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Ina Chen The Ottoman empire has dominated the Mediterranean during the seventeenth century, offering lucrative opportunities for “Christian Europeans of low social or financial rank” (Matar 489). Within this sprawling empire, Philip Massinger constructs the cosmopolitan city of Tunis as the stage for the confrontation between the Muslims and the Christians. The Renegado reflects on the anti-Turkish sentiments during seventeenth century England as though to undermine alluring and domineering influence

persuasive to non-Christians. Ibn Kammuna begins his “Examination of Three Faiths” by succinctly and effectively explaining what the major tenets of Christianity are, showing that he is knowledgeable on the subject. Interestingly, though Kammuna himself was a Jewish scholar, he explains the tenets of Christianity in the first-person, as if speaking on behalf of Christians: “We believe all that is in the Torah … We are truly monotheists …” (469). After this exposition of the Christian faith, Ibn Kammuna

American public about their views of Christians, what response would one receive? We can imagine that there would be a great variety of answers. However, most people might say that, in general, Christians are not very different from everybody else. This is a problem. There are many people who claim to be Christians whose lifestyles do not reflect their beliefs. The problem with this situation is that it gives non-Christians the wrong impression of Christianity. Christians need to live their lives in a way

to honor her dying wish to bury her in the town of Jefferson. Faulkner utilizes humor in the novel to lighten the mood of death and as an act of transgression against the orthodox Christian views of death as it relates to good souls dying and becoming angels. Addie Bundren’s son, Vardaman, relates to the orthodox Christian views of death, and the synonymous use of humor with these views ultimately creates an idea about humanity’s perception of death and how they should live, which is enhanced through

declaration of war from Pope Urban II. In general, this crusade has a high probability of success because God is on Christianity's side and there is a large response from fellow Christians. According to Roman

The rise of the powerful Ottoman’s scared Christian leaders. New leaders as well as the women influence played a major role as well. The pressure that the women rulers faced to keep Christianity in their dynastic states. Martin Luther’s presence played a major role in changing the way Christian rulers thought. The points that Luther had raised led the Christian people to think differently about their rulers. These events were different, but all of them

capacity (Solomon, 1992). Should Christians ignore, isolate or transform culture? A classic study regarding these questions was completed by theologian Richard Niebuhr (Niebuhr) in his book, Christ and Culture. However, Jeff Van Duzer (Van Duzer), author of Why Business Matters to God, combines Niebuhr’s philosophy and Christian business ethics. This document will examine Niebuhr’s typologies, the five types of Christian cultural engagements from Dozer’s Christian ethical business point of view.

“Nor, thinking but on things of time, Into eternal darkness go.” Yes, into eternal darkness have I gone; even the morning light can do nothing to warm fingers clasped in a faithless prayer. “Teach us to knock at Heaven’s high door;” This Christian god will get no knock from me, save to his face. “Teach us the prize of life to win; Teach us all evil to abhor, And

by bit creating xenophobic states of mind toward the outside world, Ethiopia was a nation shrouded with legends, making ways ready for expanded interest among its European co-religionists—who made vivid accounts of the Prester John, a mysterious Christian kingdom in Africa (Beckingham & Hamilton, 1996). Like Christianity, Islam made an unexpected arrival in Ethiopia in 615 with the first Islamic hijira sometime called Axumitehijra. Constituting a place of refuge for the persecuted early Muslim believers

Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) has spread through history to the farthest islands of the seas. Born into the people of Israel, Jesus gathered a small group of followers living and working with them until his ascension to heaven. From these few, the Christian faith spread to other Jews in Israel and the further reaches of the Roman Empire, including parts of southern Europe and Southwest Asia. As