Essays and Research Papers on Church & Politics

A 4 page essay that summarizes and analyzes the first sections of Pope John Paul II's eleventh encyclical, Evangelium vitae, which is addressed "To the Bishops, Priests and Deacons, Men and women religious, lay Faithful and all People of Good Will." As this indicates, John Paul is not simply emphasizing the Church's expectations for Catholics ...

This 3 page paper discusses the lawsuit against the city of Las Cruces, NM, for its use of crosses in its city logo. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper. Another way to phrase this is to ask if Catholics follow the rules that emerged from the Second Vatican Council? Surveys have revealed a difference between Catholics born before 1940 and those born after although there is a general trend for American Catholics to move away from the rigid beliefs ...

A 5 page essay paper that offers 5 brief answers to questions concerning the Old Testament. Topics addressed include the Mosaic covenant, King Saul, and the Books of Jonah, Ruth and Esther. No bibliography is offered.

A 3 page paper which examines the birth and rise of Christianity and Islam. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page examination and discussion of karma. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

4 pages in length. To define someone based upon the prevalence of social typecasting is to fail to see that person as an individual of a larger cultural community. Contemporary society has not learned its lesson from past generations whose stereotypical attitudes have caused significant social unrest; rather, the predominance of religious and ...

A 3 page paper which examines the condition of women in Islam and argues that they are not, and have not been, victims of oppression. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how Buddha was, and was not, a Hindu philosopher, and how Buddha fits in with Buddhism and Hinduism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper that discuses God's Covenants with man as found in the Old Testament or in the Tanakh. The essay begins with a short explanation of what a covenant is and then, describes the covenants with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Moses. The writer comments on the similarities that link the ...

A 4 page paper. The question is: How can the Church be holy when it is filled with sinners? The writer discusses the five dimensions offered by Doyle that demonstrate how the Church itself is holy. The essay also comments on how the church can be sinful and how institutional sin can affect the individual. ...

A 3 page report on John Boswell’s work Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page research paper that offers a brief overview of Islam, its beliefs, customs and practices. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page review of “News from the Field: The Divine Name Found in Jerusalem” by Gabriel Barkay. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The uncertainty that fuels atheism was brought to the forefront of public awareness in H. J. McCloskey's literary piece entitled "On Being an Atheist." The extent to which readers were both appalled and enlightened at the same time speaks to the level of opposition in the author's arguments that ...

This 5 page paper critiques the book “God in the Wasteland” by David Wells. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses “Catholic social teaching,” which is a term that refers to a specific “body of social principles and moral teaching” that is addressed in documents issued by the Church (Major Documents). This body of literature includes not only papal encyclicals, but also “key teaching documents issued by national bishops ...

A 3 page examination of Judaism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the concept of pilgrimage, and argues that Buckingham Palace and Graceland can be defined as pilgrimage sites. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses the nature of biblical inspiration and dynamic process, drawing heavily on the work of Ian Elmer, Australian lecturer on the New Testament at ACU National (formerly Australian Catholic University). The writer then offers her personal views on this topic. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page paper that discusses specific topics. These include a personal leadership vision for the next couple years, values, Biblical perspective on using authority, important factors in decision making, the importance of character in leadership and the need for spiritual leaders to have a personal relationship with God. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page package examines the biblical characters Nehemiah, Esther and Daniel and compares and contrasts them. This is a 5 page paper with 15 PowerPoint slides. Speaker notes are included at no extra charge. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the historical and political context in which the prophet wrote this book. The writer mentions the Syrio-Ephraim alliance, the kings, the Emanuel prophecy, the faults of Judah, and also comments on Deutero-Isaiah and Trito-Isaiah. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses various aspects of Buddhism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the perspective of the “dark night of the spirit” as seen in St. John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul and St. Teresa of Avila’s Interior Castle. No additional sources cited.