Essays and Research Papers on Church & Politics

This 8 page paper discusses mixed marriages, beginning with the early church, covering the Middle Ages, and through to 18th century. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses the thoughts of D. Bruce Lockerbie on "paideia," a Greek word meaning "education." Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper. Each culture and religion deals with death in different ways. This paper reports a study of how three different cultures deals with death. It focuses on the meaning of death to Christians with examples from Catholicism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper. The allegation that Christianity takes it practices and beliefs from pagan mystery cults is not new. This view was taught in the 19th century by the History of Religions School but by the mid-20th century, this view was proven to be false. This belief has come alive once again and ...

This 3 page paper offers a summation of chapter 2 from Estrelda Y. Alexander's Black Fire, One Hundred years of African American Pentecostalism. No additional sources are cited.

This 4 page paper discusses the Council of Trent and its 24th session, which addresses matrimony. The writer argues that this document established the dominion of the Church over marriage. Only the source is cited.

This 3 page paper summarizes Paul's epistle and explains the its message is Christian brotherhood and forgiveness. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 20 page research paper/essay provides an overview of what should be included in training associate ministers. Bibliography lists 30 sources.

This 3 page research paper/essay pertains to the way in which gods are conceptualized in Hinduism. The paper focuses on Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper addresses Colossians 2:6-15 and its interpretation. The argumens of two schools are presented, and an outline of the passage is presented. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 22 page paper reports on a variety of essays recorded in this volume. Bibliography lists all the cited essays.

A 15 page paper that discusses St. Paul, the Roman writer of the Apostles. Paul was an adult convert and he had been profoundly educated in ancient Greco-Roman and Jewish traditions. He was a fierce Pharisee and when he converted, he became just as fierce about Christ and spreading his Word. The essay discuses ...

A 3 page paper that discusses Daniel 7 as being categorized in the apocalyptic genre of Biblical literature. One secondary sources is used to interpret Daniel 7. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 7 page essay reports on scholarly sources that address the relationship between incarnation and atonement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page research paper/essay discusses how the rituals that are part of the Passover seder transmit this cultural tradition to the next generation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page research paper/essay contrasts and compares two Old Testament passage, Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5, which both pertain to the Ten Commandments. The writer discusses similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page essay draws on a wide variety of Christian literature in order to describe both sides of the debate concerning women in ministry and the appropriate gender role for women in society. The complementarian and egalitarian positions are explained. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 3 page essay offers a summation and commentary on chapter 2 of Justo Gonzalez's The Story of Christianity, Volume II: The Reformation to the Present Day. No additional sources cited.

This; 5 page research paper/essay, first of all, reports on the writer's personal religious beliefs and then discusses the same religious factors as they apply to Rastafarianism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper that considers several challenges to the claim that Jesus is the Son of God. Each challenge is refuted. They include: Christ’s existence, documents, evil and suffering, and the mythological challenge. The paper also comments on the epistemological basis for claim. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 6 page research paper pertains to a project instigated by a student that establishes a development training program for Associate Ministers. Topics described include Likert-scales, open-ended and close-ended questions, and the researcher's utilization of the SurveyMonkey website. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page essay reviews "A phenomenology of the integration of faith and learning," a study conducted by Sites, et al. (2009), which concerns IFL and its integration into pedagogy. The writer summaries the article, offers reflection and discusses application of IFL. Bibliography cites only the article.

A 3 page paper. This essay discusses how women were portrayed in Genesis, II Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles according to Hebrew canon. In some cases, interpretations of the texts differed with some early interpreters viewing women as not being very important and others believing women were important beyond the roles of mother ...

This 8 page essay offers an overview of Luke's Gospel. The first several pages present a summation of the content of Luke, with additional sections discussing major critical issues and theological themes and the closing section discussing genre. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page essay discusses prayer and forgiveness. Bibliography lists 1 source.