'The Anabaptist Story'
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A 5 page review of the book 'The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth - Century Anabaptism' by William R. Estep. Estep's book presents a picture of the Anabaptists beginnings and illustrates how this religion, as well as many others, were heavily persecuted by the Catholic Church for their views which essentially centered on getting back to basic Bible beliefs and followings. The Anabaptist descriptions provided by Estep are illustrated in their relationship to the present day Baptist faith. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAanabapt.wps

Marriage And The Baptist Church
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A 5 page paper that discusses the controversy caused by the Baptist Faith and Message study committee who proposed a number of new articles for the Church. The most controversial proposal was one that stated wives 'should graciously submit' to their husband's leadership. The debate has to do with the word 'submit.' The arguments of both proponents and opponents are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGbaptist.wps

The Role of Women per the Bible
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15 pages in length. Gives an indepth analysis of how the Bible feels women should be submissive to the male in society, and how this has affected women throughout time. An excellent and well-cited paper. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: JGAmarrg.wps

“Birthing the Sermon” by Jana Childers
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A 6 page paper which reviews the book “Birthing the Sermon” edited by Jana Childers. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsermon.rtf

“Catholic revivalism”
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A five page paper which looks at Catholic revivalism in the USA during the nineteenth century and the way in which the faith was reconstructed by Catholic immigrants in order to develop a new model which successfully integrated with mainstream Protestant culture. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: JLCathrev.rtf

“Catholicism, Contraception and Abortion”
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A nine page paper which considers the position of the Catholic Church with regard to contraception and abortion, and looks at related issues of human sexuality and the position of women within society and the church. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLcatholicdogma.wps

“Perspectives on religious belief systems”
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A five page paper which looks at the works of Durkheim, Marx and Weber, their assessment of the way that religious belief systems develop and the function of religion within social cultures, and the way in which religion influences social and political aspects of American culture in the present day. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JL2Durk.rtf

“Prison” in Raise the Red Lantern and Yol
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Directors Zhang and Goren address the metaphor of prison in their films, Raise the Red Lantern and Yol by addressing the issue through the lens of society, politics, sex and traditions, both society and family traditions, including the relationship between husband and wife. Bibliography lists 3 sources. jvRLntrn.rtf
Filename: jvRLntrn.rtf

“Religion in the USA”
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A paper which looks at the importance of religion in the social and political development of societies, and the way in which religious belief, particularly Christianity, has influenced the development of the USA in terms of policy-making and social systems. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLUSrel.rtf