prominent names include John Hick‚ Michael Goulder‚ John Herman Randall‚ Karen Armstrong‚ and Paul Tillich. Two primary vantage points exist in this discussion: the theistic view‚ in which the individual believes in an ultimate‚ transcendent being called “God‚” and the non-theistic view‚ in which the individual sees “God” as a hypothesis rather than another Holy Being. To draw focus toward three particular names-- John Herman Randall‚ Karen Armstrong‚ and Paul Tillich-- is to draw specific attention to a
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According to Chapter 4‚ Karen Horney “wanted to become a physician and became the first women to be accepted into medical school” (Chapter 4‚ pg. 106). Chapter 4 also mentions how‚ “Karen’s mother supported her decision and desire to want an education even though Karen’s father was against it” (Chapter 4‚ pg. 106). It appears to me that Karen Horney was a feminist‚ meaning that she strongly believed that women can be independent‚ have rights just like men and can be successful just like men. It appears
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Muhammad (saw) brought the backward tribal Arabia of the seventh century into out of their darkness and draws significant parallels between Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam. The book is precise and does not try to mislead‚ its rounded and revealing. Karen Armstrong has no axe to grind and presents her book in a straight forward manner‚ with notes and an excellent bibliography which the reader is able to examine concepts and events in greater depth. She has done her homework in compiling this book and
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The essay is about the Oedipus complex ?which is the presence of sexual desire strong enough to arouse so much jealousy and fear that they can be dissolved only by repression.? Horney begins by stating what it is that Freud means by Oedipus complex and expands on his research by refuting and confirming some of his theories. For instance Freud believed that the complex was simply biological and Horney disagrees with that notion. Freud?s theory was according to the libido theory every human relationship
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Karen Horney’s theories are known worldwide. Her best developed theory‚ in my opinion‚ is the application on neurosis. Neurosis is a relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease‚ involving symptoms of stress (depression‚ anxiety‚ obsessive behavior‚ hypochondria) but not a radical loss of touch with reality (Neurosis‚ 2018). When fear is brought on and the psyche decides to defend itself against that fear then‚ tries to compromise or find a solution against these conflicting
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Reading Journal on the Excerpt from Karen Armstrong’s Autobiography. The author is very expressive of her feelings‚ and I believe it is these feelings that she wants to let out to the world in her autobiography‚ there is not one point but an entire phase in life that she expresses in her writing. The feelings and mind-set of one lost‚ looking for an identity to fit into; can be a point she is trying to convey but then again‚ there is a lot of flow in her words that makes this point
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I have put a lot of effort into making sure this Readers Guide is a helpful tool to have alongside you when reading Out of the Dust‚ by Karen Hesse. The vocabulary activity I have created gives depth to the environment in which this novel takes place. The vocabulary words I chose to define are rarely used in modern times because they describe a very dirty and gloomy wasteland‚ something many of us live far from. Understanding these words is vital to comprehending the devilish wasteland where novel
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In Karen Armstrong’s The Spiral Staircase‚ she tells the story of her lifelong experience with spirituality and religion‚ beginning with her time in a convent. This was a very interesting memoir to read‚ as you get a firsthand account of this persons long and complicated struggle with religion‚ told honestly about her experience. No matter what you believe‚ it seems you could easily find something to gain from this book‚ as she does not push religion as something one must find to be happy in life
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three daughters and the marriage between them lasted up until 1937‚ but in between those years Karen lived a rather pleasurable and promiscuous lifestyle. She had her first affair in early 1911 and that was the beginning of her
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Since the creation of religion‚ there has always been a debate to whether or not religion is the main cause of conflicts throughout history. In Karen Armstrong’s book “Fields of Blood”‚ she argues that people use religion as an excuse for the cause of wars and ignore all other aspects. Karen Armstrong is correct. Throughout history‚ there were many wars and conflicts that weren’t caused by religion yet many leaders used the blame of religion to their advantage to conceal their true intentions. Wars
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