Judaism

Seeking meaning in a purpose driven life is a part of human nature. Humans attempt to find meaning through value and positive social afflictions. Judaists in particular base their meaning of life, in a primary belief in God, As Karen from the Jewish board of studies NSW says that Jewish adherents “Belief that there is … Read more

Islam faith

Examining the origin of the Muslim people is impossible without examining the origin of the Islam faith. As with any major world religion there are different accounts of the origin story of this faith. We can trace the beginning of the Islam faith to 7th century Saudi Arabia. Islam is thus the youngest of the … Read more

Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth: Kashmir Paul Shield Prof. Brian Kupfer RELG300M 31MAR18 Having been described by Sanskrit poet Kalidas as “more beautiful than the heaven and is the benefactor of supreme bliss and happiness”, Kashmir is a geographic region that is located in the northwestern corner of the Indian subcontinent. Regrettably, Kashmir has been an area … Read more

Animal sacrifice

The biblical story of the first murder is rather familiar to the masses. When Abel killed his choice lamb, God preferred his sacrifice to Cain’s, a piece of his harvest. But what is not familiar to many is whether or not the sacrifice of the lamb was morally permissible. It seemed pious that Abel would … Read more

Theravada Buddhism

Theravada Buddhism has been a state-sponsored religion since the reign of King Rama V, who adopted the Sangha (Buddhist body) without rejecting premodern indigenous supernatural beliefs (Malikhao, 2017). This was the beginning of hybridity in Thailand. Hybridity is defined as a cultural event where “many beliefs and practices converge and produce new forms of amalgamation … Read more

Christianity can be seen as a dominating and aggressive religion.

Christianity can be seen as a dominating and aggressive religion. The Christians see their God as the only God and rightful God and Christianity should be the only religion. Christians try to convert people from other religions to their faith while trying to save others from going to Hell when their physical life is over. … Read more

The Holy Spirit

“The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and make you remember all that I have told you” (New International Version, John 14:26). The Holy Spirit is just that, a “Helper” and “another comforter” as Jesus referred to them as, here to teach, love, and guide … Read more

The gospel of Luke

The gospel of Luke is contemplated to talk about the Kingdom of God more than any other gospel. In the beginning of the book, the writer describes exactly why they are writing to Theophilus, to spread the truthfulness of the gospel. Compared to the other gospels who only communicate the gospel to us through the … Read more

François-Xavier Durrwell

François-Xavier Durrwell was a 20th century theologian who sought to bring together the disciplines of biblical studies and systematic theology. His work was groundbreaking and blended Scriptural studies, Patristic sources, and the work of 20th century theologians. In his studies he noticed that very few theologians were discussing the theological significance of the Resurrection, an … Read more