Deities

Egyptian, Babylonian, and Hebrew Religions Egyptians, Babylonians, and Hebrews have similarities yet also differences in their religions. The importance is not in the similarities as much as it is in the differences that distinguish the cultures from each other and their views on life. I would like to point out each civilization's creation and flood story. By analyzing these stories we can come to a better understanding of their world views. The Hebrew creation story from the book of Genesis is

To present my body as a living sacrifice means to be totally consumed and dedicated to God and His will, especially in view of His mercy. I should work to glorify Him, and strive to please Him, because He is so good to me even though I do not deserve it. To be a “living” sacrifice means to begin now, not when it is most convenient, or when I get old and near to death. I also like the fact that the verse says “body” and not just heart. Presenting my body as a sacrifice means that I should use my

Discipline or Violence “Train-up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 (ESV-Bible, 2001) Without doubt, many who are parents today they never had the proper instruction on how to discipline their children, and this is because they were disciplined the wrong way, since much of the discipline that they received was applied many times by neglect and even the physical abuse, and giving this as a result that they want to apply what they received

Introduction: Hypothesis- “The design of sacred sites facilitates rituals and reflects an approach to the divine.” The design and architecture of sacred sites, is considered to be a highly important aspect in the correct functioning of rituals that take place within, namely two main world religions: Christianity/Catholicism and Judaism. “Christianity has a close relationship with Judaism, both historically and theologically. Jesus, the twelve disciples, the author of most of the New Testament and

Topic: First Take-Home Essay – Did Socrates Believe in the Gods? Socrates does not explicitly answer whether or not he believed in the many gods of Athens, but he definitely believed in at least one divinity: his inner voice. Although this may still be considered a form of impiety by an Athenian jury, it is erroneous to describe Socrates as an atheist. The philosopher’s views on religion were unorthodox to say the least. His actions seem to suggest atheism, as he is more interested in debating

Over time, man Christians who have a firm foundation in the Bible begin to develop and express their own theories. William Blake was one of these people. While he wrote many things, the poems “the Divine Image” and “the Human Abstract” from his books Songs of Innocence and of Experience hit on a deeper level inside of Christianity. When reading the works of others it is important to know what the actual gospel truth is and then what the poet’s truth is. These lines are blurred in these two poems

The Church – Part 1 People of long ago have attended church and it’s been known and shown from centuries to centuries on how families have attended this church or that church, this denomination or that denomination to no denomination. This family or that family, this race or that race and lately the key point in the matter of going to church seems to be missing. It has been just a religious ritual to some for far too long and going to church just because our parents went or because it’s Sunday;

Picture this, its 2001 and a little girl just turned six years old. Her mama worked mid-nights at the plant and her dad drove semi-trucks causing him to be gone for weeks at a time. That forced her to have to stay at the house of another family member. Just a little girl so innocent and oblivious to the cruel world. Six years old and her innocence was taken from her by a different family member. Not even her papa or her grandma could imagine what went on in that house once the lights went out for

The Christian faith is pluralistic, meaning, “There [are] as many ways to love God as there [are] Christian souls” (Salzman, 2000, p.77). This reaches greater complexity when considering the impact of neuropsychology on the Christian faith. People experience God in a plethora of ways, but what about seemingly brain induced experiences? Salzman (2000) describes the journey of Sister John, a nun at the Carmelite convent in Los Angeles. She experiences headaches that develop into deep spiritual episodes

I have always been interested in taking a class on Religion. So many ideas ran through my head on what I thought this class would ultimately be like. I wanted to take this class on campus but my schedule did not allow it. I imagined being in a class with students of different religious backgrounds would be full of different views, discussions, and maybe even some good arguments in which I felt would be healthy for people to understand someone else’s culture. When I first started this class, I had