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… essential to or a characteristic of a community. I believe it would be interesting to write about the sexual mores of two different than Christianity. In this paper will focus on sexual roles of women and marriage in the Hindu and Islamic religions. …

… diasporic communities have became quite important in recent years. Diaspora is a term given to a group of individuels who have moved away from their mother country and established themselves in a new country. This new country is different from…

… founder of Taoism, was born in the province of Henan. According to tradition, he is the author of the Tao-te Ching, a book that has had enormous influence on Chinese thought and culture. It teaches that "the way" is realized through recognition and…

… eternal Word of God, who "became a human being and lived among us." This Gospel was written so that its readers might believe that Jesus is the promised Saviour, the Son of God, and that through their faith in him, they may have life. John emphasizes…

… Behind the Great Hindu Goddess During the lecture and discussion of the Hinduism material in class, we covered a specific area dedicated to the 330 million forms or incarnations of God. One of these avitars, or images, which sparked a special…

… towards democracy. I.F. Stone, embarrassed that the first democracy should have killed a man for exercising freedom of speech and freedom of religion, attempted to justify this by going after Socrates as an enemy of democracy (The Trial of Socrates);…

… roots in chaos since the earliest times humankind has sort structure in all aspects of life. It seems that without structure humankind would be still be living in the dark ages, we wouldn¡¦t be living in harmony with each other, we wouldn¡¦t have…

… important themes, but the one I thought was the most significant was the unbelievable forgiveness of Joseph toward his brothers. Joseph was the son of Jacob, raised with 11 brothers and several sisters. His early life was troubled. His brothers…

… ways. One of the most endearing aspects of Hinduism is it's religious tolerance. One devotee may worship Vishnu, another may worship Shiva, and yet another Krishna, while honoring the other's choice and feeling no sense of conflict. Hinduism is a…

… lead our lives or are they filled with deep purpose and destiny? This has been the question posed on our minds while watching the films Grand Canyon, Ground Hog Day, and Dickens's Christmas Carol. How large a role do the cosmos play in our…