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Halal Food
  Halal food has become a highly conversational subject in our world. Many people are familiar with the word Halal, while others do not know what Halal means. Halal food refers only to meat and chicken, and it means that the meat is slaughtered in different way. Halal is an Arabic term that means permitted. The food is permissible according to Islamic law; for a meat as certified Halal, it is not forbidden such as meat from hindquarters or animal such as pork. The Halal method is specifically practiced by the religions that believe in the God of Continue reading...

An Honest View on Academic Integrity Essay Outline

I. Introduction
A. Studies affirm that many students engage in academic dishonesty such as plagiarism.
1. Students attain academic success through plagiarism
2. Academic dishonesty became a norm in the academic community
B. There is a conflicting view on whether plagiarism, copying, or collaboration on student’s work is ethical or not.
1. Students and faculty have different views and justifications for this behavior
2. A Christian student should view the issue in light of God’s word
C. Thesis Statement: Regardless of any justification such as situational and intellectual conditions of students, the indiscriminate system of education, the Continue reading...

Kathryn Tanner joined the faculty of Divinity at Yale in 2010. This was after teaching in the Divinity School of the University of Chicago for sixteen years and the department of Religious studies at Yale for ten years. She has engineered a lot of research on the history of Christian thought to current issues of theological concern using cultural, feminist, and social theory. She has written several books such as; God and Creation in Christian Theology: Tyranny or Empowerment? The politics of God: Christian Theologies and Social Justice, Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology Jesus, Humanity and Continue reading...

One of the central questions of philosophy has always been a debate as to whether or not humans are free to make their own choices, or whether or not the causality of the external world affects are ability to make choices. This question is important because it underlies the centrality of what it means to be human and how culture is constructed. If freedom to make choices exists, then institutions such as prisons are just, because they punish on the basis of the assumption that someone who has committed a crime was acting freely and of his own violation. Continue reading...

IDOLATRY, SOCIAL INJUSTICE, AND FALSE WORSHIP:

Introduction: Society and the People of God
Many thought that the Bible is simply a set of rules or guidelines on how to worship God. For others, the Word of God has nothing to do with government, society, and communities. However, the Scripture is clear that every matter about society is subject to the will of God.
1. Idolatry
Idolatry is one of the great sins abhorred by God even in the Old Testament. In fact, this spiritual adultery is the capital sin of the people of God. Idolatry has crept in into the land of Judah and Israel Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Faith is an important component of belief. A belief develops only when one has a strong faith upon a certain concept. Different people hold different beliefs; therefore, the question of a true believer arises. Eroc Hoffer identifies the true believer as an individual who relies solely on the knowledge obtained from scriptures and draws conclusions from the scripture rather than personal observations or experiences. The true believer also does not relent to face the society’s cruelty. This paper focuses on the actions of Simone Weil using Hoffer’s definition of a True Believer to establish whether Weil qualifies Continue reading...

Since time immemorial, altars have been an integral part of human life. It is because human beings have always had a deep desire to pay homage to a higher power that they consider their God. Whether one calls this higher power God, Buddha or Allah, people will always have altars to pray, worship and venerate them.
An altar is any structure built for religious purposes of offering sacrifices and worship to a higher power or a God. They are usually located in shrines and places designated for worship like temples and churches. The design of an altar vary with Continue reading...

Jacques Derrida suggests that forgiveness does not have a limited or proper meaning. People cannot agree on the extent beyond which forgiveness can or cannot go. Forgiveness is so vast that it is hard to determine with certainty who and what calls for forgiveness.
The idea of forgiveness asserts itself in the language that people try to adopt in search of forgiveness. The language has a religious heritage called Abrahamic. The language unites Christianity, Judaism and Islam which depicts the cosmopolitan attribute of all people (involving all religions). It is an instance where forgiveness is globalized and resembles a Continue reading...

A dream within a dream is a romantic poem by Edgar Allan. Throughout the two-stanza poem, the theme of love and romance takes center stage. The persona of the poem is a male lover, who addresses his ladylove through the poem. The poem opens with the speaker informing the readers about his dreams about a certain girl. The speaker openly tells the ladylove that she is actually correct in concluding that he (the speaker) has spent his entire life dreaming about her. However, according to the speaker’s choice of words, there is a high probability that he will Continue reading...

