The movie The Chronicles of Narnia; the Lion‚ the Witch‚ and the Wardrobe‚ contains many comparisons and allusions to Christian Theology‚ which are apparent through its characters and plot line. The movie begins with the threat of a Second World War attack in London in which the four main characters: Peter‚ Lucy‚ Edmund‚ and Susan are immediately evacuated to the home of a professor named Digory Kirke. One day‚ the Pevensie children play hide and seek‚ during which Lucy‚ the youngest sibling discovers
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Mathew Marko Introduction to Jewish Philosophy (PHL 412) January 8‚ 2012 Evil‚ Suffering‚ and the Human Condition according to the Philosophies of Rambam and Rabbi Artson. It is impossible to look at the world and not see tremendous suffering‚ evil‚ and injustice. The existence of despotic rulers depriving millions of life and liberty‚ massive acts of natural destruction‚ untimely deaths‚ debilitating and deadly diseases‚ and more‚ must beg the religious person to question how this can
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what frames all theological method‚ conclusions and considerations ‚ which would ultimately lead him to the establishment of ‘person Theology’ in his dissertation ‘Act and Being” . Likewise‚ Moltmann had no desire to be a disciple of any of the great theological giants of the past. Rather his desire was to be a vessel for people to be stimulated to discovering theology for themselves by seeking the end to questions that each person uniquely has‚ which in turn
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Christianity. In 1982‚ the “theology of struggle” was the name embraced by a group of Christian activists in the Philippines‚ who committed themselves to social transformation of Church and Philippine society. It has appropriated Marxist critique of Philippine society‚ an ideology perceived as antithetical to Christian beliefs. Marxism has transformed the way theologians understand the nature of the Church‚ State‚ politics‚ and democracy. This paper will examine the relationship of theology and social theory
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Theology in The St. John Passion Eric T. Chafe writes that “music scholarship has recognized that the structure of the (St. John) Passion...was carefully designed with a great deal of musico-theological intent.” That is to say‚ Bach was very purposeful in his efforts to portray John’s theological message through his music. This differs from his approach in the St. Matthew Passion‚ where a more Lutheran theology is presented. This is intriguing to note because “in the seventeenth and early eighteenth
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Love Wins! An Autobiographical Soteriology I became a Christian in what is perhaps one of the most non-religious places in the world: the drama department at New York University. NYU is a place where there is great passion for progressive social and political change‚ but where any question about religion is most often answered with the standard response‚ “I’m spiritual‚ but not religious‚” which can usually be interpreted as meaning that the one questioned smokes pot and listens to Bob
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Summary Mark McMinn‚ the author of the book Psychology‚ Theology and Spirituality‚ did an excellent job discussing the aspects of psychology‚ theology and spirituality‚ and how they can be integrated by a Counselor. Each chapter opened with a real life example of what it would be like to not properly integrate psychology‚ theology and spirituality. Christian counselors are charged to incorporate spirituality in their personal lives and properly display these same practices with their clients. Christian
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Michael Gorman identifies a “spiritual-ethical dimension of the theology of the cross” that is evident throughout the NT and the Christian tradition that he calls cruciformity. He says‚ “Cruciformity is Spirit-enabled conformity to the indwelling crucified and resurrected Christ. It is the ministry of the living Christ‚ who re-shapes all relationships and responsibilities to express the self-giving‚ life-giving love of God that was displayed on the cross.” This purpose of this paper is to critique
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TH101 Introduction to Theology Tutorial Essay: Does God protect us? Christians believe that by faith God protects them during their mortal life‚ moreover after their time on this earth comes to an end‚ with being promised salvation and an eternal dwelling in the Kingdom of God (Plantinga 2000). This protection is stated in many verses through out the bible‚ “Then Jesus said to him‚ ‘Go your way; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus on the road.” (Mk
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particular problem of self-understanding. The body and soul‚ black and white‚ and earth and heaven are all aligned in a rhetorical gesture that basically confirms the stance of Christian doctrine: the theology of the poem is one that counsels forbearance in the present and promises a recompense for suffering in the hereafter. In a culture in which black and white connote bad and good‚ respectively‚ the child’s developing sense of self requires him to perform some fairly symbolic gymnastics with these
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