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…Why Does the Universe Exist? Consider that the universe is some sort of toy or form of entertainment for some prime mover, his point, his own entertainment, would be then why the universe exists. The Bible claims that the Christian deity…

…to insult the pagan gods, tell of the injury inflicted upon Marsile--and by association pagandom as a whole, and praise Charles--and by association Christianity. At first her identity to the reader is essentially a pagan woman. She does not participate…

…, for we fear them both." **10. The last few sentences Arhur Jarvis wrote before his death are provocative: "The truth is that our civilization is not Christian; it is a tragic compound of great ideal and fearful practice, of high assurance and desperate…

…Mesopotamia, the Quiche' Indians, a tribe in early Meso-America, and "The book of Genesis" which offers a Christian or biblical explanation of how our own civilization originated. I will tell you about how they believed they came into existence and what…

…. Calvin moved frequently during the next two years, avoiding church authorities while he studied, wrote, and formulated from the Bible and Christian tradition the primary tenets of his theology. In 1536 he published the first edition of his Institutes…

…A. Most Deists believe that God created the universe, "wound it up" and then disassociated himself from his creation. B. God has not selected a chosen people (e.g. Jews or Christians) to be the recipients of any special revelation or gifts. C. Deists deny…

…Beowulf the epic poem was written during the 700’s in England. During that time frame the English were beginning to transfer from the Paganism religion to Christianity. Many critics seem to think that Christianity was added after the original pagan…

…dramatic and very significant in the shaping of European history. The Crusades began as a quest to regain the holy land. Christians from all over western Europe joined in the journey to seize Jerusalem, the holy land, from the Muslims. The crusaders left…

…famous gilded cup. However, the tale of the Holy Grail does not begin nor end there. Within Christianity the form of the Grail is debatable, and throughout society the truth of the Grail is questionable. In Le Morte D’Arthur, Sir Thomas Malory describes…

…Lets be careful on how we Jews have always defined that term, Messiah, and how the others, i.e. Christians continue to define it. With equal importance, we must understand that there is a whole theology that goes along with the theology of messiahship…