaning it has ...

Titian or Tiziano Vercelli was probably one of the most famous artists of his time and was certainly an important member of the Florentine school of art which flourished in the 16th century. Vasari seems to have an excellent opinion of Titian, and he describes him as being incredibly prolific and full of artistic prowess especially in his great works. He also mentions the earlier parts of his life where he began painting at the age of 10. Titian’s artistic imagination is perhaps what sets him apart from other artists since he was certainly very innovative and highly ...

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The general meaning of theology finds basis in an organized and coherent study of God within a religious setting. In addition, theology can be used to define the action of seeking out facts surrounding religion. In “The Moody Handbook of Theology: Revised and Expanded,” Enns (2008) concurs with this when he states that, “The word “theology” comes from two Greek words that combined mean “the study of God.” With regard to Christianity, theology revolves around the bible and known historic events that are believed to have occurred among the Christian body.
The use of the Bible in ...

This biographical drama which can be considered as the socio-political epic tells the story of the legendary, but controversial and discussions provoking personality of Malcolm Little, who became widely known under the pseudonym X. Former fraudster and prisoner, having come to Islam, became not only a religious preacher, but also a true fighter for the African American people. I need to mention that Spike Lee didn`t overcome the desire to glorify this ambiguous person in his most ambitious thematic movie “Malcolm X”. And he did it successfully – followers of Malcolm X received an opportunity to take a true ...

The BTK serial killer haunted the police for over 15 years with his killing of innocent victims and leaving behind notes for the police. The case remained unsolved until February 2005 when digital forensics facilitated the reconstruction of evidence and hence the tracking down Rader. The notes consisted of poems and puzzles drafted by the serial killer. He even suggested his own name, BTK, standing for his modus operandi: binding, torturing and killing. However, Denis Rader re-established communication with the police in 2004 a via word document stored in a floppy disk. He was unaware of the fact that ...

THESIS: This trend needs to change so that parents and children get quality time together for this greatly contributes to their overall growth and development
- IMPORTANCE OF PARENTS IN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN
- Parents role in the lives of their children
- Reasons for the lack of parent involvement
- Thesis statement
- INVOLVEMENT AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL
- Participation in children’s academics
- Involvement in co- curricular activities
- Always partnering with teachers
- PARENT INVOLVEMENT OUTSIDE SCHOOL
- Going to church with their children
- Visiting recreational facilities together
- Doing physical activities ...

Morality is a personal distinction of the right and wrong. What is moral to you might not be moral to a friend, neighbour or even to a family member. Morality is not however equated to ethics. In our readings, we have differentiated the two concepts. While morality is an individual distinction of just and unjust, ethics is a societal standard of right and wrong. For example, bowing to elderly is an ethical standard to most Asian communities but it isn’t in the western communities. An anti-feudal Korean may however find no moral ground for the idea of respect ...

There are unconventional concerns within the midst of Pope Francis’ governance as the Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic world. Pope Francis was reported to being elected as the 266th pope with St. Peter being popularly known as the first . The defiance to tradition was observed to be immediately exhibited right after Pope Francis’ election when he appeared before the crowd at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica wearing very simple white vestments . Various reports have disclosed other actions that allegedly breaks tradition include: choosing “to live in an apartment rather that the archbishop's palace, passed on a chauffeured ...

of the most important building of the particular styles:

Early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, Gothic

Each period of history has its own particular, specific art style, which contains its own significant masterpieces. It doesn’t matter what kind of art is it: painting, sculpture, architecture, etc. For example, for the Early Christian Era, such masterpieces are: The Basilica at Trier in architecture and Jesus healing the bleeding woman, depicted in the Catacombs of Rome. Talking about Byzantine period, it is important to mention such works as: the Church of Holy Wisdom or Hagia Sophia in the architecture and the most famous mosaic of this church ...

The 16th century witnessed the reformation in religion and caused a lot of havoc. In that century, Christianity rose to be one of the most barbaric religions of the time. The leaders fought and killed in a bid to make people join Christianity. It was a time when religion was practiced through force and was seen as the ultimate key to power. People like Martin Luther and John Calvin revolted against the Catholic Church that was, by then, in the front row for intolerance. They started the protestant denomination that saw a rise of war between the two religious ...

Dark Ages is a term that is commonly used together with middle Ages. It defines a period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Italian Renaissance as well as the Age of Discovery. An Italian scholar Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) 1304-1374 coined the term Dark Ages. He used the label in the description for what he viewed as a lack of quality in the Latin literature of his time. The term evolved with time to define lack of culture and development in Europe. At the time, Greek and Roman civilizations were well advanced for the ...

In “Advent is New Beginnings,” the topic revolves around Pope Francis, who exclaimed his famous remark with regard to homosexuality: Who am I to judge? Whereas said statement by Pope Francis has earned him critical acclaim from circles who perceive his progressiveness in finally changing the traditionally conservative direction of the Catholic Church on homosexuality, it is nevertheless an ambiguous one. Said statement did not include an express statement by Pope Francis stating a definite stand on homosexuality and at the same time, he did not place his leadership on an affirmative stance towards urging the entire Catholic Church ...

