The Book of Job / Similarities & Contrasts to the Teachings of Socrates
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A 5 page review of the teachings of Job compared and contrasted to those of Socrates. Concludes that while both hold valuable lessons it is those of Job which are most instructive since they teach a faith in an almighty power. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: The Book of Job / Similarities & Contrasts to the Teachings of Socrates

Philosophy & The Greek Orthodox Church
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Comprehensive, 25 page discussion of the Greek Orthodox Church and its fundamental origins in the works of classic Greek philosophers such as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. Bibliography lists 19+ sources.
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Paper Title: Philosophy & The Greek Orthodox Church

Father Charles E. Coughlin, Anti-Semitic Radio Priest
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A 10 page paper chronicles the life and career of Father Charles Coughlin, the controversial Roman Catholic priest who was accused of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda over the radio waves during the 1930s and 1940s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Father Charles E. Coughlin, Anti-Semitic Radio Priest

Anne Hutchinson
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In 5 pages the author discusses Anne Hutchinson. Why did the Puritan rule of Massachusetts consider Anne Hutchinson to be a threat? Anne Hutchinson was seen as a dissident. She was a paradigm to other dissidents. The Puritan rulers were afraid of Anne Hutchinson. They could not condone her argument against them. Hutchinson was merely a woman that was trying to speak her mind. This was unheard of in that century. She and her followers brought fear to the men of the time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: Anne Hutchinson

Comparing Bradstreet And Taylor
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Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor were both poets of the Puritan tradition in New England. The poetry produced by Bradstreet and Taylor is very different, though both contemplate the spiritual aspects of their time. This 5 page paper argues that Bradstreet searches for religious meaning within the context of the physical world as she experienced it, while Taylor depended on the scriptures and his own Calvinist beliefs to provide a more metaphysical view of the spiritual interpretations of life. Both poets were steeped in the Puritan culture but interpreted procreation and birth in very different ways. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Comparing Bradstreet And Taylor

Danforth’s “Errand into the Wilderness” as Jeremiad and Allegory
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A 5 page paper looking at this famous seventeenth-century sermon by Samuel Danforth in terms of its complex function. On the literal level, it functions as a condemnation of the behavior of the lapsed churchgoers of Danforth’s day; on a figurative level, it compares the wilderness of the soul to the wilderness surrounding the Puritan communities, and encouraged them to tame it. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Danforth’s “Errand into the Wilderness” as Jeremiad and Allegory

Pilgrim's Progress and 17th Century Protestantism
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A 4 page essay which examines how John Bunyan exemplified radical seventeenth-century English Protestantism in his work, Pilgrim's Progress. The writer argues that Christopher Hill was correct in his assessment that nonconformist Puritans, such as Bunyan, 'turned the world upside down.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: 17bunyan.rtf
Paper Title: Pilgrim's Progress and 17th Century Protestantism

Puritan Jeremiad Sermons
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A 5 page research paper that examines the reasons behind the Puritan jeremiad sermons of the late seventeenth century. Despite the fact that their colony was tremendously successful, Puritan leaders decided in the 1660s and 70s that the colony was in a state of decline. The writer explores possible reasons and, in so doing, something of the psychological makeup of that period. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Puritan Jeremiad Sermons

Puritanism in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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This 5 page paper goes back to seventeenth century America as the influx of covenant theology impacted the social and political life of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Its contribution to the decline and fall of Puritan socio-political hegemony in and around the colony area is examined. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Paper Title: Puritanism in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Portrayal of Puritans & Indians in Mary Rowlandson's 'Captivity & Restoration' (Also Known As 'The Sovereignty & Goodness of God')
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A 7 page paper which analyzes how Indian captive and devout Puritan Mary Rowlandson's narrative, 'Captivity & Restoration' (also known as 'The Sovereignty & Goodness of God') recounted an extended encounter between Puritans and Indians; considers how each side viewed each other; evaluates any evidence that each group moved beyond their stereotypes and learned to cooperate and/or accommodate on another; and examines how Rowlandson used her Puritan faith to find meaning or understanding in her ordeal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: The Portrayal of Puritans & Indians in Mary Rowlandson's 'Captivity & Restoration' (Also Known As 'The Sovereignty & Goodness of God')

What If… Our Very Beginnings Had Been Reversed?
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A 5 page paper discussing how the character and configuration of the American East Coast might have evolved differently had Puritans come ashore at Jamestown and John Smith had settled the Northeast. The ultimate difference visible today could well be that we would exist as two nations rather than one, for it is likely that early industrial growth may have been centered in the South rather than in the North. As it was, Southern settlers had difficulty establishing lasting settlements because of their arrogance with the Indians and the Indians' eventual bloody impatience with them. Northern settlements experienced far greater continuity because of their greater ability to coexist with the native groups residing there before the settlers arrived, allowing those settlements to progress more linearly. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSvaPur.doc
Paper Title: What If… Our Very Beginnings Had Been Reversed?

Women As Priests ?
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A 7 page paper on the controversial issue of womens' ordination. The writer is particularly concerned with the impact that mid-1990's statement made by Pope John Paul II had on the topic ('I declare that the church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the church's faithful'). The discussion continues with the views of other clergy, disparate opinions from different sects of the religion, and so forth. It is concluded that if there is truly some religious reason for barring women from the priesthood, it has not been effectively articulated as of yet and thus, women should be ordained--even though this will not be widely-accepted anytime soon. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: Women As Priests ?

