Essays on Religion

Politics is the act of wooing people to receive support in a certain agenda. Politics can be conducted internally within a country in the selection of leaders and internationally where a certain issue has to be implemented for the common good of the world. The people or countries in politics have a duty to convince the other parties to make a certain decisions, failure to which the party loses. This paper evaluates internal and international political Issues in the world, as well as issues that affect such politics. The research questions to guide this research are listed below;

Why is politics necessary in the world?

What ...

1 Moral authority refers to the aspect of being esteemed for having good character and awareness, particularly as a source of direction or a model of appropriate behavior. A moral authority is someone who upholds high moral values, and deemed fit to give counsel regarding moral and ethical conduct. One such person is Mohandas K. Gandhi, who chose to use non- violent measures to fight against discrimination, after facing oppression by the racial policies that he came across while he was in South Africa. He chose to lead by example, committed to non-violence. A scenario of his leadership was ...

How can we be certain of anything? What if your mind is an artificial intelligence programmed to think it is a human being living in the 21st century; how would you know the difference? Furthermore, how could we know anything about forces and entities outside our laws of physics—for example, the existence and characteristics of God(s)? The uncertainty concerning the authenticity of claims, opinions, and perceptions—both scientific and spiritual—has challenged philosophers for ages. The fourth and fifth chapters of “Philosophy Made Simple,” by Richard H. Popkin and Avrum Stroll, discussed the Philosophy ...

- How do you define the term sanctity of life?

Like Closer says in Sanctity of Life, it would be difficult to actually define what sanctity of life is, but yes, in a broader sense, I would define sanctity of life as something that is precious, but not something beyond man’s control. This may sound hypothetical, but I am a firm believer that while certain religious beliefs point to sanctity of life as God given, it would be difficult for me to accept this fact, for; it is living things that give birth and the rise of a ...

The mutiny of 1857 was a turning point in the history of India under British rule. This event is considered as one of the most dangerous threats to rulers of contemporary India. The mutiny caused some very significant changes in the history of India and affected every aspect of the India. This paper intends to discuss 1857 mutiny and further probes what were the principal causes and characteristics of the Mutiny of 1857.

1857 mutiny took place in the year 1857 when some soldiers revolted against their employer, East India Company. This revolt ...

I am taking Business management as my major since I have a passion for business. I like bringing new ideas and restoring sanity in the management of businesses. The collapse of many businesses is as a result of poor management, and I have a passion for helping businesses thrive no matter the stumbling blocks. As a result, I find the knowledge on the application of religious dialogue very useful in my intended career. Firstly, in my intended career I will not avoid meeting with different people who subscribe to different religions, and they will need ...

In every religion, there are multiple terminologies used to identify followers who practice that certain religion a little differently than what is specified in the religion’s teachings. This difference in the practices is in contrast with the practices, which, a higher amount of followers do from the usual way as required or in the orthodox way.

Sects and cults are also religious groups that exist as minorities. These groups practice their beliefs of a religion, here Christianity, somewhat differently than what is accepted by the authorities. Their views differ than the major teachings of a religion in a ...

One of the most significant split in Islam was the Shiite-Sunni divide into two different sects in Islam, which dates back to the 7th Century. This paper describes the divide in detail.

After the demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in 632 A.D, his close friend Abu-Bakr as-Siddiq was appointed as the first Caliph in Islamic history. Whilst this decision was met with unconditional support and praise, there was some who felt that his appointment was not legitimate. They argued that the right to Caliphate belonged to Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was not only ...

Beliefs that distinguished Orthodox Judaism

At the beginning, all Jews were traditional and hence automatically classified as Orthodox. In and around the beginning of the twentieth century, the reform movement in Judaism gained impetus led by the Jews in Germany, which slowly spread throughout most of Europe. It was this reform movement that distinguised the beliefs of Orthodox Jews from the Non Orthodox Jews. The Orthodox Jews were less open to change in their beliefs and practices compared to the Non Orthodox Jews. Presented below are the five main practices that distinguish Orthodox Judaism.

Belief 1: Prayer services to be conducted only in Hebrew ...