Buddhism had originated in Bodh Gaya in India about six centuries before Christianity was introduced. Buddhism was very popular in the eastern region of Greece, and it became the official religion of the region’s kingdoms. One of the major types of Buddhist religions is the Tibetan Buddhists whose number of adherents is estimated at about twenty million people. Tibetan Buddhism is majorly practiced in Tibet, Bhutan, Mongolia and western countries. Tibetan comprises teachings of Mahayana, the Foundation vehicle, and Vajrayana. Tibetan Buddhism provides teachings on how to achieve Buddhahood more quickly. Buddhahood is a state where one is ...

Monotheism is seen by many people to be the belief in one Supreme Being who controls all activities in the universe. In the Ancient European context, the predominant view was that there were many gods and many spirits that ruled and controlled affairs in different parts of the universe. The Ancient Greeks had numerous gods for various events in the natural cycle – a god of thunder, a god of rain and others. The Romans also had various approaches to spirituality, where the Greek gods were renamed with a twist of more spirituality and consultations with deities and spiritual powers. ...

Chapter One: Islamic Literature in the Middle Ages

In the early ages, literary salons were a part of the medieval Islamic culture. These salons were referred to mujalasat or mujalasa. The Mujalasat emerged in Iraq in the ninth century and greatly flourished in the tenth century (Ali, 2010). Thereafter, they spread from Iraq to the west, to Andalusian region of Spain, and ultimately to North Africa. The literary salons had an extended endurance and were part of the Islamic cultural practice well into the modern era (Ali, 2010).
The Mujalasat was poetry sessions that flourished immensely particularly in the age before television had reached peoples’ living rooms. ...

Reflection Paper

The main feature of Muslim religion at the beginning was its simplicity. For instance, to become a Muslim was enough to pronounce the formula: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad - his prophet”. Despite this, religious practice and rituals in Islam are not so simple. Moreover, every Muslim must follow them strictly, without any doubt and irresponsibility. Islam, unlike other religions, does not have an aim of self-perfection for people; it requires only an act of absolute devotion to Allah. Therefore, complicated system of rituals is one of the main characteristics of Islam.
There are not so ...

Christians, Muslims and Jews share so much in common when it comes to prophets and prophesy, first of all, in all three religions, prophets serve as a link between God and his people, and prophesy is the revelations that are made to people by God through the prophets. According to these religions, prophets receive prophesy from God and then communicate it to the followers of the religion (Armstrong 13). The messages that prophets deliver to the people set them aside as the chosen of God regardless of the religion.
There are several prophets in the three religions that helped ...

1. According to Nietzsche, Christianity’s “slave morality” enabled it to achieve supremacy over ancient paganism. What were the fundamental values of paganism and how was Christianity able to defeat it?
In his premier essay “On the Geology of Morals “, Nietzsche lays significant accusations on the nature of Christianity as a bullying religion designed only for the weak, the slaves, and the poor. Critics of this early work affirm that the circumstances under which the essay is constructed lays firm breeding grounds for violence and victimization of other forms of religion or doctrines (Fraser par. 2). Paganism was such ...

Tribal beliefs before the advent of Christianity in Westphalia

The tribal before the advent of Christianity revolve around the transference of powers advocated by the empire. The real gainers in regard to Christianity were presumed by the treaties of Westphalia that were borne against Ferdinand. The differences that intricate the tribal beliefs asserted from the Protestants that had been won by the two states ordained in the territorial accessions. The profoundly cautionary experience of the tribal beliefs on Christianity was an instructive assumption of the peace of Westphalia. This belief did not seek in imposing some perception of compromised generic Christianity upon the entire continent. This equally endures ...

Historians have tried so much to set the record straight by giving accounts of the Crusades because there are too many misconceptions about them. In the eleventh century, Christianity and Islam were not at their best in terms of peace. Immediately after the death of Mohamad, Islam waged war against Christianity and invaded formerly Christian dominated regions of the Middle East. They targeted the area around the Mediterranean and were successful so much so that Christianity succumbed. The Roman Empire that had dominated the region for very many years was reduced to nothing (Bentley & Herbert 187). Now the problem ...

God/s

Christianity is a monotheistic religion with a theistic doctrine – meaning it only recognizes only one God, whose creation of the world was borne out of nothingness. Therefore, Christianity is practically intolerant of other religions given that it deems that the path to salvation leads to God. Salvation, in this case, is against sin, and in Christianity, only God can save people from the pitfalls of sinfulness. With that, adherents of Christianity are advised against committing sin so that they can follow God through the path of salvation. On the other hand, Hinduism is both a polytheistic and monotheistic religion ...