Essay Database

… his presentation titled “Humor in the Book of Acts”. Some of the things he said have caused me to look at the way I read the New Testament in a different light. Even though I had read it a number of times before I never realized some of the humor or…

… MacKillop was brought up in a very religious, financially unstable household in Fitzroy, Melbourne. She resolved at a young age to lead a religious life. This goal was realized in 1866, after MacKillop had worked as a shop assistant, teacher and governes…

… here on Earth. Since the formation of human civilizations religion has affected world events. While most civilizations have different religions, many of them have several things in common. Many of the religions have some of the basic beliefs while the…

… 114, Dr. Kalinowsk  Christian Persecutions Christianity first comes to the forefront of society in the first three centuries A.D. It does this though under extreme duress, as any person who claimed to be a Christian faced…

… a remarkable growth in private Christian education, both in Christian day schools and in homeschooling. The effort has not been in vain. Standardized test scores repeatedly show that students in private Christian education far outpace their counterparts…

… This holiday commemorates the Jew’s liberation from slavery in Egypt, which is told in the book of Exodus. The word Passover comes from the idea that God passed over the houses of the Israelites when the firstborn sons of the Egyptians were killed.…

… "A Hindu is one of lucid mind and spirit." (Article, WWW, hindunet) This is because Hinduism is a way of life, rather than a religion. It consists of many principles and beliefs, that come together to be Hinduism. As mentioned in the introduction,…

… to the Ephesians, he is intrigued not only by the many topics that the letter mentions, but also the fact that there are some major differences between this book and Paul’s other writings. The purpose of this essay is to explore the book of Ephesians…

… the oldest religions existing today, is most-often described as a philosophy/perspective. The Hindu religion is often thought to have been carried to India by the Aryans in about 1500 BC. The Aryans, along with their predecessors, the Dravidians, brought…

… truth. They all try to help man understand his place in this confusing and often tragic world. Followers search for the answers to life’s questions in the comforts of faith in a particular religion, but how those religions provide for their followers…