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When I personally reflect upon God, I see him as the cosmic force of Being. To each individual he shows some part of himself, manifesting his inexpressible nature within the prism of human experience and faith.

Anabaptists / Mennonites / Amish a theological perspective.

There are plenty of reasons why the black church refuses to accept homosexuality amongst its patrons. The African-American people have been one of the most oppressed races in America.

This paper examines the way Giotto used his new realistic artistic expression to teach religious stories to contemporary congregations. In an age where the real truths of the Faith and the teachings of the Church were under attack by heretics, Giotto sought to make Church stories seem real and true through naturalistic expression.

¶ … Christian religion, the Old and New Testaments form a whole upon which its belief system is based. The transition between the Old and New Testaments resides in the person of Christ, who came to earth as the…

World History mandates that as the human race, we are apt to repeat our actions over a period of time. One issue that appears throughout history and does not discriminate to any race, religion or creed is slavery.

¶ … sociological debate between scientific knowledge and religious knowledge has been occurring for most of the last few centuries (Anesi, 2003a). While the concept of "knowledge" is broad, and the definitions for…

Modern Christians looking back into history may find it hard to comprehend the various atrocities that have been committed in the name of Christianity. While religion has consistently been an excuse for one group to…

Baruch Spinoza was from a Portuguese Jewish family, which had fled to the Netherlands.

One of the most important ways to counsel suffering people is by letting them tell their story. Sharing suffering and communicating the details of the burden with others can be immensely therapeutic. If there appears to be the danger of the client wallowing in his or her own suffering, I would offer up certain biblical passages to help shed light on the situation and to prevent the client from simply wallowing in misery. For instance, James chapter one or Peter chapter one are particular favorites which have helped me in the counseling process in the past. I also like to remind clients that they need to remember that god did not bring about their suffering, so it's simply not right to blame God for their suffering (Ware, 2000). Rather, clients should take comfort in the fact that God is with them while they're suffering and that he's feel just as bad about it as they do (Ware, 2000). I like to remind clients that God didn't do this to them and that God is with them as they're suffering, this can help them feel less like victims.