Religious festivals

According to Amin Maalouf, “It seems clear that the Arab East still sees the West as a natural enemy. Against that enemy, any hostile action-be it political, military, or based on oil-is considered no more than legitimate vengeance. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the Crusades, deeply felt by the Arabs, even today, as an act of rape” (Amin Maalouf). When reflecting on The Crusades Through Arab Eyes, this quote always sticks out as the most powerful piece

WHY WE SHOULD STUDY THE BOOK OF REVELATION The book of Revelation is one the most unread, unstudied, most misunderstood, and most twisted out of context, books of the Bible. So why is it one the most unread book? The main reason seems to stem from fear of the book. This fear is driven from the idea that the book is one which cannot be understood. That it is a book written in code that cannot be decoded. When you add to these issues a lack of God’s knowledge, you come up with someone who is not

Conversion to Christianity in Medieval Iberia invoked ambivalent feelings among Christians at the time. Christians in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries intended to convert Jews and Muslims through kind words and religious teachings from the Bible. This idea of peaceful conversion, nevertheless, evolved and Christians began converting non-believers through violence and compulsion. Also, even after individuals were converted, Christians did not always fully trust their motivations, and believed

Devotional readings can either impact our life or not change a single way that you see yourself. When I started my spiritual disciple on devotional readings, I was excited because I could be able to better understand why God is the way he is and why he decided to love me. Growing up I knew what I should and should not have believed about God, but never fully understood what it meant to sit down and read about his word. I choose my spiritual discipline to be devotional reading so that I could build

overtime in many ways. Elie Wiesel has been through experiences that have entirely transformed himself from a young, innocent, religious, and weak boy to a strong, caring, and persevering young man. From the start of the book when Elie was introduced you could tell he was a family oriented, religious and well behaved young boy. Throughout the book you can see evidence of religious belief and how often being a Jew is mentioned in the story. Elie talks about himself at the beginning of the book describing

an array of religious references within the film to Buddhism and Christianity, there is no wonder as to why religion and the various roles it plays in the plot is one of the most highly debated subjects of the film. Gregory Bassham’s article “The Religion of The Matrix and the Problems of Pluralism” is an analysis of the film through the lens of theological meanings and pluralism. This paper will explore Bassham’s use of secondary evidence and transitions to make his claims of religious meaning and

understanding Elizabeth I and later the English Monarchs with regard to religious uniformity, believed in, and were in search of a religious settlement that would bring peace for all the people. You could draw the conclusion that this very Act of Uniformity proclaimed by Elizabeth I in 1559 which was actually made up of two separate acts of Parliament, have in part created the religious freedoms we enjoy today. My thesis would be that this religious uniformity would shape a lot of things that would come to pass

Prayer healing According to Bower, many Americans believes in intercessory prayer, however the effect of it is based on the patient believe which has been proof by anthropological studies. The author explain by using some studies on prayer on healing believe in some societies in some countries. According to the author a study conducted in Cuna community in Panama and Malay village in Malaysia have a particular believe in prayer healing as a means of a song sing by Mun, or recite a story by Bomoh

Major proponents of these perspectives are the theologians William Lane Craig, Karl Rahner, and John Hick, respectively. Grasping what each position advocates for is imperative not only for finding one’s own belief system, but for understanding the religious diversity around the world that is becoming more and more prevalent through globalization. Out of the three aforementioned theological positions, exclusivism is probably the most controversial. Typically prevalent in orthodox Christianity, an exclusivist

Boccaccio was a very famous Italian writer and poet. One of his most famous pieces was the Decameron. Although Boccaccio was a correspondent of Petrarch, their works are very different. Both Petrarch and Boccaccio spoke about “lovers,” but in every different ways. For Petrarch, a lover is the one who is loved, regardless of how it turns out. It is someone you have a spiritual attachment with. On the contrary, lover for Boccaccio is someone you have a physical connection with. He describes lover as