Essays on Church

Nike Inc. is a listed American sportswear and equipment manufacturer with its head offices in Oregon City. It is the leading world’s supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and major manufacturer of sport equipment. To Nike “diversity is not just the right thing to do, it is the smart thing." Worldwide, Nike Inc. had more than 30,000 employees as of 2008 (Nike, 91).
Essentially, Nike recruitment policies allow the in-house staff to view job openings on the internal web and apply directly to the SSC center electronically. The SSC ActiveRecruiter software from there handles the entire application Continue reading...

Since the beginning of time, people have come up with many proposals and ideas in a bid to expose the true identity of Christianity as a religion. This implies, Jesus, the main man behind this religion, has received varied portrayals. It is interesting though how this portrayal has continued to change with time. This paper shall therefore involve a comparison of articles in order to explore how Jesus and Christianity has been presented since the high middle ages till today.
The following are two excerpts for Hildegard’s Scivias: its mouth is gapping downwards in order to pull down Continue reading...

Westcost Air Co. leases a single jet aircraft and operates between San Francisco and the Fiji. Flights leave San Francisco on Mondays and Thursdays and depart from Fiji on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Westcost Air Co. cannot offer any more flights between San Francisco and Fiji. Only tourist-class seats are available on its planes. An analyst has collected the following information:

Seating capacity per plane 380 passengers

Average number of passengers per flight 175 passengers

Flights per week 4 flights

Flights per year 208 flights

Average one-way fare $325

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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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Having seen the interview on YouTube, I have to say that I was not impressed by what I saw or heard. The interviewer was biased and her aggressive posture as the interview went along was a total give-away. The interviewer was unfair to Aslan, and in most cases, kept asking the same question again and again without justification. It was also obvious that she tripped, as her emotions got the better of her. Aslan was so convincing with his response that Lauren Green, the interviewer, made the interview so personal and hit out at Aslan, without even thinking about Continue reading...

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Martin Luther is one of the greatest contributors to Christianity, and his Lutheran Reformation is counted among the most influential phenomenons of modern history. Luther is the originator of the Protestant Reformation, and it is said that, more books have been written on him than any other person except his master, Jesus Christ. He is a German theologian and religious reformer, who inspired hordes of followers to denounce some of the established doctrines of the Catholic Church. This essay will examine his life and scrutinize how his personal struggles influenced his philosophies and preaching.
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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 Continue reading...

Love is an involuntary feeling of intimacy and affection to towards another person. People feel love because they appreciate the personality traits and attributes of the other person (Living Together Formation and Dynamics of Intimate Relationships 1). Eventually, love may result into marriage after two individuals have an intimate relationship for a certain period of time.
Courtship refers to the duration that comes before a couple becomes engaged and eventually gets married. In most cases, courtship results from the mutual intimate feeling of love and affection towards each other. It also relates to mate selection. Most people court those Continue reading...

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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. Continue reading...

In the many developments that are taking place in the religious world, ecumenism is one of the most significant of them all. Church leaders are coming together with common goals that enable them to best serve and worship God, among other many activities. The main goal of contemporary ecumenism has been for all the Christians in the world to be brought together into unity amidst diverse and pluralistic expressions of the faith. This interdenominational union is rooted in the belief that all Christians are bound together by Christ and His existence should not be the cause of division and Continue reading...

Summary

Islam is the dominant religion in most parts of Malaysia. Most people have managed to balance both physical and spiritual developments in this religion. This culture was recently marked during the previous celebrations of the inception of Islam Hadhari. According to the Prime Minister, it aimed at maintaining the set morals and ethics of the religion. However, media has a great role in achieving civilization to all in the Islam community, in the country.
However, tension still prevails between nationalism and globalization. Nationalism is bound to promote the modernity in every society while globalization encourages use of the recent Continue reading...

The Prophet’s Mosque

Two categories describe the distinctive visual elements of Islamic art/architecture as decorated surface and structural shape. Understanding these characteristics of Islamic art/architecture proves a historical journey of the second holy mosque built next to the Prophet Muhammad’s home in Medinah in the 5th century 622 C.E. (Araffin 2005). The evolution of mosques from the humble rendering of the first erected with the Prophet’s own hands to the geometric patterned, repetitive designed, and calligraphy domed places of prayer and worship found in the Islamic world today is a testament to the faith in God of all Muslims globally. 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...

Summary of the Article

The article generally speaks of the reality of forgiveness and what it brings to other people in an individual and group basis. It begins with the realization that, according to studies, forgiveness interventions results in decreased anxiety, depression, and anger, and in increased self-esteem, hope, and positive affect (Magnuson & Enright, 2008). These factors show that forgiveness can provide beneficial impacts upon society at large.
The model for forgiveness intervention by Enright and Worthington were first implemented in educational institutions as a social scientific work. However, an emphasis was given on the fact that forgiveness first finds its shape in 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.
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When analysing the book of Ephesians, it is normally imperative for one to consider learning the case usage on its various lexical semantics of verbs rather than using cases and functions. Based on this notion, approaching the exegetical perspective of Ephesians using semantic roles rather than the use of case categories helps the scholar to be able to focus further on the idea of the clauses more than on the individual ones. The book of Ephesians is one of Paul’s works that clearly demonstrates his motives towards how the relationship between Christians, God and the church out to Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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. Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

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 Continue reading...

