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…in order to follow a strict discipline of meditation and self-mortification. In the early centuries of Christianity, in the Egyptian deserts, there lived a group of people whose desire was to escape all the evils of the world. They were called eremites…

…today. It was the ideal desire that England become a singular Christian society headed by the Pope, of the church in the past. It was that goal that led to many conflicts and developments during the medieval period in England, and still shapes the influence…

…the lighting of the sacred fire, from which all the fires in the district, which had been extinguished beforehand, were relighted. This usage of kindling fires on Hallow-eve lingered in the British islands long after the establishment of Christianity. Besides…

…for the intrusion of a foreign government. Also it was its quest to conquer a self-sustaining, prosperous culture. Although the Igbo downfall was caused primarily by the invasion of Christian missionaries, their own religion played a significant role in allowing…

…of 1 and 2 Peter will be discussed and compared in this paper. 1 Peter is a New Testament writing. It has only five chapters that seems to portray the purpose of bringing hope to Christians. Christians should lead their lives by serving God and knowing…

…’s work in the rubbish slums contributed greatly to the progress and living conditions in the refuse collector’s lives. Even at 77 years of age, she was still collecting money for the refuse collectors. B. Sister Emmanuelle’s Christian Motivation…

…of religious violence: the Moslems fighting the Hindus in India and Indian-controlled Kashmir; the Christians and Moslems battling it out in Indonesia, the Philippines, Spain, the Sudan and Nigeria; the repression of the Buddhists, Falun Gong and other religious…

…the Catholics so the Catholics enacted the Maryland Toleration Act, which stated that all Christian religions would be tolerated. This was done to ensure the survival of the Catholics in Maryland. Pennsylvania was also founded for religious purposes but, unlike…

…. In the following essay, I will illustrate how Confucianism, Buddhism, Islamic, Judaism, and Christianity influenced different societies. Confucianism is a moral and religious system in China. It was a system of ethical principles for the management of society, combining…

…the portrait of Jesus life and who he was. He gets into a better understanding on how to get the complete message Jesus was showing us. One of the questions most Christians ask is "Who is Jesus?" answering this question is not easy. Luke answers…