St. Augustine’s Confessions: On Time and Truth
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The first eight books of Augustine’s Confessions relates his life before he finds the truth in God. After accepting God as the foundation for knowledge he begins to seek answers to the questions that seem eternal in themselves: what is time and what is truth? This 5 page paper interprets Augustine’s Confessions as meaning that the mind is the harbinger of time and the conceptualization of time, therefore time and truth may very well both be subjective and eternal in nature. Man’s salvation is predisposed according to the use of time and the interpretation of truth. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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St. Augustine & Aquinas / Philosophical Views on the Problem of Evil and Man's Separation from Goodness
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This 10 page paper considers the religious and philosophical arguments that have existed regarding the nature of evil and man's propensity for it in the natural world. This paper begins with a presentation of the Christian view of good and evil that stems from the Book of Genesis, and then relates this notion of evil to the arguments presented by theologians and philosophers St. Augustine and Thomas Aquinas. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Religion in Ukraine
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A 5 page paper which examines the history of religion in Ukraine. Aside from very early times, which bore pagan beliefs, Ukraine has been, since the 11th century, a Christian state, much like the rest of Europe. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Holocaust Survivors/First-hand Accounts
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A 5 page research paper that examines the stories of seven Holocaust survivors. There are people who have seen Hell. They've looked pure evil in the face, and the face that evil wore was ours. Everyday people, ordinary German citizens who had been drafted by their country's official government, set about the systemized extermination of an entire people. Today, over fifty years later, there are groups of white supremacists who say it didn't happen, and against their hatred there are still voices that tell their stories. Here are seven of those voice. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce: Augustine and the Imaginary Bus Ride from Hell to Heaven
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the basic elements of C. S. Lewis’ story The Great Divorce, and reflects upon the influence of Augustine and the importance of the bus ride between hell and heaven as they reflect Lewis’ perspective on morality, godliness and religious application. This paper also defines some of the elements in other solid relationships outlined within the work in order to determine the nature of Lewis’ perspective and to fine tune the correlation between perspectives on good and evil and the development of a religious belief system. No additional sources cited.
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Christianity, Judaism, Islam And Zen Buddhism: Comparison
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5 pages in length. The writer compares Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Zen Buddhism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Buddhism: Prospering In The 21st Century Amidst Formidable Challenges
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the fundamental principles of Buddhism, as well as addresses issues surrounding its ongoing existence throughout the 21st century. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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A Fieldwork Study of the Hutterites in North America
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A 5 page analysis of this fieldwork study, entitled The Hutterites in North America. By John A. Hostetler and Gertrude E. Huntington, this book offers a fascinating glimpse of a unique culture and how this culture causes a group of people to relate to life. Related theologically to the Amish, the Hutterites live communally on the Great Plains in the US and Canada. No additional sources cited.
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Profiling Ethnic Families in America
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A 9 page summation of three chapters from the book Ethnic Families in America: Patterns And Variations, which is edited by Charles H. Mindel, Robert W. Habenstein, and Roosevelt Wright, Jr.. The chapters highlighted discuss Italian American, Mexican American and Amish family structures. No additional sources cited.
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