In this paperwork, I am going to discuss two or three major themes that emerge from Sufi poetry and how these themes connect to the general teachings of Islam. I will also compare the Sufi poetry with Merton Thomas work.

It is important to note that the Sufi poetry comprises the work of a variety of writers thought to have come, mainly, from Persia. I will start by looking at the theme of love and beauty as depicted by Hafiz of Shiraz. According to Hafiz, he uses the theme of both beauty and love to remind us of our ...

Augustine’s evaluation of his own conduct starts from his childhood memories. He describes his childhood as a period where he was fascinated about learning and trying to understand the speech of his parents. He continues by giving an account of his boyhood then later his adolescent stage. Importantly, was an incident where he stole a fruit, and it remains in his head as an excellent example of malice. At Carthage he was a student, frequently visiting the theatre, was a victim of the lusts of the flesh and was a member of a gang of rowdy students. This ...

Paul writes to a church of God in Corinth to address and correct three main issues: immorality, divisions among the members of the church and to respond to a letter written to him earlier by a delegation of believers. Due to the many divisions in the newly established Church Paul felt the need to speak about love in 1st Corinthians 13 as discussed:

In this chapter Paul writes about love: the definition of love, its importance, value, permanency and its nature (willimington,2004).

Paul defines love as patient, kind, endless, suffers long, rejoices in the truth, bears all things, endures and hopes all things. Paul goes ahead to say that love is not jealous or boastful. It is not ...

What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture?

Most youths consider Christianity as judgmental, enslaving and unnecessarily strict. The most common reason cited is the anti-gay aspect. In the present world, where there are more rights, privileges and freedom given to people than any other previous times, homo-sexuality is, among other previously considered unnatural deeds, legalized by the government. The legalization of homo-sexuality is spreading rapidly across countries globally. In a study conducted by the UnChristian revealed than out of a sample of 867 young people (404 non-Christians 305 active church goers), the vast majority of non-Christians (91%) asserted that Christianity painted an anti-gay picture. 83% of ...

Plan: Differences

Audience: Students struggling in their lives Purpose: To inform and entertain their mind on the power of humility Categories of Comparison: Personal life, way of talking and teachings Brainstorm: Comparison paragraph rough draft

At that time, the religious leaders and the teachers of the very arrogant, proud and, they were attention seekers. They demanded re from the people of the world especially by uplifting themselves and their social status above the rest of the people. Their teachings were riddled with pride and arrogance only similar to that of leaders who the world, who were interested in showing of. The ...

Response to the Movie “We are Wizards”

The movie “We are Wizards” is a documentary film that portrays how the renowned Harry Potter series influenced the American youth. It shows that the franchise of J.K. Rowling’s movie has spawned movies and books, but also a lot of genres of creativity such as musical bands. The fans of the series have grown in their creative genres as Harry Potter grows up in his magical world in the movie. Young people, particularly women, were inspired to produce Harry Potter-related blogs, images, and other forms of art. Although the novel has great impact upon the American society and ...

My current work place is in the church. I work in the church as a musician, and the experience I go through at my work place is related to Venkatesh’s experience in one way or the other. Serving in this organization is a calling that is not applicable to all, this is because; it requires one’s total commitment and full engagement, that is why not all people are priests. Team work is essential in such an environment; since various tasks need to be accomplished, from landscaping to indoor activities such as cleaning. Employee engagement is a major ...

Question 1

The Al Qaeda manual is a publication, whose principal purpose is to serve as a directive for the members of the terrorist group. In this handbook, the acts of violence performed by these members are justified by the use of quotations from the Holy Book, the Quran. Additionally, the Al Qaeda manual instructs members of the group how to lie during captivity. This is usually an attempt to divert the attention of the captors and avoid being traced. The handbook, particularly directs the members of the Al Qaeda group to falsely claim that they are being tortured while under ...

