Quest for the historical Jesus

church have similar feelings. They want to please God, but they believe that they are not living up to his standard of holiness. It seems that they feel they need to achieve spiritual perfection, however,, the only perfect man to walk the Earth was Jesus. Martin Luther shared in thee struggles.…

amongst conservatives and liberal Protestants, specifically the changes made to the verse of Isaiah 7:14, in which the word virgin, when referring to Mary, is replaced with young woman, an idea to conservatives that almost questioned the birth of Jesus (Thuesen, 4). Many priests across the country would form congregations that would burn only the page containing the revised verse of Isaiah. This small yet innocent translation in scripture led to many out cries and anti RSV movements throughout…

compelling lens through which to examine these complexities. The policing of dissent within the Chicano Movement is often unexplored; therefore, I want to focus on how law enforcement agencies target and criminalize chicano activists. By examining the historical context, modern/colonial policing, the war on drugs, and the construction of Mexican "criminality," this paper seeks to illuminate how policing practices have been used to suppress dissent and maintain racial hierarchies. Through this,…

When the word science is uttered in a conversation most people tend to Science is defined in Leonard Brand’s book Faith, Reason, and Earth History as, “the search for truth through repeated experiment and observation.” With that in mind the area of science I am mainly going to focus on is geology. Geology includes the study of minerals, natural earth processes, as well as fossils. The third and final topic I am also going to address the topic of faith. The end goal is to fully lay out how I…

Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity is an over-arching study of Christianity beginning with the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70. It is organized around fourteen points considered by author Mark Noll to be the most critical to the formation of Christianity as we know it. This book serves those who are researching the topic in an academic manner or who wish to have a survey of Christian history in totality. This book is not for some who have a casual interest in the growth…

Her role is that of the historical analyzer and the ethical educator. She recognizes the false nature of the U.S. endorsed president Mobutu and the importance of language in shaping people’s realities (Jacobson par. 53). As a young woman, Leah rejected the subordinate female role…

self-revelation of a Trinitarian God through the Word, narrating the whole history of Israel and the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, basic stone in the search of Truth within the Church, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Albert Einstein wrote: “Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind.” (Uršič). The human quest for meaning and purpose requires an interaction between faith and reason, which originally have proceeded on the same journey as…

The Biblical scripture continuously faces different individuals who either maintain it in its entirety or try to reinterpret it. Scripture is not something that is easy to interpret nor believe in without a doubt. Much of the reason for this is “The Reformers wanted to bring change within the whole community of believers, not just individuals.” PGCH PG 122 They strived for a new beginning where the old viewpoints were considered but not the ultimate truth. With the new knowledge and wisdom…

was inherently the “devil.” Elijah Muhammad was unable to make a clear distinction from the “white nationalism” propagated by white Christian ministers; such as Billy Graham; and “black nationalism.” He, just as Malcolm X, believed when you have Jesus White, Mary White, Angels, white, that was white nationalism. Nationalism, as defined by the Nation of Islam was the glorification of self; rejoicing in one’s own existence. Many, such as James Baldwin would disagree. Baldwin believed “the…

These debates introduce scientific studies utilizing various psychological approaches in a quest to answer these views (Varga, 2013). Depression entered as a disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third Edition approximately thirty years ago and continues to evolve as major depressive disorder is refined to better…