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… a material dependence. Human beings may have a dominant form, but because they are “higher” in the scale of things, there is an even greater dependence upon a “material element”. Take money for example. What other creature roams the earth that has create…

… religion’s “other worldly” concerns with concerns about this life. As industrialization and modernity has increased, religion has lost some of its social significance. Two strong positions are held by Bryon Wilson and Roger Finke on the secularization…

… the minds of those who practice it, guiding the way they view and act in the world around them, with the aim of reducing conflict in their life by seeing things clearly. However, practicing Buddhism is not an entirely mental process, requiring nothing…

… two religions. For the Jews Hanukkah is celebrated. For Catholic Christmas is celebrated. When Hanukkah is celebrated there are eight nights. A present is given every night. Foe Christmas there is only one day. When you wake up in the morning…

… and reciting the “repeat-after-me” magic words that mysteriously transform a person into one of the “saved” was an experience that caused me great bewilderment for many years. Convinced in his heart that his little ten-year-old granddaughter was…

… mythology, Brahma is the senior member of the triad of great gods, which also includes Vishnu and Shiva. In later Hindu mythology, he became symbolized as the supreme eternal deity whose essence makes up the cosmos. But that was not to be. Like…

… used to express Muslims. It is more to Muslim’s than that first off the meaning of the word. The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after…

… in many ways. In fact Puritan religion dominated their lives (at its strongest point) in every aspect. This domination includes there clothing, jobs, homes, education, and also their literature. In one hostile and frightening writing, Sinners…

… on the West Side of Cleveland, Ohio. The name of the new church is “ La Sagrada Familia”, translated means “Holy Family.” This new church is the result of the merging of two smaller churches within the Hispanic community, San Juan Bautista and Cristo…

… Strozzi’s depiction of how St. Matthew became one of Jesus Christ’s disciples. It is set in a small wooden room. A light shines from through a window into the painting. Eight men are depicted three counting coins, and five standing. A table with…