Essays and Research Papers on Theological Issues

This 10 page paper explores the dangers of Christian, Islamic and Jewish fundamentalism and concludes that the three are virtually identical. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page summary of Sherwood Lingenfelter's book Transforming Culture, A Challenge for Christian Mission (1998). The writer offers chapter-by-chapter synopses, outlining primary points. The premise for his text is based on the observation that in spreading Christianity, missionaries have done so within the context of their own cultural perspective. The problem is that "Missionaries ...

A 6 page paper that begins with a brief introduction to Paul's missionary journeys. The writer provides a short background on the city of Corinth and explains it is in Paul's letters to the Corinthians, especially in First Corinthians, that we find his clearest sense of what it means to be a community of Christians. ...

A 4 page paper which examines how and why Galileo should have been excommunicated from the Church. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper on the importance and meaning of humans being made in the image of God. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page paper that reports an interview with a woman born into the Mormon faith, left it as a teenager and then returned to the church. Included in the narrative are demographics of the church, major beliefs, and some differences between this church and other Christian churches. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 7 page paper which presents a theme from Chapter X of St. Augustine’s Confessions and then discusses a similar theme in A Eulogy for Basil the Great by Gregory of Nyssa. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper that begins by describing the context of this passage. The writer then discusses Old Testament passages that relate to John's words. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page essay that discusses marriage and what constitutes Christian marriage. In today's world, it is not unusual for couples to call it quits on a marriage simply because they run into problems. There is the unrealistic expectations that concerning how to combine the lives of two separate individuals, each with their own perspective ...

A 3 page essay that compares "storms" in nature to trials and trouble in personal life. In general, what applies in the macrocosm also applies in the microcosm. In the broad-scope of the world and the macrocosmic stage, there is the drama of weather, as storms can seemingly portend destruction and danger. Within the microcosm, ...

A 3 page discussion of how evil can exist in a world created by a God who is good. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the question of whether or not morality can exist without God, and argues that it can. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 12 page paper responds to the stimulus statement: "As the assumed nature inseparably united to Him, serves the divine Word as a living organ of salvation, so, in a similar way, does the visible social structure of the Church serve the Spirit of Christ, who vivifies it, in the building up of the body" ...

A 4 page book review. In his text Small, Strong Congregations (2000), Kennon Callahan offers ministers solid, sound advise on how to appreciate the experience of being part of a small, strong congregation. Bigger is, of course, not better than small, but conversely being smaller likewise indicates no inherent moral superiority. What they are is ...

A 5 page dialectical method sermon on the parable of the prodigal son. Many Christians seems to feel that to be devout and feel that they are "good" Christians, they must assume a worldview that is a throwback to Puritanism. They see the world as extremely serious; themselves as miserable sinners who should be properly ...

This 3 page paper discusses Pauline Christology and the Christology found in the Synoptic Gospels as evidenced in Scripture. The writer comments on the similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the role and development of the symbol of the Lion of Judah in Christianity. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

Eucharist, Communion And Solidarity : An 8 page paper that reports and discusses some of the highlights of the Cardinal's (Now Pope) lecture, which was given at the beginning of the gathering of Bishops in 2002. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses sin, what it does, and how God hates sin. Paul's writings, especially Romans, are used as the basis of discussion. The writer also comments on the difference between believers and unbelievers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page paper. Using Strauss' article as the foundation, the writer discusses why the Incarnation is important to Christianity, What the purpose of the Incarnation was, what was Christ's attitude towards it and what should human attitude be, what principles or concepts emerge from the Incarnation and the implications of the Incarnation. Bibliography lists ...

A 3 page article review that offers a summation of each section of a qualitative research study that examined the motivation of children participating in a Christian club. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper that discusses angels, demons and scripture. Angels and demons abound in popular culture. Each Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life plays on television, virtually non-stop, and pictures the once-mortal Clarence getting his "wings" by helping Jimmy Stewart's character to appreciate his life. Likewise, demons continue to abound in every sort of horror ...

A 5 page discussion of how scripture influences behavior. The author uses dress codes from the Amish and Pentecostal faith to illustrate the theories of George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses conversions to Christianity and St. Paul's comments on such conversions. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper looks at two models of Christianity, the fulfilment model of the mainline churches and an alternative model used in the Asian countries where the a message of Jesus being a servant of the poor is better communicated with dialogue and the search for points of agreement rather than preaching. The paper ...