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- 13021: The Essenes of Qumran
- ... priest's vows of chastity and celibacy. They are best described in Pliny the Elder's Natural History as "the solitary tribe of the Essenes, which is remarkable beyond all other tribes in the whole world, as it has no women and has renounced all sexual desire, has no money, and has only palm-trees for company". The group recruited its new members either from children that were adopted or from the ranks of people who had given up all material things. A probation of three years was required before the novice could take the oath of ...
- 13022: The Existence of God
- ... are known as the ontological proofs. The cosmological argument attempts to establish Gods existence by deducing it from some observable facts. Thomas Aquinass claim that from the observation of causal chains in the world we can deduce the necessity of a first cause, or God. The cosmological starts by saying every event in the world is caused by some event prior to it. This is because the first premise of such as argument makes reference to some observable fact in the world. The most famous examples of cosmological arguments were created by Thomas Aquinas. His argument begins with every event is caused by something prior to it. Since there are infinite causes it concludes that God ...
- 13023: What do Buddhism and Christianity Teach About the Significance, Purpose And Value of Human Life?
- What do Buddhism and Christianity Teach About the Significance, Purpose And Value of Human Life? BUDDHISM " The concern of Buddhism is with man rather than with the material universe. The phenomenal world is held to be without substance and to be in a constant condition of flux. Man himself is no less impermanent than the material world."* Ύ Human life is subject to Anicca, the law of impermanence. This means that nothing ever stays the same To be born human is a rare opportunity. Buddhists take this notion so seriously that a story ... It is beneficial, therefore, to use the golden opportunity wisely, as you are unlikely ever to get another `crack at the apple'. Buddhism and therefore human life is a quest to free us and the world from suffering and to promote happiness.' CHRISTIANITY "Human life is the basis of all values; it is the source and indispensable condition for every human activity and all society" Each human is made in ...
- 13024: Truth About God
- ... of potshots have been taken at the Church over the years. In spite of its obvious imperfections, the Church is the means that has been chosen to carry the message of the Gospel to the world. One wonders why a better system could not have been devised. Then one realizes that any system that has people in it is going to be imperfect. Alexander Solzhenitsyn wrote in the Gulag Archipelago that ... and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of -- throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage; but He is building a palace." And thus is ...
- 13025: The Sacred Divine
- ... Divine sacred is something more powerful than anything on earth. Not necessarily in a physical sense but more in a spiritual. I feel that the youth of today, more than any other time in the world's history, needs to know something about what their parents and ancestors have found in religion. As we look at today's youth we see a decline in good Christian values or in a better ... was so Christian that I was going to live my life in such a way that I was going to heaven. In my judgment there has never been a time in the history of the world when men and women were so eager to find a religion or religious truth. They seem to be looking for something they should have found in their childhood, like I did. I realized that at ... any one day presents. However, I am ever growing and through growing so is my faith in the religion that I have lived my life for. As I wait for Jesus to walk in this world again and all my answers of the divine are answered. Then the mystery will be solved. Until that day arrives I will continue to live my life the best was I know how all ...
- 13026: Van Gogh
- ... Lauren Kane) Vincent Van Gogh was indeed a brilliant artist. His work influenced and inspired many people. He tried to express his feelings through his paintings. Van Gogh once said, "there is nothing in the world as interesting as people... one can never study them enough."(Raboff and Peter) Van Gogh often painted people's expressions, their body language and in fact their actions. He did this for self-fulfillment and ... every man must carry his own load"(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 15) By the end of July,1869 Van Gogh started working in the Goupil Gallery. He was very content working there. He was in the world of art, "a world full of paintings gorgeously framed and temptingly hung. "(Elizabeth, Lawrence Hanson 16) He was encouraged to learn how the business ran, furthermore he was encouraged to acquire knowledge. One may ask, how does a ...
- 13027: The Greek Orthodox Church
- ... the eastern Mediterranean, and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" (Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek, meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous, that is, governed by its own head bishop. The head bishops of this autocephalous church may be called patriarch, metropolitan, or archbishop. These clergymen are much like the Pope ... the two churches that have been separated for hundreds of years, could possibly combine in the decades ahead. Works Cited Microsoft Encarta. Computer software. Microsoft, 1996. Gateway PC-DOS Meyendorff, Rev John. The Orthodox Church. New York: Ballantine, 1984.
- 13028: The Effect of the Russian Orthodox Religion on the Cult
- ... developed a uniquely Russian flavor and rooted deep in the fertile Russian soul. Orthodoxy had a major impact on politics, art, and nearly every other aspect of Russia's culture. Orthodoxy helped forge Russia's world view and defined her place in the world. The church affected the thought patterns and motivations of a whole culture and changed the way Russians thought about themselves and the ways that they lived their lives. The church acted as a unifying factor ... they saw the situation was that Rome had fallen because of heresy. Moscow was the last seat of Orthodoxy and if Russia fell from the grace of God, it would mean the end of the world. The basic issue in the schism was the relationship between the Russian and Orthodox churches. Some felt that since Russia had adopted Orthodoxy from Byzantium she should remain a junior partner'. Others felt that ...
- 13029: William Bradford
- ... all men; they resolved to get over into Holland as they could. (W. Brad Home Page). Once in Holland, the Pilgrims discovered that religious persecution was being diffused. They picked up once again on another brave journey in search for a land that was seemingly impossible to find: a land of religious freedom. They came to America on another perilous journey. Their perseverance and faith in God led them through. Being ... firm and stable earth, their proper element. William Bradford wrote Of Plymouth Plantation, recording the history of the Plymouth Colony, and the calamities that led up to their leaving England for Holland, and later to New England. He also recorded some of the important letters he wrote and received in a letter-book, which still partially exists. William Bradford s letter-book was despoiled during the Revolutionary War, and was later ...
- 13030: William Faulkner
- ... This one, like most of his others, takes place in the southern part of the United States. It takes place after the Civil War during the south s transition from the Old South to the New South. All we know is that she lives in Jefferson, but we can assume it is in the South for a couple of reasons. The first clue is the style of her house. It was ... so different and unique is the fact that he has Miss Emily not changing and not maturing throughout the story. There are quite a few examples of Miss Emily not adapting, or maturing, to the New South. One of these examples is observed when the sheriff sends a notice to have Mrs. Emily pay her taxes (503). In the past she never had to pay so why should she start now. She also refused to accept him as the true sheriff, she stated that Perhaps he considers himself the new sheriff. As far as she was concerned, the sheriff was still the same one it had years ago (Bronson 511). Another example of her reluctancy to change is shown when she kills Homer and ...
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