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    Protestant Reformation 1517‚ when Luther published The Ninety-Five Theses‚ Counter-Reformation initiated by the Council of Trent and spearheaded by the new order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) t (1545–1563) Ecclesiastical or structural reconfiguration Religious orders Spiritual movements 1. Political dimensions Such reforms included the foundation of seminaries for the proper training of priests in the spiritual life and the theological traditions of the Church The Waldensian

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    Critically assess the argument that religion necessarily acts as a conservative force in society. Although religion varies from culture to culture – some are very religious while others are more secularised – Functionalist sociologists still see religion as an institution that fulfils a need in society. Functionalists believe that religion acts as an important part of secondary socialisation; it teaches individuals about norms and values. For example‚ it teaches children about right and wrong

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    to realize that they can happen to anyone. I realized I have had a religious experience recently. Deciding what colleges to apply to was a hard choice for me. My mother wanted to pay as little as possible for my education‚ so she tried to force me to apply to all local schools‚ specifically Saint Peter’s University because girls from my high school usually receive a lot of scholarship money. I wanted to go away to another large city so badly to expand my horizons‚ and meet people from different

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    1. It was the strength of the opposition forces‚ both liberal and conservative‚ rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat of the Treaty of Versailles. Using the documents and your knowledge of the period 1917-1921‚ assess the validity of this statement. The statement "It was the strength of the opposition forces‚ both liberal and conservative‚ rather than the ineptitude and stubbornness of President Wilson that led to the Senate defeat

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    developed a dislike of radical political activism. This aversion is expressed in his work “On being Conservative‚” where Oakeshott offers a unique political work that‚ instead of suggesting a prescriptive aid or explaining a political system‚ simply describes the conservative mindset. By doing so‚ he demystifies the conservative disposition during an era in which he believes is strongly anti-conservative in order to show its necessity in the world of politics. In the first section‚ Oakeshott explains

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    and different lifestyles‚ as well as their questioning of civilian leadership. The Military Times Poll discovered that more than half the military members questioned considered themselves conservative or very conservative‚ whereas the general public is divided equally with about a third each conservative‚ moderate‚ and liberal. Samuel P. Huntington1‚ author of The Soldier and The State‚ wrote in his article "The Military Mind‚" how the military man is thought to be opposed to democracy and have

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    to be accurate”. According to Daryll Forde‚ “the myths of the origin of a people of the natural resources they exploit of their cultural equipment and of their social institutions‚ express and sustain attitudes towards extra human forces that are believed to control and intervene among them. Aeteological myths seeks to describe lesser beginnings. It explains the sacred rites‚ laws‚ and customary practices‚ taboos of a clan and features of the landscape. Aeteological myth is also

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    Project in religion Titles of Mary John Paolo H. Lacusong Gr. 4 – St. Alypius Title of Mary | Description | Our Lady of Peace | In the early part of the 17th century‚ the Dukes of Joyeuse held in veneration a modest-sized statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary entitled Our Lady of Peace. The family agreed that the person among them showing the most sincere devotion to Our Lady should hold custody of the statue. When a member of the family joined the Order of Friars Minor‚ Capuchin (Franciscans)

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    Can’t We All Just Get Along? Liberal vs. Conservative Growing up in a home that could be characterized as a political battlefield was traumatic. I spent the first decade of my life living peacefully with two left- winged hippie parents. My mother had hair like Rapunzel and my dad worked as a jazz musician. Life was simple- then in came the 80’s. Making a living as a musician in the Catskill Mountains wasn’t quite panning out well for our family. Luckily my parents were both educated and

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    were they Liberal or Conservative? The Founding Fathers are American icons. They ’re on our dollars and coins‚ they have had monuments and statues built honoring them‚ and today we live our daily lives in the world their ideas helped create. Our forefathers risked their lives‚ fortunes and honor to provide us with freedom. Their views were considered to be strong‚ bold‚ liberal and radical to the citizens but by today’s standards they would be considered conservative. The Purpose of the

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