Essays and Research Papers on Theology

A 6 page recap of some of the most important points broached in this book. The author of this paper emphasizes the value this work holds for readers of all backgrounds. No additional sources are listed.

A 6 page essay that contrasts and compares 2 texts. Surprised by the Power of the Spirit by Jack Deere (1993) describes Dr. Deere's conversion to the charismatic perspective on the Holy Spirit and his support for miracles of the Holy Spirit existing in the present era. Thomas R. Edgar takes the opposite stance in ...

This is a 4 page outline for a longer paper. The outline includes: the Historical Jesus, Jesus the Messiah, John the Baptist and Jesus, Peter's Confession, Jesus and His relatives, Predictions of the Passion and other sections. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page book review on Balmer's text Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, which surveys evangelicalism in US culture. Balmer feels that the media's focus on TV evangelists and other highly public evangelical leaders distorted the popular concepts of this branch of Protestantism. His book tells of his cross-country odyssey to discern the core ...

A 9 page paper which examines the Temple as an institution, the physical building as remodeled by Herod the Great, a description of the activities conducted there, and the origin and role of the Sanhedrin in Judaean society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page overview of Christianity. The author defines "creed", "code", and "ceremony" and reveals Christianity's greatest impact on her. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines particular aspects and relationships of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an exegesis of Exodus 13: 1-22. Exodus 13:1-22 relates the events that have occurred after God has delivered the people of Israel, the Jews, from the bondage of Egyptian rule. The events that occur in Exodus 13 are linked to the previous chapter (Exodus 12) and provide an ...

A 3 page discussion of the flawed approaches that are made by creationists and evolutionists alike. This paper revolves around the contrasting opinions presented in the online article "The Prophets Condemn the Common (False) Idea of Evolution" and the book "Pseudoscience and the Paranormal" by author Terence Hines. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the attitudes and perceptions of pilgrimage and holy war, and how medieval attitudes contrast with contemporary ones. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the book Going Home: Jesus and Buddha as Brothers, which describes some of the similarities of two of the world's most important faiths. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page research paper that investigates this issue. There has been a dramatic increase in recent decades in interfaith marriages. Historically, Catholicism and Judaism have taken the strictest position against adherents to these faiths marrying outsiders to their beliefs. An examination of the rationales behind each of these positions shows that the reasons why ...

A 4 pages exegetical examination of this passage in Paul's second letter to the church at Corinth. Paul's writing of his second letter to the Corinthian church was prompted by the events and problems that evolved after the reception of his first letter in Corinth (Introduction). After addressing these issues, beginning in 2 Cor. 2:14 ...

A 4 page exegetical examination of Romans 4:13-25. The writer briefly outlines the context of the passage and then discusses its meaning and message, which was that righteousness with God is established by faith, not works, even in the life of Abraham. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 14 page paper discusses spirituality in four periods: early Christianity; Medieval spirituality; Renaissance/Reformation spirituality and contemporary spirituality. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 5 page essay that summarizes and discusses the Book of Jonah from the Old Testament. Often in life, individuals are confronted by tasks that they would rather not do. The task may seem to be called for, that is, something that would help others, such as relaying the message of God to people who ...

A paper which describes and comments on an individual's attendance at a hypothetical AA meeting, and looks at the function performed by AA and similar programs within society. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which looks at the role and function of the Catholic church in Lithuania, both during and after the Soviet regime, and at the changing face of religious infrastructures in relation to democracy in Lithuania today. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A paper which looks critically at Aquinas's Five Ways, and at the problems inherent in his arguments for the First Mover and First Cause. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page overview of diversity of sacred elements that characterize Hindu religious tradition. This paper concentrates on the sacred elements revealed in the "Bhagavad Gita", one component of the Mahabharata, the sacred text of the Hindu religion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses what issues might underlie a conflict over accepting God into one's life; it also shows how conflict resolution might help in this situation. Bibliography lists

This 21 page paper addresses the end question of whether a bridge can be erected between multinational corporations and solidarity according to Catholic Social Teaching. The writer first explores what a corporation is and the nature of the corporation as a corporate person. The major section of the paper explains and discuses Catholic social teaching, ...

A 3 page essay that discusses imagery in the Gospel of John. Rather than offering nativity story, the Gospel of John begins with a hymn that pictures Jesus as the incarnated Word of God. This presents the first of multiple images of Jesus, which occur throughout this gospel, which relate to how the relationship between ...

This 4 page paper discusses Winfrid's (St. Boniface) his impact on the church. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 10 page book review-- Willard Swartley in his 1983 text Slavery, Sabbath, War and Women examines four case studies in biblical interpretation pertaining to the topics in his title. In so doing, the author's goal is to illustrate and clarify the difficulties that are inherent in biblical interpretation. Basically, Swartley's examination of the first ...