Creator deity

Hinduism has no exact number of “deities” but the rough estimate is thought to be approximately three hundred and thirty million different gods. There are three main gods associated with Hinduism. Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are referred to as the trinity of Hinduism. Brahma is considered…

Shinto (Shintoism) also known as “The Way of the Gods” (207). A native religious belief and practice in Japan. In the Shinto religion there is no deities the “kami meaning little” (209) Japanese only significant features is the shrine, worship, and festival. Shinto creation goes back to heavens the high Kami sends a couple like a Adam and Eve to create earth`s nature. Later the women is burned and destroyed for what the man couldn’t revive her to do so he had eaten all the food. This is all…

and Jews interacted a lot with Mesopotamians which had a profound consequence in the development of their societies. Early Hebrews inhabited lands between Egypt and Mesopotamia during the second millennium B.C.E. Hebrews took notice to many of the deities’ values and customs that were common to Mesopotamian people. They even borrowed the principle of lex talionis from the Hammurabi’s code. Many of the stories the Hebrews had were also very similar to those of Mesopotamians. Though not exact same…

Introduction The problem of evil in religion has been an issue for the followers of religions considering the constant confrontation with evil which bring about human suffering thus this brings about questions as to what constitute the real meaning of life. Religion has it as a duty to answer questions related to the origin of evil and the end of evil. The presence evil has been a great source of suffering to humanity hence it becomes a burden to man. It…

Introduction According to the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, creation is ontologically dependent on its Creator. This means that “God, in creating the universe, was not constrained by the limitations of the already existing stuff from which the universe was to be fashioned, but was free to bring into existence a universe in which the divine will was recognizably embodied and enacted” In these two tenets, it is affirmed that God was not forced by any inner or outer necessities to…

In Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes introduces us to his philosophies by taking everything he thinks he knows, and destroying it. He decides to rebuild his knowledge of the absolute truth by tearing down all of his prior knowledge of the mind and soul, God, and the senses. Throughout this essay, I will discuss Descartes’s two arguments that prove God’s existence, and then I will analyze them. And finally, I will bring up a criticism from Kant, as well as…

The sign on the tree, which read “Runaway Slave! $2,500 Reward. Slave’s name is George. Tall, lanky, strong…” George looked at this sign, though he could not read it, he recognized his name on the poster, and feared for his life. He knew he would face severe punishment if somebody found him. He raced on across a bridge. The moonless night was a blessing, he thought, as ran past a dark farmhouse. However, something told him that this escape would not be his last. Moments later, he heard the clip…

The word ‘Myth’ generated from Greek word ‘Mythos’, means story or word. Myths are morally suggestive tales usually set in distant past which are believed as true and comprises of unearthly, supernatural creatures or legendary characters. They are moral stories which emphasise a better world view or admirable action within society. Puranas are categorised under Hindu Mythology. They envelope stories which stand apart from Epics. It includes heroic and…

Introduction The Bible is made of 66 books and it is divided into two major sections, the Old and the New Testaments. Both the Old and the New Testaments contains the narrative of how God’s reveal himself to humanity and his continual redemptive goal to transform our fallen human nature. Thirteen of the books in the Old Testament are attributed authorship to the Apostle Paul. In this lecture will discuss the Apostle Paul his life’s work and why it was was so crucial to the Christian faith.…

parent myth the beginning consists of the eternal union of the parents, a union that has to be broken in order for creation to take place. These myths often depict creation as the result of a sexual union, and serve as genealogical record of the deities born from it. In the second form of World Parent myth, creation itself springs from dismembered parts of the body of the primeval being. Often in these stories the limbs, hair, blood, bones or organs of the primeval being are somehow severed or…