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This is a four page paper. It is a public theology paper answering the question about a Theology of Immigration for the Contemporary North American Situation using the Bible, Sider, Ronald J, and Diane Knippers (eds), "Toward an Evangelical Public Policy: political strategies for the health of the nation" and Ramachandra, Vinoth. "Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World"

There have always been discussions among church leaders and scholars regarding the end times and what will occur. The rapture, the return of Christ and the final battle between the forces of God and those of Satan have…

The question of the nature of Jesus has plagued the Christian community from the inception of Christ into the world. The Jewish community was the first to be confused by the deity of Jesus.

Readers of Mary Rowlandson's narrative of Indian capitivity within the Puritan colonization of Massachussetts may very well wonder at what Increase Mather's influence on the original text was.

Penned in the tumultuous year of 1835, during an era defined by dogmatic religious intolerance and institutionalized adherence to the edicts of the church, David Friedrich Strauss' The Life of Jesus, Critically Examined represents an astonishingly bold assault on the complacency of Christianity, one which compels readers to challenge their own conception of faith. A respected theologian with a philosophical yearning to comprehend the world around him, Strauss found himself torn at the tender age of twenty-three between his desire to live the pious life of a local pastor, and his increasing awareness to the writing of thinkers such as Schleiermacher and Hegel.

This paper supports the millennial view that the writer believes is best supported by scripture. Because this topic is both exegetical (in reference to Revelation 20:1-6) and theological (in reference to millennial systems), the writer extends the biblical research beyond the confines of the book of Revelation. Specifically, the paper describes the details pertaining to the nature of the millennium, the timing of the millennium (in relation to the Second Coming of Christ), the duration of the millennium, the occupants of the millennial kingdom, and the relationship of Israel and the church to the millennial kingdom.

The issue of same sex marriage and the controversy it implies also affects the view of freedom of religion. Many are concerned that religious communities may not be able to decide for their doctrine what type of marriage they should acknowledge . Some same-sex couples challenge the religious right to exclude them from access to facilities like schools, health care, social agencies, shelters, nursing homes, and learning or athletic programs.

this is a five page paper about turning points in Christianity. The five page paper refers to St. Augustine's City of God, Clovis's The Chronicle of St. Denis, Gregory VII. Dictatus Papae, 1090, Martin Luther's Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, 1520, and John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion.

Abstract For many years, Christians from all over the world have used the bible as the basis of their faith. Indeed, true Christians have over time used the bible to guide not only their thoughts but also their deeds. This text concerns itself with the bible as a norm for the Christian faith.

This research paper looks at the question of marital intimacy and whether it can be taught. The ppaper takes both a Biblical and a secular position, and looks at therapies that have been successful as well as the words in the Bible. Intimacy is defined and then met and unmet intimacy are looked at. The final section deals directly with the question of whether the research into the Bible and secular therapies reveal that it can be taught.