Polytheism

The fall of the ‘Western Roman Empire’ was caused by a number of internal and external factors spread over more than a century. Their are many theories providing an explanation for the the fall of the empire and pinpointing the beginning of its decay, however one of the most accepted theories begins in the reign of Emperor Constantine (306-337 A.D) and his part in the split of the Roman Empire into two ‘West’ and ‘East’ regions and ends with the abdication of Romulus Augustus in 475 A.D.…

Plato was an outstanding and, until this day, a well-known philosopher in the Classical Greece. Also, he is considered to be one of the essential characters within the development of philosophy. He is major influence was his teacher, Socrates, who impressed in him that ‘love of wisdom’ and He passed that onto his own student, Aristotle. Some of Plato’s marvelous works are: Phaedrus, The Symposium and The Allegory of the Cave and the themes depicted in them are freedom (philosophical education),…

laws, was influenced by Christianity in the formation of said laws. Also much like early Rome, the Byzantine Empire had some leniency in regards to religion, however not as much as Rome’s free-for-all polytheistic society. They did not tolerate polytheism well at all, although they did seem to be more partial to the monotheistic Jews and even at times Muslims. Fractionation within Christianity was also very much disdained. The Holy Roman Empire, and more notably the ruler Charlemagne…

doctrine of creation implies an outlook that is positive on many aspects of reality that other religions systems have an outlook that is negative. The biblical doctrine of creations, just like it rejects a dualistic view of the universe, it rejects polytheism. Unlike the Hindu tradition, specifically the Buddhist expression of it, Christians assert a positive value in the physical world, the human body, and relationships. Unlike some ancient Greek traditions, the Judaeo-Christian traditions see…

Greek mythology provides essential information of the Greek’s lives, culture and over all beliefs. Historically, myths remain important with relevant meaning to the Twenty First Century. Myths from the classical era often contained fabricated tales; however, it is up to the reader to comprehend and determine its complete validity. Although Greek mythology do not have a direct impact in cultures today, it has hidden qualities that provides recognition in society with references through means of…

Since the day man walked this earth, society has been thriving to please a greater force. Polytheism and monotheism, to Catholic or Lutheran, people have strived to please the unknown through rituals, obligations, and worship. Next formed agnosticism or atheism, and these groups became prevalent in society as people began to criticize these religions and their strict rules. Today, many artists, movie producers, and authors show these criticism through their works. One of these authors, Nathaniel…

The history of African religion is a strong deep religion dating back as far as centuries through original tribal religions, Islam, Christianity with some Judaism. Within this paper, I will briefly describe the spread of AIDS and the effect on each of these religions including tensions between each other and the already present traditional religions. Following these descriptions, I will take time to describe the main ideas behind each religion in a theological viewpoint as well as any social…

For 500 years, Rome was considered the center of the world and had impacted the world like no other. Its great accomplishments and innovations that were made have pushed human intelligence to the fullest. The unstoppable Roman Empire always believed it was a force that would never fall, but everything good will probably come to an end. While some of its blame can be pointed toward outside forces, a majority of its problems was inner conflicts and poor political choices. The major reasons for the…

1.Describe the main challenges to Christianity in the first three centuries and how the Apostolic Fathers and the Apologists responded to each. One of the main challenges that faced Christianity in the first three centuries was Gnosticism. Cerinthus was one of the earliest Gnostic teacher and troublers during the 1st Century (28). Gnostics believed that each person possessed a special, higher spiritual knowledge (29), and that humans are made up of matter. One of the biggest arguments…

“The one thing that doesn 't abide by majority rule is a person 's conscience.” (Lee, 1960), Social movements are a large part of how our society shifts to new norms. Social movements are causing a cultural change in our society based on a social ill that has been deemed necessary to be fixed. The types of social movements can go from one end of the spectrum to another, One could have riots and violence, and the other could have speeches and a passive nature. They are all capable of being able…