Linda Woodhead describes Christianity as a vast reservoir of resources for shaping life and death (Woodhead 1). Enduring for over two thousand years with a willingness to adapt and be diverse. Christianity in the early days considered the church more of an institution for groups to meet and understand the meaning of God’s word. Christianity was the theology governing the teaching from the church. “There may be ten thousand Churches‚ but there is only one Christ (Phelps 533).” Despite Christianity’s
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The influence of Christianity on the Western countries Western Culture refers to the culture that has developed in the western world‚ while traditional western culture is said to have been created by three main historical factors: Ancient Greece‚ the Roman Empire‚ and Christianity. For the important role Ancient Greece and Roman Empire in human Civilization‚ the influence of them on the western culture is easily to be understood. However‚ in which aspects‚ or how Christianity‚ the religion based
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and commit sin not because God force him to‚ but because they choose to. Hence‚ free will is a major point in Christianity. The few lines above present a broad description of the major differences between Voodoo as a traditional religion‚ and Christianity. Though the concept of God is found in both religions‚ there is a steady ground to confess that they are not serving the same God. From this affirmation‚ one question will rise: which one of these religions is serving the true God? Despite the
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Homosexuality in Islam During this class‚ we researched and learned about the teachings of Islam and the Hudud that Muslims are expected to live under. One topic we did not cover was the existence of homosexuality. The Muslim world‚ for the most part‚ does not accept homosexuality as a way of life‚ but we know how prevalent it is. I was curious to find out more about how Islam treats homosexuality and if it is included in the Qur’an and Shari’a law. This essay will cover the aspect of homosexuality
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Christian Swanson Religion Peace and Islam 12/1/11 Islam as a Religion of Peace Islam has taken a lot of flak in recent years‚ though not‚ that is to say‚ without any sort of reason. It is an unavoidable fact that the organization that attacked the United States on September 11th‚ 2001 was indeed an Islamic organization. As most Americans are not prepared to go to their local library to learn about their enemies‚ it is logical that many people may have been led to believe some untrue assertions
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1304 Experiencing Islam It is one of the fastest growing religions in the West‚ with a 2.6 million Muslim population in American and growing‚ expected to double by 2030 according to USAToday and with an estimated 1.5 billion following worldwide‚ Islam is one of the three fastest and powerful growing religions in the west. No doubt about it that Islam is one of the most influential and authentic religions with a very illustrious and straight forward system of beliefs. The word “Islam” means submission
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The Spread of Christianity promoted division because of all the killing and disagreement. if the spread of Christianity was more peaceful than it would definitely be unifying. But it most certainly was not. Many many christians were killed trying to spread christianity. After Jesus died‚ one of his disciples‚ Peter‚ gave the first Christian sermon. When peter gave his sermon‚ three thousand people joined Christianity. The religion reached all the way to Rome. Some Roman emperors were angry because
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Islam - According to Muslims‚ Islam is the final version of God’s Religion. It was revealed to Adam (Alahi Salam). - Allah finally revealed to a man named Muhammad (PBUH); he is now considered the last Prophet of Islam. - Islam is an Arabic word which means ‘Surrender’‚ ‘Obedience’ or ‘Submission’. - Muslims believe that they should surrender to the will of god. - This is because Muslims believe that if a person totally obeys the will of Allah‚ they will achieve peace in themselves
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Christianity and the Roman Empire Religion played a key role in the daily life and social system of Ancient Rome. Religion included the worship of many gods and more gods were often adopted from conquered areas. Because most religions were polytheist at the time‚ the Romans rarely disallowed a cult from a conquered region to continue. A few cults ran into controversy and opposition from citizens or government‚ such as the cult of Deus Sol Invictus‚ and that of Isis. Romans were also not keen
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____________________________________________________________________ FOOTBALL – ITS BENEFITS AND ILLS ACCORDING TO ISLAM Introduction Football is considered to be the best popular sport in the world and became widespread after the Second World War. This game has gained importance these days all over the world and has come to be a significant phenomenon throughout the world. We see people becoming preoccupied with football matches more than being concerned with the fate of the Muslims throughout
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