Based on the biblical account, the kingdom of Israel emerged around 1020 B.C. this was when the Israelites asked Samuel the prophet to choose a king for them. Before this time, Israel was ruled by judges. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites looked up to the judges for leadership. A judge was a military leader who had commander over two tribes of Israel. According to the Hebrew bible, Barak, Eli, Gideon, Samson, Samuel and Deborah were recognized as judges. In this paper, I will discuss on the emergence of the first Israelite kingdom, leadership transition and the structure Continue reading...

Belief is defined as a psychological condition whereby a person holds a thought to be true (Collins, Randall 34-36). There are different types of belief including religious ones which are thought to be trusted in the supernatural being. With structures of belief, there are other topics related to it and each of the worldviews has different approaches when it comes to dealing with beliefs. Mankind’s creation in the image of God is believed by many but in the study of sociology this belief concentrates on the primary social institutions of humans. This essay aims at using sociological views Continue reading...

In this paper we will discuss Etna volcano which is situated on 37° 45′ 18″ N, 14° 59′ 43″ E.

General Information
Etna is an active stratovolcano located on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. This is the highest active volcano in Europe. Now the height of Etna is 3329 m above sea level. It often varies from eruption to eruption. So, now the volcano is 21.6 m lower than it was in 1865. Etna is the highest mountain in Italy south of the Alps, it covers an area of ​​1250 square kilometers. Thus, Etna - the largest active volcano in Italy, surpassing its closest "opponent" Vesuvius more than 2.5 times. Throughout its existence Etna Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

This paper endeavors to explain how different ancient philosophers argued of how they believe in God scientifically and biblically and also how the current 21st generations believe in the existent of God as the creator and the provider of the universe. It also covers my personal views of the argument.
Baruch Spinoza (in Hebrew Bento is Baruch, in Latin is Benedictions) is one of the most important philosophers and certainly the most essential of the early modern period. His thoughts combine a dedication to a number of Cartesian metaphysical and epistemological principles with elements from ancient stoicism and medieval Continue reading...

Most folks in the world are disheartened by the bitter fact that evil happens. People are astonishment as to why God can exist and at the same time allow the evil we see and experience each and every day in our environs to prevail (Braine 1-10). They fail to fathom the reason why a capable God would by genuine reasons agree to the notion that the power of choice should be bestowed in humans. They claim that if God is a loving God, he ought to allow his creations to decide if he really hopes to see a world Continue reading...

Part I: Descartes, Hume, and Kant

Question One
Descartes conceives the self by application of the principles of dualism. He says that, the self cannot exist on its own. He believes that, the understanding of human beings has a direct link with God. Human beings are as a result of metaphysical events that relate the mind with the idea of God. Through God’s intervention, people are able to identify themselves. The human mind makes decisions that are directly proportional to the inspiration from Gog and the cognitive responses that follow the directives from God. In essence, Descartes goes on to add that, at no Continue reading...

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The main social issues being discussed in the poems “The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake, “Imagine the Angels of Bread” by Martin Espada and “If I Were Paul” by Mark Jarman were distinct from each other. For example, “The Chimney Sweeper” discusses about child labor. “Imagine the Angels of Bread” discusses about especially unfair work conditions. “If I Were Paul” on the other hand, takes into account the biblical story of Saul of Tarsus and his journey to becoming the apostle Paul. One thing that connects these three Continue reading...

Part I Question 2: Ontological arguments

Ontological arguments are a category of philosophical arguments that support the existence of God using ontology. There are many arguments classified under the category of ontological. Normally ontological arguments normally start a priory theory about how the universe is organized. The argument states that if it is true that the universe is organized, then it will give reasons as to why God must exist (Schlesinger, 85). They rationally support God’s existence. The ontological argument that God exists was first created in the proslogion of Anselm (1033-1109). Immanuel Kant was the first person to call the argument ‘ontological.’ Kant Continue reading...

Utilitarianism as defined by John Mill is a theory that is based on the principles that stipulate,“One’s actions are correct in proportion to their tendency of promoting happiness and wrong if they tend to result into sadness.” According to John Stuart Mill,happiness is the lack of pain and a state of pleasure. He claims that pleasure can vary in quantity and quality. He adds that the pleasures that are implanted in someone’s upper faculties should be treated with increased weight than the lower pleasures. Mill says that people’s accomplishment of ends and goals, for Continue reading...