In this paperwork, I am going to demonstrate my understanding about cultures in conflicts drawing a minimum of ten key concepts introduced throughout the term. When it comes to conservation, which plays a major role in culture conflict, it is clearly depicted that the Maasai are excluded by park managers from their traditional territory and resources to allow them practice conservation. The move of excluding the Maasai from their native land results into disagreement between the two parties, thereby, bringing up unnecessary fracas contributing to cultural conflict.

Through a literature review, it is noted that the Maasai herding systems ...

The controversy over John Mark has raised numerous debates regarding the relationship between Barnabas and Paul after the disagreement. This is because, after they parted ways after the disagreement, their story ended in the narrative of Acts, and there is no scripture that states or proves their reconciliation. However, the scripture only says that, they both got a favor in their active ministry after the dispute. John Mark has been named in the book of Acts as an assistant to both Barnabas and Paul, when he accompanied them, on one of their missionary journeys. According to Acts, 12:25, the ...

The church has a responsibility to highlight all issues and aspects that are important in life. Sexual abuse qualifies as an important issue in life. Sexual abuse is not a preserve of the unfortunate or ungodly.

Sexual abuse can happen to the best of as and at the most unexpected of times. It is therefore very necessary to have measures in place that serve as preventive measures with regard to sexual abuse.in the event that sexual abuse does occur despite the measures put in place to prevent it is also necessary to have measures in place that serve to ...

Introduction

This book, therefore, tries to separate the religious aspects of healing from the medical means of treating people. The modern culture takes into consideration the differences between the two aspects of healing. The miracles are therefore separated from the medical healings and treatment of the people in the society. The histories of medicine and miracles have a close relation as shown by the author of this book. The saints in the Roman Catholic Church are recognized based on proximity or closeness to God. This was shown by the fact that the miracles recorded in history were closely associated to ...

Religion is not developed or practiced in a vacuum. It influences and is influenced by almost everything else found in culture-food, sexual practice and taboos, rites of passage (birth, marriage, and death), entertainment (music, movies, art, literature, and sports), healing arts, and understandings of the natural world. This paper presents an annotation of sources used to show the Jewish history and belief in regard to tattoo body art.

Elliot Dorff and Louis E. Newman. Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices. Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2008. Print.

This book questions the rights and obligations that people have over their own bodies ...

The following reflection paper is dedicated to reconsidering my new knowledge and ideas that I have got after most recent classes. In this paper I will address such topics as the developments in Protestantism in Korea over the period from the 19th to 21th centuries; the personalities of major leaders in this movement, as well as considering the reasons behind the Protestantism movement in Korea.

Previously I referred to the fact that it was very exciting for me to observe and compare the development of different religions in Korea. Therefore, recent classes and materials that were uploaded to complement ...

Below is a link to a news article regarding Lesbians Gay Bisexuals and Transgender.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/transgender-woman-chases-dream-crowned-beauty-queen-article-1.1377776

Summary of Contents

The article features the story of one Dani St. James, formerly Daniel, who now aspires to become Miss Diamond Queen 2013. The article offers testament of how far she has come since her sex reassignment three years ago. The article also features pictures of a as a boy and a young man and those after a sex reassignment.

Analysis

More often than not, people do not understand the dynamics that surround transgender people. Some people do not identify themselves with the sex they were assigned at birth based on their genitalia. While some adopt mannerisms consistent with the assumed ...

Introduction

Colonialism is a domination practise where people or nations are economically and politically subjugated. In the western tradition, colonialism legitimacy remains one of the longstanding concern especially to moral philosophers as well as the politicians. Colonial expansion was on only a preserve of genuine colonial powers for instance Spain and England only since the transfer process has shown that even other colonisers who came in late, for instance Germany also took part in this process of political expansion. ...

This project will identify the similarities and differences between Constantinople in the 6th century and the Baby Boomer Generation of Nashville in the 1960s. Both cities, although separate in terms of geography and time, represent key events in their respective periods. The discussion of these events as manifested in their arts, music, and literature would be interesting subjects of study.

This project will compare Constantinople in the Dark Ages and Nashville in the 1960s and focus on their arts, music, and literature. The inhabitants of these cities will also be described. In Constantinople, the Christians resided, as the city ...

