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…Falls, M. Margaret, The Christian Century, "Against the Death Penalty:         A Christian Stance in a Secular World, The Christian Century         Foundation, Cicero, IL, 1986. Finlay, Terence J., The Ten Commandments, Charles Scribner's…

…The Byzantine Empire         The Byzantine Empire, the survivor of the Roman empire, flourished into the oldest and longest lasting empire in our history. It began with Constantine the Great's triumph of Christianity. He then transferred his…

…The Resurrection of Jesus Christ         No other event in history has been the object of as much scrutiny and criticism as the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The resurrection of Christ is the basis upon which all Christianity stands…

…"When the Magi came from the East to worship before the baby Jesus, Christianity gave notice that it was destined to become a world religion. And when those same Wise Men chose to disobey King Herod by leaving the country without reporting on the Christ…

…both. The Assyrians were the first to accept Christianity in the first century A.D. Despite the subsequent Islamic conquest of the region, the Assyrian Church flourished and its adherents at one time numbered 80,000,000. Assyrian missionary zeal…

…the grandmother and the Misfit as a comment on general human and Christian values; represented in the themes of the dysfunctional family, society as a dysfunction and the role of Christianity interwoven in the dialogue. O?Connor?s obvious displeasure with contemporary…

…church fathers adapted this view to Christianity by changing the role of Israel to that of the Church. Literal The second of the two oldest interpretations of Song of Songs is the literal approach. At one time held by a few Jewish rabbis, this view…

…started with the Greeks and was later practiced by other religions. Religions such as those in the Pagan world, the Attis and Mathra cults, the Arians, the Babylonians, Egyptian cults, the cult of Cybele, the Mithraic cult, and Christian religions practiced…

…in the letter to the Ephesians are those of building the body of Christ and Christian practice, unity, holiness in life, and responsibility in the household (Bowker, 429). The letter mentions the fact that the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Christians gives them…

…, but this was not to be the case. When Ferdinand and Isabella married it united the kingdoms of Aragon and Castille, comprising the most powerful states in Spain. At this time many non-Christians were forced to profess their beliefs in Christianity to free themselves from…