Christianity was traditionally understood to be founded by Jesus of Nazareth. Paul of Tarsus, after his conversion on the road to Damascus, worked tirelessly to establish Christianity among both Jews and God-fearing Gentiles of the Diaspora. Clues in the New Testament indicate that there was ...

It is impossible to consider the social and scientific implications of the quantumizing' of religion and science without putting that convergence into at least a recent perspective. The events of September 11, 2001, can help to do that. That day, it became clear that all the suppos...

The globalization process can be considered to be one of the most important events that marked the history of the human kind. The signs and manifestations of global trends are visible throughout the history of our civilization. The Roman Empire, the Chinese culture, or even the powers of the British...

Religion is primary agent of social control in our society. Due to its communally held beliefs and principles, we have a foundation on which we can rest the laws, values, and the main doctrine, of almost any society. Here in America, we have tremendous freedom in both establishing and in choosin...

How do practices of Spiritualism gain popularity in nineteenth century Britain and why? Spiritualism started in America, New York, in 1848 by Catherine and Margaret Fox. They heard banging's and knockings in there house and started to communicate with the spirits which later became known a...

Science Fiction Turns Reality Hundreds of movies and books are based on the fear for clones. In 1997 "Dolly," the first cloned mammal, was created and no longer was cloning considered Science Fiction. "The public responses to Dolly the sheep varied but, from President Clinton...

Religious conflict, needless to say, is presently a very pervasive feature of our international society, and is likely to remain so well into the 21st Century, unfortunately. Every now and then, people switch on their TVs and are greeted with news of religious violence: the Moslems fighting the Hi...

"We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed... There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair... Like a boil that can never be...