A Discussion on Indian Religion
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A 2.5 page research paper that begins with the interesting premise that the writer has overheard a conversation between a Brahmin priest, a Saiva ascetic and a Saiva tantric practitioner. From there, the definitions of several key terms in the Hindu religion are briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: A Discussion on Indian Religion

The Episcopal Church And Leadership Of Women Within The Church
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This 7 page essay begins with an overview of the Episcopal Church beginning with its establishment as a separate denomination in America in 1783. The writer then discusses the advent of the ordination of women as priests and bishops within this Church and compares this state with the continuing prohibition of women priests and deacons in the Catholic Church. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: The Episcopal Church And Leadership Of Women Within The Church

A Land to Die For: An Honest Appraisal of Political Opposition by Binka Le Breton
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Binka Le Breton's journalistic pursuit of the events that surrounded the assassination of Josimo Morals Tavares, a priest involved in the squatters land struggles in the countryside of Brazil, is a book of social, political and religious significance. This 8 page paper provides an overview of some of the basic elements in Le Breton's book and then relates them in terms of the format she uses and its impact as a vehicle for the often controversial messages related. No addtional sources cited.
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Paper Title: A Land to Die For: An Honest Appraisal of Political Opposition by Binka Le Breton

Avery Dulles/Insight on the Priesthood
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A 7 page analysis of Avery Dulles' book The Priestly Office: A Theological Reflection. In this volume, Dulles shares with his readership his thoughts pertaining to that most central office of Catholic faith, the priesthood. In doing so, he not only addresses current issues facing the Church, such as the question of the ordination of women and role of a celibate priesthood, but he does so in such a way as to encompass the entirety of the topic of the priesthood, setting it within a philosophical and theological framework. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Avery Dulles/Insight on the Priesthood

Corruption in Religion
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A 5 page paper discussing corruption in the church. this is a condition that has been with church since the beginning of religion, yet is receiving more attention today, than it did in the past, due to the media. Examples of three individuals from the past are illustrathed. In one example we use Cardinal Richelieu who was a man of great influence during the early 1600’s. In another example taken from nearly fifty years ago, we examine a priest who was accused of sexual molestation but not discovered for many years aftherwards. And in the last example we illustrathe Jim Bakker who was a television evangelist who essentially lied to his followers and stole much of the money donated to his cause. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Corruption in Religion

The Sundays in Lent
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A 15 page research paper that examines the function and purpose of the Catholic liturgy regarding the season of Lent, focusing particularly on the role of the priest. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 99lent.wps
Paper Title: The Sundays in Lent

Free Will and Determinism from a Calvinist View
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This 5 page paper delves into the Protestant Reformation and explains the Calvinist perspective. Then, with assumptions made by Calvin, discusses the contradiction of the co-existence of freedom and destiny. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA007Cal.rtf
Paper Title: Free Will and Determinism from a Calvinist View

God, Creation, Free Will
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This 5 page paper addresses three specific questions: the Christian view of God; Catholicism's theology regarding creation, sin and evil; and free will. Each is discussed using Biblical citations and expert opinion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Paper Title: God, Creation, Free Will

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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A 10 page paper that explores the history of the conflict between Israel and Palestine. The causes of and the effects of religious conflicts between nations are both social and political. The conflicts are about authority, cultural practices, national boundaries, and personal sovereignty. The writer provides a brief historical timeline of events between 1922 and 1993 as well as the issues of conflict. For one thing, the very same sixty-square-acre piece of land is held sacred to both Jews and Muslims. Comments are offered on the peace process between these two nations. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Paper Title: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES AS REFLECTED IN OZMET’S MAGDALENA AND BALTHASAR
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This 3-page paper focuses on the religious aspect of Magdalena and Balthasar as explained in Steven Ozmet's study (through letters) about this 16th-century Nuremberg merchant's family.
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Paper Title: RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSIES AS REFLECTED IN OZMET’S MAGDALENA AND BALTHASAR

Conducting 'Business by the Book'
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A 5 page paper discussing the superiority of Christian ethics and values in operation of daily business over that of either pure Jewish or Platonic principles. The Christian view is one that holds forgiveness in higher esteem either than Jewish or Platonic tradition, and is one that is more flexible than Jewish law or Plato's lengthy and sometimes circuitous rhetoric. Today's business is too fast-moving and straightforward to make full use of either historical law or extensive rhetoric. Christianity's emphasis on personal responsibility without condemnation of others and exhortation to coexist in peace with others also is a requirement of successful business today Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: Conducting 'Business by the Book'

Plato's Theory Of Forms & Modern Christian Thought
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A 10 page paper that provides an overview of the basic elements of Plato's Theory of Forms and then considers the implications of his concepts for modern Christianity. Plato's ideas are considered in relation to elements of the Bible as well as the modern writings of Paul Tillich and Alan Jones. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Plato's Theory Of Forms & Modern Christian Thought

Plato's Theory of Forms & Wittgenstein's 'Notion of Truth'
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Plato's Theory of Forms outlined in a number of his dialogues including 'The Republic' and 'Parmenides,' is based in the perception of knowledge and the limitations of the senses. Plato recognized that man is limited by his sensory perception in an understanding of the natural of the world around him, and as a result, proposed the Theory of Forms in its initial sense to reflect a more complete understanding of the essential nature of the world based outside of the sensory and in the rational. Wittgenstein, in 'Notion of Truth' also considers the comparison between the actual and the perceived, and evaluates truth both as a component of basic understanding and an element directly correlated to the physical world. This 6 page paper reflects these concepts and provides support for components of both philosophers' arguments through the texts they created. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Platwitt.wps
Paper Title: Plato's Theory of Forms & Wittgenstein's 'Notion of Truth'

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