Essays and Research Papers on Church & Politics

This is a 12 page paper that provides an overview of the therapeutic value of counseling. Person-centered, cognitive, and narrative views are explored. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

An 8 page paper. This essay discusses the Holy Trinity, reports the historical And Biblical foundations for the Doctrine of the Trinity, explains where the Doctrine was justified, and discusses why it takes so long to establish doctrine. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In eight pages the writer offers a personal reaction to the text and considers how it relates to life experiences, whether or not believing in the American Dream is realistic, and how it affects crime and punishment in society. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

An American Subculture This 6 page paper considers the factors that make Amish teens a distinct subculture. Rumspringa and other aspects of Amish culture are discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page paper which discusses the importance of the Reformation as a revolution. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 14 page paper that presents a chapter by chapter summary of the book The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament Era: Exploring the Background of Early Christianity by James Jeffers. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page essay discusses and summarizes the text "Table Talk" by Martin Luther, offering a general overview of the text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that discusses the Book of Jeremiah. More specifically, this essay focuses on the clues, cues, hints, and other text that show Jeremiah's feelings, character, and behavior. Jeremiah's overwhelming devotion and obedience to God is one of the major themes but Jeremiah was moody and had dark spells as well. The ...

This 10 page paper explores the themes of ultimate reality, the nature of self, ethics and death as they interlace traditional Buddhism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 15 page research paper consists of two separate papers. The first paper is 5 pages in length and discusses an outreach youth ministry program. The second paper is 10 pages in length and offers a review of literature on pastoral marriage counseling. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses the various answers that have been proposed to the question of why God allows evil and suffering to exist. The writer/tutor indicates personal belief that this is due to the misuse of free will and to God's Divine Plan, which is beyond human understanding. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page paper that discuses two articles provided by the student. The writer discusses how important work has become and how our jobs define us. The ideas are discussed as they relate to the Christian manager. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 15 page paper. Two major issues are addressed in this essay. One is a critical perspective of the three churches over which the writer has pastoral responsibilities in the Methodist tradition. The other major category for this essay is the universalizing of Jesus as interpreted, viewed, and promoted by St. Paul. The writer ...

This 3 page essay discusses the views of Paul Tillich concerning agape love, and describes the role the Tillich perceives this emotion as playing in humanity's relationship with God. Bibliography cites 1 source.

A 3 page research paper that discusses various topics pertaining to the gospel of John, such as the role of criticism and the differences between John and the Synoptics. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page book review is on Neil T. Anderson's text The Bondage Breaker. The writer offers a summary of the text and then discusses its strengths and weaknesses. Bibliography cites only the text.

This 3 page essay examines the views of theologian Lorelei Fuchs on the biblical concept of koinonia. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 10 page essay discusses the nature of the Hindu deity, Siva, as indicated in Hindu texts. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper that discusses different approaches to pastoral care: fundamentalist, imagist, informative, thematic and tokinist. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper. David is known as the growing leader because his life experiences began early in life and continued throughout his life. He was never perfect, he made mistakes but he grew and learned from them. This essay discusses how David demonstrates that he continued growing as a leader. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 9 page paper. Eight of Bounds' book are included in this one volume. The paper provides a review and discussion of most of the books and identifies themes that run through the entire volume. Among other things, Bounds believes that if a prayer is not answered, the person did not pray correctly. The writer ...

A 10 page paper. This essay discusses evangelicalism, in general, including the definitions, core beliefs and what they are based on, and the difficulty related to achieving unity with examples. The paper also discusses salvation and the criteria for salvation according to evangelical scholars. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page paper that responds to three issues. The first issue is Imago Dei, the image of God in man and explains how humans have corrupted this verse and thus, argues against the typical interpretation. The second issue is whether Christ's blood was necessary and cites a number of verses that illustrate only ...

A 4 page paper that discusses Thomas Aquinas' views on creation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper. This essay offers a summary of the Book of Ruth, discussing major events and the character of Ruth. The writer comments on Ruth's relationship with God as is suggested by the text. The paper also discusses the events in the Book that reveals the culture. Lastly, the writer discusses the lessons ...