Lumen Gentium is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, as promulgated by the Second Vatican Council, about half a century ago, in 1964 (Weinandy). According to Lumen Gentium Jesus has shared his threefold office, that of Priest, King and Prophet, with the Church and Catholic lay men and women, once the latter get baptized and confirmed (Weinandy). Taking into account that Jesus sanctifies, governs and teaches, one can understand the perceived role of priests, kings and prophets respectively. Analyzing Jesus’ threefold offices, the role of each will become apparent.

Jesus is a priest mainly due to His sacrifice in ...

- Suleiman the magnificent:

Suleiman the Magnificent is a Muslim legendary sultan known to be the most successful ottoman ruler. He was the longest reigning sultan among the Ottoman Empire and lived to the age of 72 having reigned from 1520-1566. He steered the Empire to a great height when he extended it to cover up to the Balkans, Gates of Vienna and Hungary. He was viewed as a Muslim religious leader and a ruler for the Muslims in the territory where Islam was the only religion.

Suleiman the Magnificent was a shrewd leader who grew to be an iconic ...

Materials used to create the work: oil on canvas.

Crucifixion diptych According to Vespers, Weyden and his family were staunch Christians who lived their lives dedicated to helping the poor. The photo was among others, distributed freely by Weyden. The huge size of the human figure in the painting was common to artists at the time. It was in fitting with measurement of the shutters of carved altarpieces. The foreground is outstanding thanks to the black background. Weyden focused on the starkness that enhances the image. According to Vespers, Weyden ...

1) The phenomenon of military slavery became nearly universal from Egypt to Central Asia in the medieval period. Many Europeans were shocked at the thought that the roles held by kings, nobility, and aristocracy were held by soldiers of such humble beginnings. Discuss this phenomenon, what accounted for it and why did it become so widespread?

Most of the existing work that has been published about slavery focuses on the transportation of slaves into Europe and the extreme west across the Atlantic Ocean into America. However, records of the booming Sahara-Indian Ocean Slavery business that existed since the seventh ...

Abstract

The religious traditions of different patients and their families affect their understanding and application in the modern health care context. Health care providers should have an understanding and appreciation of the diverse religious beliefs preferences of their patients for optimal care provision. There is a mixture of many different religious groups in the country that requires knowledge of different health practices. Nurses, physicians and chaplains who are associated with hospices and hospitals frequently encounter with a diverse group of patients with acute, terminal or chronic medical conditions who require necessary contact with the health care system. A significant ...

This church communicates to its members through live web services that can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Their website also has E- books that can be, downloaded or printed for further reading. Online visitors have a chance to exchange ideas by chatting with the administrators or with other online visitors.

The church has different services for different age groups such as the youth, children, women and the elderly, these services are designed to cater to the unique needs of these diverse groups in their congregation.

The church also organizes activities such as movie days, board games, and ...

BUILDING A GODLY LEGACY IN LIFE

At the onset of Nehemiah’s story is the picture of Jerusalem’s wall destroyed. In ancient times, the wall of kingdoms and cities are very important for the security and peace of the people. Being used by God, Nehemiah had seen a vision of a better future for the city of Jerusalem. He inspected the area of the walls, and called for the leaders of the nation.

Seeing the condition, he was motivated to make an action. It is important to note that Nehemiah’s vision is not something imaginary but a clear and realistic understanding of matters. ...

1. Nietzsche in his work distinctly differentiated slave and master morality. During his time, and for conservative thinkers of today, there are traits that are considered noble and positive. These traits including meekness, humility, pity and other characteristics that might be universally defined as kind are to him, weak. This kind of thinking is what he refers to as slave morality because it is not assertive and people who think that way are not strong enough to become masters of their own world. He condemns the philosophy which embraces these characteristics. To him, a master morality is one that ...

Introduction:

In the context religious belief and the theories of evolution, a relationship exist which attempts to explain the foundation and fundamental aspects relation to each other. The religious ideas and aspects at times concur with the theory of evolution but other aspects conflicts and varies greatly. The comparison and contrast of evolution-religion relationship is essential in order to expose our brains to deep thinking so as to understand our general lives as well as religious beliefs in a more deep perspective. The relationship between evolution and religion is therefore a very essential tool in understanding the pillars of ...