Argumentative essay

Christianity as a religion has many teachings, which relatively differ in their teaching and how each perceives, obey and acknowledge its leadership. The Roman Catholics and other protestant denominations, for example, differ in the number of books that the bible contains; the Catholics include the Apocryphal books (The Scots Confession A. D. 1560). The differences, however, accept the canonical books that makeup the Old and the New Testaments. However, these differences do not represent an outright disagreement or difference on their faith and believe in the true living God. They represent the holiness and the source of the regulation, 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...

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 Continue reading...

Introduction

Smoking ban refers to the prohibition of smoking as part of public policies for occupational safety and health regulations in office buildings and public places like bars, restaurants, city parks, college campuses and even public beaches. The rationale used for introducing smoking ban was to prevent second hand smoking. It has been estimated that the number of deaths caused by second hand smoking in USA is more than 42,000 people every year including infants (CDC #1, 2014). Since the implementation of this ban has made it a troublesome for smokers to smoke freely in places of their choice, Continue reading...

John Donne’s poetry reflects a deep image of religious elements and most of his sonnets are the combination of both Catholic and Protestant. In “The Flea” and “Show Me Dear Christ” John Donne also uses religious imagery. He expresses in implicit way this tactic. HHHHis early poem “The Flea” implies the concept of sexual love; furthermore, it exemplifies unconventional metaphor by which the flea bites two lovers, who are compared on the basis of sex. Moreover, we see a woman trying to resist sexual advances. The speaker with the help of the flea was trying to convince her Continue reading...

The original purpose of the Pantheon temple was to honor all the Gods of Ancient Rome. The time was long before the Catholic Church made Rome its headquarters and the people practice a pagan religion similar to the Greeks. Marcus Agrippa commissioned the temple’s construction under the rule of Caesar Augustus in 27 AD. Inscriptions on the frieze of the porch (surrounded by columns) record the facts of the original construction and then mention two reconstructions. The Pantheon was rebuilt for the first time in 202 AD by Severus and Caracalla. The Roman emperor Hadrian had the temple Continue reading...

In “The Welcome Table,” walker introduces the readers to racial and sexist themes in the modern society. Walker examines the inter-racial conflicts from a moral point of view to emphasize the need to curb the racial issues in the modern society. The plot and literary forms used in the story help the author to develop the theme in the story and build it to a clear understanding by the readers. Colorful words and prose narrations also help the author to develop a theme and increase the understanding of readers. The author demonstrates that the racial discrimination does not have Continue reading...

Islam and Democracy

Introduction
The literature that has been written about Islam and democracy are both highly complicated in terms of interpretation of the fundamentals of democracy and are in an equal sense argued from several points of reference. These factors are compelling and are significant to the level of democracy in the Islamic world. The comparative debate presented in arguments by Irfan Ahmad and Bernard Lewis creates major literature that reveals the limitations in this path of inquiry. The main proposition in their argument is the discussion of the cliché aspect that surrounds Islam and their objective levels. The core metrics 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...

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 Continue reading...

Before the coming of Jesus Christ, religion as a concept still existed. However, what is today known as Christianity did not exist then. People who lived during this era worshiped or believed images gods or spirits that resided in trees or mountains. The dominant religion was Judaism. The scripture that was in use was the Old Testament which at the time was known as the Hebrew Bible. People, at the time, believed in God and kept the commandments which are stipulated in the bible. But then, not everyone was a Jew. Many religions were in existence as seen in Continue reading...

The period during which John Calvin lived and influenced his followers was 16th century France – the height of the Protestant Reformation. During this time, Martin Luther and other radical thinkers chose to break away from the Catholic Church due to differences in interpretation of Christian dogma, including the healing power of indulgences (which were believed to simply be an effective bribe for the Catholic Church to achieve absolution). Independent of the development of the Protestant Church, however, was John Calvin’s work to create a system of ideology which would be called Calvinism. Because of his radical ideas, and Continue reading...

Abstract

The rapid growth of Christianity in Asia, including South Korea, is one of crucial trends in the modern development of different branches of modern Christianity (Jenkins 7). For a state the growth of a new religion means changes in different spheres of life, such as politics, social sphere, education and world outlook of the population. The assignment is aimed at exploring the role of Christianization and Christianity in Korean politics, social life, education and people’s dimension. Complex consideration of these spheres’ development with respect to the emergence and growth of Christianity in Korea is necessary to single out Continue reading...

Ethiopia was mainly ruled by Emperors till 1974, where a military coup overthrew Emperor Haile Selassie from power. The documentary looks at some of the major sites that had been built by former emperors and their significances. One of the outstanding things in this documentary is the form of architecture and cosmopolitan-ship by the look of the buildings. In addition, different emperors are isolated, which helps in preserving culture among the Ethiopians. It is crucial to note that most emperors believe that their power was from God and that some Ethiopians fell under King Solomon’s lineage. Given that Continue reading...

The Christian movement begins in Jerusalem as a minor sect of Judaism that gradually separated from the beliefs of Judaism to spread quickly in the Roman world. Eventually, Christianity emerges as a formidable religion compared to other religions in the day long before the emergence of Constantine. Christianity is the first religion to receive support from the state (Barnes, 2010). This enables the religion to become a crucial force in the barbaric period. The role of historical Christianity in the first seven centuries is to absorb elements of ancient civilization and channel them to the middle Ages (Stark, 2006).
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