The Holy Ground

significant character to Muslims and Christians according to bbc.co.uk (BBC Religions). Christians and Muslims consider Ishmael to be the "Father of the Arabs" and Isaac the "Father of the Hebrews". The Holy Bible is the holy book for Christians and the Muslims' holy book is The Quran. Their holy book has very similar scriptures which leads to them having a few

INTRODUCTION Over the years many stories have submerged about the Holy Crusades and have raised many questions about the motives that drove those crusades in the first place. To understand the Crusades one must understand the force behind them. Christianity took its roots in Palestine and over the centuries found its way within the Roman Empire and gained ground rapidly. While Christianity was taking shape, the church had to deal with the many threats that it was facing from within. After the church

Finding a rock off the ground. All the other rocks around and you chose that rock. Why? The aura of the rock attracted you, its size color or other aesthetic feathers. All objects have an aura, and it is artist duty to interpret and relay this aura to other people. As artist we should understand the objects and materials we choose to use could affect our work greatly. For example, if one wants to show weight, you could draw a picture of a scale or you could get a huge pile of concrete. Both show

With that being said, Luke has primarily four major themes and concerns: 1) the significance of Holy Spirit, 2) the significance of prayer, 3) Jesus' association with isolated people, and 4) the universality and legality of Christianity.  Luke is convinced that the life of Jesus and the growth of Christianity are the results of God's will which is expressed through the Holy Spirit. Luke suggests that the Holy Spirit is a necessary part of the ministry of Jesus, and it is responsible for the Christian

appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and no there was no man to work the ground.” In Genesis 1 God created water. God created woman in his image. God created Earth before sun and moon. In Genesis 2 Man was created before animals. Adam created then trees then Eve. Water came from the ground. Woman created from Adam’s rib. The two interpretations in Genesis 1-3 is “time” and “day”. “In the beginning….” is about time and shows us that

the Hindus of India. Hinduism is the oldest known religion that has been practice for over 8,000 years according to their ancient scriptures. Hinduism has no leader or founder, no only scripture or holy book and no beginning that can be referred to. The one Hindu book that is considered the most holy is called the Veda. Veda means wisdom and it is made up of four books. Hindus believe that death has to come naturally at the

covers the ground up until Jesus’s ascension (Lk 24:50-53), and the Book of Acts picks up with the retelling of ascension (Acts 1:1-2). The first volume, being the Gospel of Luke fits well among the other Gospels, where we see a long introduction being narrated similar to the other gospels. Acts clearly has a different purpose, where to prologue is not as lengthy and only offers a small

Dean advocates exploring traditional Christian practices in her book Practicing Passion. She says, “The adolescent transformed by God’s passion cannot suppress it or ‘tone it down’ without compromising the ecstatic reach of the Holy Spirit. This young person discovers that Christ has made her into someone capable of toppling some of society’s most cherished ideals, beyond the Christian community and even within it…Conformity, therefore, is never the outcome of Christian practice;

their social teachings and justice. Although they have many distinct ways of doing things, they have managed to work together harmoniously. The Catholic Church in Australia believes, they must become Christlike, to live by the example of the Saints and Holy Spirit, (Catholic Enquiry Centre, Australia, 2018). This differs from the Lutheran Church as they believe that there is nothing they can do to gain eternal life, but they must try all the same. (Lutheran Church of Australia, 2017). Although they accept

The Middle Ages was about to be out of fashion. The era of rationality and science discoveries were beginning to take ground over the minds of many Europeans. During all the sixteen and seventeen century, humans minds centered on changing the world into something better. The humans of this age had a good will to bring progress into the areas of religion, science, and social behavior. One of the most important features in the sixteen century was to analyze the past actions and behaviors of the humans