Question 1

In Psychology of Religion by Dan Merkur, religion is brought to light from a psychological perspective. Upon analysing the various work of different psychologist, Dan Merkur argues that some of the religion devotees are not pleased with the fact that religion ought to be viewed psychologically based on the notion that such analysis reduces religion to psychology. Dan Merkur views that religion should be perceived from psychological perspective mainly because religion can be explained psychologically. On the other hand, some other devotees apparent according to Dan Merkur value critical research as a means of purifying idolatry of the mealy ...

The Life of Saint Paul the Apostle

Saint Paul is the greatest missionary of the Christian Church and he is well – educated both in Jewish and non – Jewish studies. He is born between 5 and 10 AD at Tarsus in Cilicia with Jewish father and mother. His Jewish name is Saul and he became a persecutor of the followers of Jesus Christ of Nazarene. He studied under the great Jewish rabbi Gamaliel. In Damascus, he experienced conversion and became a faithful Christian. He is transformed into a passionate enthusiastic apostle of Christ with three missionary trips throughout Asia Minor. In Rome, as his final trip and ...

Communication

I visited an Orthodox Church service with one of my friends, who are a member in the church. I was excited to learn about different ethnicity’s activities. The Orthodox Church comprises of many segments worldwide, with each geographically distinct body exercising self-governing measures. The ethnic designation of this church refers to the parish rules and regulations that govern members of a particular geographical location (Cai, 2010). During the first twenty minutes of the service, the church seemed to be in a noisy mode with people interacting and getting ready for the leaders to begin the sermon. Some people ...

Essay 1

Hinduism and Taoism

The two religions are among the dominant religions is Asia region. Hinduism in particular has many tenets that include but not limited to:

- believing the living beings go through rebirths; - There process upwards toward Braham or backwards toward material existence is determined by the law of karma; - Final authority is found in the Vedas and writings of great religious leaders capable of perceiving the authentic nature of realism. - There exist numerous beings that symbolize the ultimate almighty being; - Yogic activities are put in place to detach human beings from their connection ...

Obviously this literary classic has endured intense scrutiny, been the subject of many heated debates and has stood as a model for other works of its kind since Milton published the 12 books in 1674 after its initial appearance in 10 books in 1667. One of the most hotly contested themes, however, has been that the author intended Satan, the poem’s narrator, to be a hero, rather than the religious or historical presentation in our society that Satan is the root of all evil. Despite what many learned scholars surmise, Milton’s aim was not to have his ...

How do you define spirituality?

Spirituality is part of human nature. Every person is capable to develop it, but it depends on how one is brought up. Therefore, people are more or less spiritual. Spirituality is the capacity to understand the true nature of the world around us and to grasp the meaning of the metaphysical realm. People who are spiritual are also sensitive and sensible and capable of empathy. Most artists have spirituality, which they develop by making artworks. They need to go beyond the physical world in order to understand the meaning of a certain object, which inspired them, and then to ...

Religion is part and parcel of society as it helps in defining what society really is and how it functions. There are many religions in the world today many of which have a huge following. When putting the social context of religion into perspective, it is clear that it cannot be separated from society and therefore it has to be incorporated therein almost every facet of life. On one hand, religion intersects to what society is and on the other, on the issues that affect the said society. Ronald Johnstone, in his book Religion in Society: A Sociology of ...

Introduction

The eighteenth century is significant for its aesthetics and art criticism and the general recognition of art and aesthetic. Competition among neighboring states can bring about cultural innovation. The European instrumental music has its breakthrough during the Baroque era. It is clearly significant the top most performers were from the two compete countries; Germany and Italy. It is evident that political fragmentation in the two nations facilitated artistic changes and development in terms of performance and content. Political changes between Germany and Italy during the Baroque era were the most significant moves that shaped the artistic discipline of during ...

