Celibacy

living world through the performance of every duty and guiding the entire community with everyone wanting their needs attended. The prophet’s life in Sufism did not conform to the secluded life associated with monks and the preaching of the virtues of celibacy. Instead, his life integrated practices that exceeded the worldly life (Porter, Bill 227). For instance, Muhammad was considered well-versed in terms of ascetic practices and demonstrated Sufi attributes such as spiritual renitence,…

portrayed as being some of the most sinful of all citizens - having mistresses, engaging in homosexual affairs, and operating as jewel thieves. The most notorious example of hypocrisy in the Church hierarchy is the Pope, who despite his vows of celibacy, has a daughter. Candide exemplifies the religious persecution through the Grand Inquisitor who orders an auto-da-fé (burning of a heretic by Spanish Inquisition) in order to ward off earthquakes, among other…

As society transitions into the 21st century, the question of women’s roles and leadership is a dynamic and changing idea. This is true in religious institutions as well. The two female religious leaders I will be focusing on both challenge notions of gender roles, as well as sexuality and racial identity within their respective religions. Along the way, these women have faced heavy opposition from the outside world, as well as from members of their own faiths. Presbyterian minister Katie Ricks…

C. Lecture 3 –Thessalonians Word Count: 524 1. How should one respond to those who cite 1 Thessalonians 4:13 as a reason for Christians not to grieve when a fellow believer passes away? One major theme of these letters is eschatology regarding the return of Christ. Verse13 has been abused by some believers and used as a directive to not grieve when a loved one goes to “sleep” (a euphemism for death). Grieving is natural and dangerous to suppress. Instead, Paul is making a distinction between…

Candide is a work of satire written in 1759. The author of this novella was born François-Marie Arouet, but he is better known by his pen name Voltaire. This work was condemned by both the church and the government due to its unforgiving nature concerning the ideas of philosophy, religion, and optimism. He even denied that Candide was his work, writing under another name of “Dr. Ralph” to keep his identity further secret. The original title of the novella was Candide, or Optimism. Translated…

development of churches throughout Rome as well as the Holy Land (St. Helen). St. Helena gave orders to the Emperor Constantine to build a church in Jerusalem in honor of the Resurrection of Christ. She also discovered the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified in Jerusalem. Due to her extensive service to the church and her efforts in discovering the True Cross, St. Helena is known as the “Equal of the Apostles.” During the Reform Movement women took advantage of the new ideas that were…

itself, but rather a facet of many different religions around the world. During their reflection, people who practice mysticism try to become close to god as they can possibly be. The Majority of mystics live their lives in seclusion and practice celibacy in order to minimize any distraction that will stand in the way of their reflection of Jesus’s death. Margery Kempe…

From polytheism to monotheism, trends in religion have endured lots of change. Each new major trend in religion also effects the way the countries and civilizations function. For example, the worshipping of Greek gods affected the way the Greek people lived. Another example, when Rome made the shift from polytheism to Christianity, many things changed including laws and customs of the people. While the religion changes in Germany were arguably not that drastic, the Protestant Reformation…

conventional Buddha’s who practice a more general approach to a Buddhist lifestyle, these Buddha’s will often lead perfectly average lives such as having typical jobs and families. Within the practices of Theravada Buddhist monks must obey the rule to no celibacy, meaning they are not to engage sexually in any means hetero/homosexual. However, Theravada Buddhists, monk or non-conventional, must also obey the five perceptions (Van Voorst, pg. 127) which describes forbidding the act of sexual…

People have been fighting over the ethic of abortion in the past several decades. Different philosophical approaches have their own explanations. In this paper I shall defend one of Peter Singer’s consequentialism argument for abortion that it’s not wrong to kill a potential human being. Then, offer a deontological reply from Don Marquis’ point of view that killing is wrong because it deprives victims’ future life. Lastly, show how Rosalind Hursthouse using virtue ethics approach avoids the…