Religion and spirituality is evident in the nature of mankind. Many, if not all, persons and communities has the sense of deity and morality. However, there are many religious groups and beliefs around the world. Some of these are renowned, while some are not. In the Eastern societies, some widely accepted and observed religions include Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism. In the Western societies, however, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are prominent. As a moral being, a person cannot accept or rather take part of a particular religion without conscious consideration. Holding on to a certain belief simply because of culture Continue reading...

According to John Piper (2003), there are five main assumptions that can be held before starting the counseling a suffering person. The first is that Suffering is a universal human experience, designed by God for His glory, but endangering every Christian’s faith. Secondly, the aim of true counseling is the glory of God through Jesus Christ. Thirdly, mutual counseling is a normative event in the conversations and relationships of the body of Christ. Fourth, God is most glorified in our lives when we are most satisfied in Him, and fifth, counseling is conversational exultation in the manifold mercies Continue reading...

Background of the Book

Moses is considered in the bible as one of the meekest characters who have ever lived in human history. It could be considered that his capacity to control his temper on the Israelites as they are travelling along the wilderness towards the ‘promised land’, Canaan. While this good picture about a good man is painted in the bible, Zora Neale Hurston thinks differently about the man as he writes about him in the book Moses, Man of the Mountain. Considerably, this book, released in 1990 provides a distinct picture on how an African woman understands the course of life Continue reading...

H.L.A Hart.
“There are two minimum conditions necessary and sufficient for the existence of a legal system. On the one hand those rules of behavior which are valid according to the system's ultimate criteria of validity must be generally obeyed, and on the other hand, its rules of recognition specifying the criteria of legal validity and its rules of change and adjudication must be effectively accepted as common public standards of official behavior by its officials.” Laws are systems that may prohibit individuals to carry out a variety of actions or that may compel an assortment of responsibilities on Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Introduction

Saint Thomas Aquinas is one of the people accredited for having brought theology into the limelight. However, though theology existed long before the emergence of philosophers and fathers if the church, individualistic drives such as those of Aquinas brought a deeper understanding into the mysteries of theology. Modern day theology would not have gotten any bearing without the impact of philosophers and scholars who simplified the understanding of theological concepts. While it cannot be independently verified what the motivation was behind the interest in theology, it is clear that theology is what it is because of the input of Continue reading...

Descartes’ skepticism and confusions about self-believe, truth and knowledge are expressed in his First Meditation. He is confused by the nature of his sensory beliefs because most of the times they tend to mislead him. His distrust for his senses does not mean that he distrusts all of them. He only happens to distrust some of them when the conditions for trusting such senses are poor. He will trust his senses when the conditions are such that they are favorable and conducive to be trusted.
The other thing that makes Descartes skeptic about life and self-belief is in the Continue reading...

One of the most popular Baroque artists was Caravaggio. Look at it his painting of Biblical hero David and Goliath, and consider and answer the following questions:

Question 1

What point in the story of David and Goliath does Caravaggio choose to focus on? How does this compare to the images of David made by Donatello, Michelangelo, and / or Bernini?

Response 1

Caravaggio chose to focus on the moment of victory as David defeated Goliath, and it is focused on both David and Goliath. David’s victory transformed him from a shy boy to a strong man. One thing that is unique Continue reading...

Many scholars and theologians have debated on the use of the word ‘kingdom’ in the bible. This comes amidst the believe that Christianity is not a political movement but rather some sought of welfare and humanitarian organization. This is because of its indiscriminative doctrine of accommodating any person that is willing to live up to the commandments. Kingdoms have always been considered self seeking movements that are not necessarily concerned with the needs of the people but rather their leaders. However, when we look in the bible, God intended that the world be one, with him as the ultimate Continue reading...

Falsifiability refers to the logical possibility that certain physical experiments or observations can prove particular assertions to be untrue. If an assertion is false based on observations or given tests then it is falsifiable. This does not necessarily mean that the assertion is false but rather that its falsehood can be proven. For instance, is a claim is made to the effect that ‘no humans live forever’ one cannot prove it to be untrue. This is because to prove that the truthfulness or otherwise of the statement, one would need to observe a human that lives forever in order Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

The part three of the novel fictionalizes a real narration about Rumi a Muslim teacher who passes through a reflective transformation when the roving dervish shams of Tabriz, who has defected from wacky and scary powers arrives in town. Shams and Rumi becomes very close, and when Sham shares the invigorating “the rules of love,” Rumi transforms to a rebel mystic. He becomes an inventor of the whirling dervishes “ecstatic dance” and a fervent as well as a cherished poet. Ella also breaks of convention under the influence of Aziz and opens herself to celestial forces. Inculcated with Rumi’ Continue reading...