Annotated Bibliography: Cloning

Ahlberg, Jaime, and Harry Brighouse. "An Argument Against Cloning." Canadian Journal Of Philosophy 40.4 (2010): 539-566. Academic Search Complete. Web. 7 Nov. 2013.

Ahlberg and Brighouse argue that the animals and human beings that emerge as a result of cloning are extremely disadvantageous as they are expected to experience particularly short lifespans and vulnerability to disease. While this is the case, they say, cloning is one of the most detrimental inventions of modern technology, as it poses high risks of defect and potential mental complications arising from the impending genetic failures and defects. Ahlberg and Brighouse compare human ...

As a prominent orator, author and abolitionist in (1818-95) Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He soon went on to become a world renowned anti-slavery activist at the age of 20 when he managed to escape from slavery. As well as classics of American autobiography, Douglass’s three autobiographies are also seen as important works of the slave narrative tradition. From his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s, and earlier on in the 1840s his abolition activities, Douglass’s work as a reformer had a wide range.

Douglass achieved fame internationally as a writer and a ...

Essay on Black Elk's

A developed religion is an integrated system of belief, lifestyle, ritual activities, and social institutions by which individuals give meaning to (or find meaning in) their lives by orienting themselves to what they take to be holy, sacred, or of highest value.

The Black Elk’s religion is a developed religion in that it consists of both various beliefs and ritual activities as well as lifestyles of the followers. This religion consists of various aspects of Christianity and Lakota. This therefore entailed various aspects of healing and curing disease due to the power of the religion. This religion is ...

Lucien Levy Bruhl was a French trained scholar in philosophy who wrote about the primitive mentality in his work titled How Natives Think. He speculated of what he believed to be the operating mindset of mankind namely the primitive and the western mentality. He went on to describe the primitive mentality as one that makes no difference between the supernatural and reality. On the converse, he argued that the western mind makes use of logic and speculation. He also believed in the theory that there was a historical evolution that evolved from the primitive mind to the western mind. ...

Senju Kannon’s The Thousand Armed Bodhisattva of Compassion is a seminal work in the history of Japanese art but is also an important milestone for Buddhist thought and religion. The work is colourful and emanates a certain sense of peace and calm which demonstrates the prevalent revival in Japanese art of the late 19th century. The Bodhisattva is also a crucial figure for Buddhism which also attempts to create an oasis of calm and peace but at the same time delves into the deep questions of existentialism which is part and parcel of the whole religious concept. Actually ...

1.It is true that agriculture has been one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind due to the impacts it has brought to the world. Due to the competition between humans and animals agriculture has brought dependence and food security against the ever diminishing natural resources. Agriculture led to the invention of fire that has had substantial positive effects on the human livelihood in terms of domestication and other uses of fire. The invention of transport and communication means has also had big and positive impacts on the human life to a bigger magnitude. These inventions ...

Hinduism and Buddhism

Hinduism and Buddhism consist of many diverse traditions and some of them are revealed in this paper. The course work includes descriptions of the main foundational spiritual beliefs of Hinduism and Buddhism. These religions are very old and have ancient roots and the origin of each religion is identified in this work. Hinduism and Buddhism are widely spread in Asia and all over the world and they have similarities and differences, that are briefly described here. Some spiritual practices of each religion are revealed and specific examples are provided.

Keywords: Hinduism, Buddhism, religion, beliefs.

Hinduism and Buddhism

Buddhism ...

Introduction

The seven Ninian Smart’s dimensions of religion include practical and ritual, for example baptism, prayer and worship; narrative or mythical, for instance historical stories of Moses and Jesus in the bible; ethical and legal, as evidenced by the ten commandments and beatitudes in Christianity; doctrinal and philosophical, which entails justification of the faith through scriptures; experiential and emotional, expressed through deep emotions when something believed to be supreme or profound is experienced; institutional and social as evidenced by existence of churches, mosques and temples; and material aspects such as architectural structures, music and religious symbols. This paper analyses ...

