Be Fruitful and Multiply in a Barren Body The Old Testament is full of stories dealing with issues of man's relationship with the Supreme Creator of the Universe. It is a hard concept to try to understand a world so much unlike our own, because of the existence of a much more "down to Ea...

Hinduism and Christianity The world is filled with many religions and beliefs. Some religions have close similarities and some are extremely different. The world is a complicated place that we as human beings have been trying to understand since our species began on this earth. Religion has...

God and the Platypus In the beginning there was man. That seems like a lofty statement, doesn't it? It is apparent that throughout the course of conscious human existence, people have looked for answers to questions that have ultimately eluded them. However it is in the humble opinion of t...

God is the infinite and perfect spirit in whom all things have their source, support, and end. He is a person, which means He thinks, feels, and acts. He is spiritual in that His essence is spirit, not material. Holy bible writers speak of God's hands, eyes, etc., to communicate His ability and ...

A Look At Creation, From the View Point Of Islamic Philosophy "Whose existence is necessary does not have a cause, while that whose existence is possible is caused." The preceding was a statement by the very famous Persian Philosopher and Physician Ibn Sina (d.1037A.D) or k...

In David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, Cleanthes' argument from design is successful in supporting the idea that the universe has an ordered arrangement and pattern. This argument is not sound in its ability to prove the existence of the Christian God. However, Cleanthes...

Plato's Euthyphro is a complex work that was carefully written and carefully crafted to present and consider a series of arguments, as well as to force its reader to consider broader issues that are not explicitly brought to their attention in the dialogue of the text. These broader issues are ...

How can Scripture be of value for contemporary Christian ethics? "Christians are often described as 'people of the Book'... we acknowledge the Bible as embodying divine revelation and for this reason continually look to Scripture for instruction as to what we should believe and wh...

The question of God's existence involves a long and controversial history. Defining the term "God" in and of itself is not an easy task because different people have their own concept of what God means to them. In this piece, I aim to show why belief in a God is a reasonable position to hold. ...

In the novel "A Prayer for Owen Meany", the main theme of God's existence reappears throughout the plot consistently presented by the illogical events that lead to a climax, providing resolutions and answers to all of the problems associated with the doubt of faith. Owen's reappe...

I do not believe that evil-as we typically understand it-exists in the world. I believe that what we perceive as evil is simply our misdirected use of the good that God provides. The reason that we even have an experience of perceived evil is because for the soul to experience itself as any partic...

The Great Awakening was the first real event in America that did not include any other country. The Great Awakening was a revivalism of religion and the purpose of going to church. Many ministers in congregations of different religions caused the people of their churches to fall to their knees t...

Hamlet's famous speech on whether it's worthwhile living or doing anything needs little comment. He says it seems to him that life is not worth living, mostly because people treat each other so stupidly and badly. We also suffer from disease and old age -- even living too long is a "calamity". But H...

To be born again – is it the American experience only??? For many the United States of America is a very special country. It is the biggest melting pot on the Earth, the greatest land of opportunities for average people. This is a country which is proud of its religious freedom. This virtue...

Understanding the sublime is one of the keys to understanding Judaism. The sublime infuses the writings of the Torah. The ancient writers wrote of the sublime and the sublime has colored the interpretations of the Holy Scriptures throughout history in Jewish thought. Heschel and other writers wrote ...

Niccolo Machiavelli's The Prince examines the nature of power and his views of power in the leadership that he observed in his time. Machiavelli discusses power over the people, dictatorial power, and the power with the people. The struggle to retain, hold, and apply one power is human nature and ...