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    |REFERENCES | | |(Who are they?) |(What do they believe in?) |(What is the “TAO” for them?) | | |1. Judaism and Christianity | | | | | |2. Socrates and The Sophists |

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    I. Introduction Are Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism "male-chauvinist" institutions (Mathieu P. 75)? In this paper I will attempt to prove that Christianity‚ Islam‚ and Judaism are not "male-chauvinist" institutions‚ but rather have hierarchy in place that is based on logic and tradition. Firstly‚ I intend to show that the roles of men and women in the above-mentioned religions follow natural tendencies of both genders. Secondly‚ I intend to show that Mathieu ’s argument that both men and women

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    Although Christianity‚ Islam and Judaism are all religions that grew from the same central idea of one divine god named Abraham in the general time zone of 2500 BC‚ and in the holy city of Jerusalem‚ they are all very different from each other. Christianity‚ Islam and Judaism are all similar religions in some ways but are also very different from each other in other ways. The religions of Christianity‚ Islam and Judaism are all similar because of a few very distinct reasons. The biggest reason that

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    The Role of Christianity in Europe Christianity has always been playing an important role in people’s lives. In the past‚ it was the unifying power between nations; today‚ it has a great concern in secular issues; and what the future will bring ? We can only guess. Christianity is the largest religion practiced in the world‚ with an estimated number of believers ranges between 1.5 billion and 2.1 billion‚ split into around 34‚000 separate denominations. Chiristianity is a monotheistic religion

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    EAST Discuss the influence that JudaismChristianity and Zoroastrianism had on the areas surrounding Arabia Word count (excluding headers and footnotes) : 2192 Teacher: Dr. Hendrik Kraetzschmar Before discussing the issue of religious influence between Zoroastrianism‚ Judaism and Christianity‚ a good starting point would be to explain what these influences might be. If these influences did occur‚ which we cannot be sure of‚ what arguments do we have to address the issue‚ i.e. what evidence

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    Brochure on Judaism Lynn Clarke Strayer University World Religions REL 212 Dr. Richard Foster Brochure on Judaism For my brochure I have chosen Judaism. The topics of focus for my brochure are two of the major festivals: the Passover and Yom Kippur. The different sects of Judaism include the Reform branch‚ the Conservative branch and the Orthodox branch ("Judaism Sects‚" 2013‚ para. 1). The Orthodox is the oldest branch of Judaism and was the original recorder of the oral traditions

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    Abrahamic faiths‚ including Christianity and Islam‚ Judaism is the original. There were around 13.1 million Jewish people in the world in 2007 with the most residing in the USA and Israel‚ according to the Jewish People Policy Planning Institute. Judaism orginated in the Middle East over 3500 years ago and was founded by Moses. Most Jews‚ however‚ trace their history back to Abraham. The Torah is considered the central and most important religious document in Judaism even though the religion has

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    Judaism Darlene Branconier REL/134 July 31st‚ 2012 David Gainey Judaism Judaism is among the oldest of the world’s major living religious cultures of the Jewish. Rich in culture and history Judaism is the first of three (including Christianity and Islam) monotheistic religions; teaching in the belief in one God. There is a cultural and religious spirit that contributes to the characterization of the Jewish people and the Jewish lifestyle. Influenced by Jewish history‚ the Jewish festival

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    The Influences of Rational Thought on Western Civilization The Greek’s notion of rational thought is a very strong reason why Western Civilization has become so influential in the world today. During their time‚ the Greeks spurred an intellectual revolution. They questioned the meanings of life and began using their minds to expand the world. According to Glenn Blackburn: "In many ways‚ they "discovered" the human "mind" through their philosophy and rational thought [ . . . ]"(64). Their "opening"

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    Christianity was an important influence on the development of early western civilization. Around 4 B.C.E. Jesus was born. The events of his life and death lead to the development of Christianity which first spread among slaves‚ the poor‚ and women who were dissatisfied with their place in the Roman patriarchal society. Christianity then spread to the upper classes and the educated. Around the 4th century C.E. the Emperor Constantine acknowledged the Christian religion‚ and by the 5th century

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