These were Spirits and were found in Mesopotamia. They were associated with kindness and protection. The Mesopotamian Lama Deities were crafted in obedience to god Shamash, which was also popularly known as the sun god. They were made during the period 2100-2000 BC. Looking at the face, one finds a beautified face that has been made to be extremely sensitive to touch. The beard has been made to be luxurious, and this possibly suggests that the spirit was male. This is because of the beard that is a feature associated solely with males.
The body is hairy and fundamentally Continue reading...

Introduction

Part one;
Boethius author, title, is ‘Conta Eutychen’, and date is CA; 500. The author expounds on the rationality nature of an individual; he explains that a person thinks and acts instantly depending on the type of the situation that one is facing. The author is interested on the personal judgment module that an individual uses in addressing the situation. The author is mainly concerned about the sovereignty of an individual in terms of reasoning capacity and the events afterwards of his chronology of events.
Augustine author, title, is, ‘On the Teacher’, date is CA; 390. The author of Continue reading...

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is a religion that was founded by Prophet Zoroaster. This religion worship their god known as Ahura. It is believed that worshipping their supreme god involves doing moral actions in order to fight against the spirit of the evil known as Ahriman. Just like any other religion, Zoroastrianism has their own unique ways of worshipping and performing their sacred festivals. Everyone has freedom of worship and, therefore, one can indulge in any religious practice of their choice, as long as these practices follow the acceptable morals in the society or community.

BELIEFS

Zarathustra the prophet believed that God has Continue reading...

However much the Gospels speak of Jesus in a manner that shows he was remembered as a human being, they still, make it clear that he was more than a human being; by the way, he used to speak with a lot of authority. The council of Nicaea was present at the time when Christianity moved from being an illegal religion to the time when it became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The doctrine of incarnation means that God became a human being through Jesus. This can be interpreted as the fact that God was able to Continue reading...

Religious studies

A PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE
Ever since the beginning of time, Man has strived to discover the secrets of the Universe. From Aristotle to Socrates to the modern philosophers, every curious mind has tried to divulge answers from Mother Earth in order to satiate their burning thirst for the knowledge. Philosophy has solely existed to answer questions related to reality, existence, values, reason and mind. Philosophy has been divided into many subcategories. They include metaphysics, ethics, logic, aesthetics and epistemology. Whereas logic is connected with reasoning, epistemology attempts to garner the nature and scope of knowledge. Ethics refers to the philosophy Continue reading...

Rabbi Maimonides is a medieval Jewish philosopher who wields considerable influence on Jewish thought and on philosophy in general. He also contributed significantly to the codification of the Jewish law. His writings and views hold a prominent place in Jewish intellectual history. In the Guide for the Perplexed, Maimonides explores the concept of God and explains the plausible description of God according to Torah. Maimonides also spends significant amount of time in trying to understand the structure and characteristics of the universe. To this point, it becomes important that Maimonides wrote the book before scientific discoveries, so he draws Continue reading...

Descartes First Meditation on skeptical doubts opens with the mediator reflecting on the numerous falsehoods he has always believed all his life. He also reflects on the imperfect knowledge he has come up with, following these falsehood. Therefore, Descartes resolved on sweeping all the things he knew and starting again on the foundations in which he built up his knowledge once again, but this time on certain grounds. Furthermore, this becomes Desecrates overall goal that he sets for himself as far as the Meditator is concerned. The philosopher is seen seated alone by the fire, where he is free Continue reading...

Figure of Usnisha VijayaCast copper alloy(bronze?) with gilding, pigment and inlaid with semi-precious stonesCentimetres: 41.2 (height), 31.7 (width)18th century ADArea of Origin: TibetSir Christopher Ondaatje South Asian GalleryThe George Crofts Collection918.39.4.ADescription
Ushnisha-vijaya is a peaceful white deity and an emanation of Vairochana Buddha, whose transcendent wisdom reveals the realm of highest reality. In her hands she holds a double vajra, representing the male aspect of compassion. The shape of the vajra – two identical ends bound by an unbreakable core – reflects the diamond-hard nature of the Buddha’s mind. She is known as the long-life deity.
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