Islam refers to a religious conviction founded upon concepts of peace and total obedience. The people who abide by the Islamic faith are regarded as Muslims. Muslims practice the concepts of peace and obedience in the context of the voluntary and wholly submission to one God, rejecting polytheism, and following God’s commands (Religions, 2008). This religion recognizes that there is a close connection between body and soul in the sense that the body has a definitive period on earth while the soul never dies. As such, Islam encourages people to maintain the health of their soul and to ...

One word that sums up succinctly the American ideal of our country is “Freedom.” American citizens and politicians routinely refer to the United States as “the land of the free.” As such one of the most important aspects of American democracy are that the freedoms of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness continue to be protected. Yet freedom exists in different forms and there are different ways that it plays out in people’s life depending on the perspective from where you are looking at and how you are choosing to understand freedom. In my view, there are ...

During the 17th century, around 1630, the puritans settled in New England. However, their main purpose was not to promote religion or religious freedom; rather they wanted to achieve freedom from the church and public officials in England. They believed the church and public officials prevented them from pursuing their religious beliefs as God intended them to. This essay focuses on the life of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who were deeply religious individuals during the 17th century. Although they led separate lives, the two are linked together because of their religious beliefs that led to them being ...

Heritage of health and healing in a faith based community

Health is important in the community. However, with the rising cost in medical care, individuals are more likely to avoid seeking any medical care. Faith-based organizations are significant in addressing these issues by conducting several health programs, which cover areas such as health education, screening, and management of health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer prevention and awareness, mental health dare, nutritional guidance, smoking cessation and weight loss (DeHaven, Hunter, and Berry, 2004). Such programs benefit the community greatly. Healing in a faith-based community seeks to embrace the values and cultural heritage of the community. The nurse ...

Terrorists are individuals who choose to express their beliefs through violence, which often result in the deaths of innocent individuals. The motivation behind acts of terror lies behind the ideologies the terrorists carry. Some acts of terror target people of given religions while others target political figures; either way, innocent people are usually trapped and harmed during these acts. It is essential to analyze the differences in their ideologies, to aid the war against terrorism. Terrorists do not fear death; some choose to die during the attack, considering themselves as martyrs. There, however, is a question whether terrorists are ...

Radicalization is a process through which a person embraces a more radical or extreme approach towards an ideology. The ideology could be political, social or religious, but normally the term radicalization is used to denote embracing those ideologies which rejects the generally accepted norms, notions or values. Prison is a place where radicalization can be triggered easily because, its isolated environment and the lack of distractions, offer the perfect platform for a person to lean towards and adopt an extreme set of ideologies. The inmates who are already radicalized have the ideal opportunity to target a group of young men, who already have had a brush ...

In her article, “‘My veil does not go with my jeans’: veiling, fundamentalism, education and women’s agency in Northern Cameroon”, Jose van Santen (2010) outlines the impacts of Islamization of West Africa on gender by sharing her mentoring experiences with Maimouna, a girl who grew up being subjected to the Islamic fundamentalists in Cameroon. The story takes us on a journey through Maimouna’s childhood, where we meet her Islamic parents who, by all respects, are very lenient and let her follow her own path. Maimouna is drawn by the potential knowledge she can gain ...

Scientific evolution started several centuries before. Prior to the discoveries that were made by the likes of Aristotle and the rest the details about various aspects of the universe were very scanty. The chart below will dig to the details of scientific evolution by taking into consideration the various scientists who made tremendous contribution into shaping up the universe through their discoveries.

It is worth noting that before the scientific discoveries people held diverse beliefs on the existence of the universe. It is worth noting that the theories on various existence of the universe were rather hypothetical. Several myths ...

Introduction

Examining the Essential Need for Administration Does Administration Help or HinderMinistry? Church Administration Policies Organizational Charts Church Budgets Church Governments Church Risk and Sexual Abuse Conclusion

Bibliography

Church Administration Assessment Final

Introduction

Assessing the need for church administration has both a spiritually led rationale in accordance with the Holy scripture as mandated by the followers of Jesus Christ to the first Christian churches and a pragmatic assumption that any organizational leadership includes the responsibility of good business administration policies. Therefore, this assessment of church administration takes into account these as well as other different aspects as outlined in this academic ...