Religion Essays

David Van Biema’s “The Case for Teaching the Bible” purports itself as an investigative article examining the ongoing debate in the American educational system over whether or not Bible related curriculum should be included in  publically funded schools. Van Biema frames his inquiry as a detailed survey and study of …

Summary: The prophet confesses Israel’s sinfulness and petitions for Yahweh’s mercy considering that Israel is Yahweh’s people, and that he has saved them many times before. Outline: I. The prophet calls upon Yahweh to intervene in such a way to glorify his name among the nations (64:1) II. The prophet …

Paul’s Letter to the Romans has proved itself to be one of the important letters of Paul because it is the longest at the same time the most systematic of the letters in terms of the unfolding of the thoughts of the apostle. As such, this gospel has attracted a …

Introduction             Religious conversion is a reform of identity or self – a change in our belief system and lifestyle.  Snow and Machalek (1984) said that conversion is an experience involves radical personal change…a turning from one viewpoint to another, or a return to principles from which one has strayed. …

Contained herein is an analysis of H. J. McCloskey’s On Being an Atheist article that provides teleological and cosmological arguments on beliefs in God, good and evil. McCloskey has approached the topic with greater emotions that can be seen all over the paper. His article’s thesis illustrates the rejection of …

The Amish are a Protestant group of about 200,000 members, the ancestors of whom were European Anabaptists who left for America more than 200 years ago in an attempt to escape persecution. A major difference between them and most other Protestant groups is their attitude to salvation. “…they would consider …

Judaism and Christianity share a common origin, they share many scriptures and their ethical codes are similar. The similarities are both historical and theological in that Christ is seen by his followers as the fulfilment of Jewish prophecies. The major differences come with the matter of interpretation. Jews have criticised  …

            Many thousands of years ago Abraham and his family left Mesopotamia in search of wherever the one true God would take him. Genesis 12 v 1  ‘ Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you’. He and his wife …

            Islam currently has 1.5 billion believers (Williams 453). This number is expected to grow further in the next half a decade because most believers are located in developing nations with higher birth rates. In addition, the Islamic Faith is quickly growing in popularity in traditionally Christian regions, especially North …

Islam is the second most widespread religion in the world. It is a monotheistic faith, and its followers are called Muslims. The very word Islam in Arabic denotes submission, in this particular case to God called Allah. In general terms, Muslims believe that Allah was bringing his holy word to …