Fundamentalist Christianity

This is due to the human attachment to answers and can be described as suffering. Therefore, it makes sense that Buddhism does not believe in souls unlike other religions like Hinduism and Christianity. Buddhists believe that life after death exists, but individuals become a collection of their thoughts and actions that is somewhat equivalent to a soul. When one passes away in Buddhism, the individual does not undergo a Judgement Day or become…

lifestyles and even lived peaceably. Why did that end? Did the conversion of Constantine or the Crusades cause the rift in their good relationship? If Christianity and Islam are like “two beams of light; separate yet coming from the same source,” as the film describes, then why is there still so much prejudice and loathing between radical Islam and Christianity? If Islam preaches charity and a message from the same source as the gospel of Christ, (as the movie suggests) why then, do they see…

religion. A recent example of war between religions is shown in recently through the United States war on Islam. After numerous terrorist acts done by radical Islamist, many in the United States fear that these radical Islamists have declared war on Christianity. This has led to the persecution of all Muslims because of this small group 's actions. 2016 presidential candidate Donald Trump even stated that, "Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the…

Introduction and Purpose of Journal: In the initial issue of Christianity and Crisis, Reinhold Niebuhr dedicates the fledgling journal to the clarification and defense of a Christian thought process that recognizes the lesser evil of war compared with unrestricted tyranny. He separates this from the more common ideal of stoic principled pacifism- which, if accounted for in all societies, would end, or at least minimize, all human violence. Niebuhr refers to this utopia-seeking group as…

The Jewish and early Christin art brought about many changes then the past, when it comes to how we view art overall. This particular change has to do with the religious feature and focusing and telling the many stories about that certain person and there many journeys. The narrative urge to tell a good story and whose moral or theological implications often have instructional value. The desire to create iconic images which we will go into a couple and talk about their significance to the early…

Religion is defines as the belief of a controlling power. A God. It states that our fate and fortune is attributed to a higher power, and that we have very little or no control over our own life. This is one of the main principles that brought the settlers in from Brittan known as the Puritans and Pilgrims. They believed that God brought them here and that Typology should be use to interpret his message. It didn’t take long for a new way of thinking to emerge. Deism doctrine states that there is…

The Definition of Worldview When I took Theology 104, I stumbled across an article by Steve Strauss. In this article he gave his opinion and definition on what the term “worldview” meant. According to Strauss (2009), “A worldview is a person’s fundamental assumptions about how the world is put together and his or her role in it. Worldview affects ideas, feelings, and values… (What Is a Worldview? section, para. 1).” His opinion was very in depth I must say. I agreed with him, however, I…

Tincye Edwards Hawkins and Clinton Book Review Liberty University Hawkins and Clinton Book Review Summary Definition of Counseling Hawkins and Clinton (2015) book, “The New Christian Counselor: A Fresh Biblical & Transformational Approach” outlines the important aspects of Christian counseling (Hawkins & Clinton, 2015). The book starts with the definition of Christian counseling. There is a clear overview of Christian counseling principles throughout the book. Definition of…

My audience consists of the Bible study group that I teach on Thursday nights. They range in age from middle school age to older adults. I am the pastor of this small church in a very rural area of Utah and these are some of the original attendees. They come from a mixture of religious backgrounds, including Catholic, Mormon, Charismatic, and Baptist. Topic: The Christian church pastor has many roles, but his primary roles include equipping the believers to become witnesses to the world and…

Agabus Okyere ENG Prof. Dianne Sept. 14, 2016 Formative Experience That Changed Me Everyone living on this planet goes through many experience in their lives. Every experience has an effect on a person in some ways. The outcome of the experience can be good, bad or combination of both. Many features of my life have impacted my nature. One experience that changed me is reading the bible and affects my inner self. I learned how to forgive one…