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Poor Richard Benjamin Franklin
2,079 wordsAlthough in his Autobiography Benjamin Franklin claims that at a young age he "became a thorough Deist" (1359), Franklin saw God as much more than a blind watchmaker. Among his frequent references to practicality, reason, and the value of experimental science, Franklin's metaphysical beliefs [ 2 ] easily get lost, especially as he distances himself theologically from colonial Christian doctrines. It becomes convenient but incorrect to let Franklin's "virtue" stand apart from his religious belief...
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Theres More To Compensating Good People Than Money
1,149 wordsThe very word conjures up images of money-a bountiful sum in cash or checks, a generous amount, richly deserved, paid in return for good works of some kind. But in today's economic and employment environment, giving someone a cash reward for work beyond the call of duty-a raise or a bonus-often has less impact than the employer intended. It simply isn't as surefire an "employee retention tool" is it seems to be. 1. Giving monetary rewards is like giving cash as a wedding present-useful, no doubt...
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Life After Death Anti Transcendentalist
1,400 wordsTranscendentalism is a philosophy that originated in the 1830 's. Its chief aficionado, Ralph Waldo Emerson, began the movement by meeting regularly with other intellectuals of the time to discuss a various array of topics. The Transcendentalism movement was the mainstream flow of writers in the New England Renaissance, large in part to it affected all of the scholars of the period. The contrasting philosophy anti- Transcendentalism was a small philosophical movement predominantly consisting of ...
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Baby Is Born Son Of God
1,574 wordsChristianity and Islam are two of the fastest growing religions, and they both have a lot in common. In this essay I will explain their differences and similarities, their messages, how they treat their believers and other religions, their historical relationship, and other topics along these lines. I will start this essay by explaining Christianity, and many things about it. The word "Christianity" itself, means "Believer in Christ. " If you are a believer in this religion, you are called a "Ch...
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Protestant Reformation Counter Reformation
1,076 wordsThe Reformation The XVI century reformation arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation, which sometimes is called the Catholic Reformation, greatly changed European history. Although the Roman Catholic reformers shared the Protestants revulsion at the corrupt conditions in the Roman Catholic church, there was present none of the tradition breaking that characterized Protestantism. By this century, the corruption and bribery in the church was beginning to extend and becoming common phe...
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Roman Catholic Church Luther Believed
899 wordsMartin Luther Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the province of Saxony. His protestant view of Christianity started what was called the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Luthers intentions were to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church. The firm resistance from the church towards Luthers challenge made way to a permanent division in the structure of Western Christianity. Luther believed that Gods power was completely beyond mans comprehension and could only be accepted on f...
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Justification By Faith End Of History
2,453 words[Course Title] The Christian Faith - Justification The classical Christian insight is captured (but also obscured, as is the fate with all slogans) in the doctrine of "justification by faith. " When a slogan ceases to illuminate and itself becomes a cause of confusion and darkness, it has outlived its usefulness. Possibly that is the case with "justification by faith, " as significant theologians like Paul Tillich have argued. (Tillich 227) The theological presupposition of the notion of justifi...
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Protestant Reformation Martin Luther
1,372 wordsBlack Death through Reformation The XVI century reformation that arose largely in answer to the Protestant Reformation; sometimes called the Catholic Reformation. Although the Roman Catholic reformers shared the Protestants' revulsion at the corrupt conditions in the church, there was present none of the tradition breaking that characterized Protestantism. By this century, the corruption and bribery in Roman Catholic Church was beginning to extend and becoming common phenomenon. Simony, or tradi...
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Ninety Five Theses Roman Catholic Church
2,651 wordsMartin Luther was born November 10, 1483 in the town of Eisleben. His mother s name was Margaret Luther, and his father s name was Hans Luther. Hans Luther eventually moved at of Eisleben, because he was disappointed with business prospect. So he moved to Mansfeld to become a copper miner, because they had a lot of mining areas there. Martin Luther than attends several different schools as a child including Mansfeld Lateinschule in March 12, 1491 when he moved to Mansfeld with his father. Boardi...
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Noble Eightfold Path Four Noble Truths
2,221 wordsThe task at hand is quite impossible, especially in a ten-page paper. I am about to compare two entire religions, that is two entire belief systems that certain individuals have devoted their entire lives towards; that generations have sought to follow, further, and protect with their lives. I will attempt to do this, but please bear in mind that my personal views will inevitably surface to a great degree and I will be prone to taking sides. I believe in fact that these two systems are poles apa...
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King Henry Viii Roman Catholic Church
1,505 wordsChurch Reform Essay submitted by Unknown The Reformation of European religion in the 16 th century cannot be generally attributed to the secular spirit of the Italian Renaissance. Although the peasants saw bishops and abbots as part of a wealthy and oppressive ruling class and rebelled against the Roman Catholic Church for reasons primarily pertaining to the lavish adornments used by those aforementioned, their power was not great enough, nor did their reasons carry enough clout to start a refor...
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Church Of England Church And State
691 wordsThroughout the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church continued to assert its primacy of position. The growth of the papacy had paralleled the growth of the church, but by the end of the Middle Ages challenges to papal authority from the rising power of monarchical states had resulted in a loss of papal temporal authority. An even greater threat to papal authority and church unity arose in the sixteenth century when the unity of medieval European Christendom was irretrievably shattered by the Reformat...
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Confession Of Faith Kingdom Of God
1,621 wordsPuritans have had some bad press throughout the years. Often they have been ridiculed by Christians and secular's alike for their seemingly legalism and hypocritical attitude, but they also had some of the most interesting beliefs of the early religious groups. " They sought an intellectual, moral, and spiritual " clean-up" of institutionalized Christianity. Their standard of purity was the Bible. The most comprehensive, but concise articulation of their ideology is the Westminste...
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Roman Catholic Church Bread And Wine
1,656 wordsLuther s ideas and reforms on Christianity were in direct conflict with the Catholic Church. These ideas, reforms, and thoughts on faith was the spark plug that started the Protestant Reformation. Luther began his career as an Augustinian Monk in the Roman Catholic Church. Consequently, Luther was initially loyal to the papacy, and even after many theological conflicts, he attempted to bring about his reconciliation with the Church. But this didn t last long because Luther waged battle with the ...
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Ninety Five Theses Roman Catholic Church
1,241 wordsMartin Luther lived from 1483 - 1546. Luther was born on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the province of Saxony. His protestant view of Christianity started what was called the Protestant Reformation in Germany. Luthers intentions were to reform the medieval Roman Catholic Church. But firm resistance from the church towards Luthers challenge made way to a permanent division in the structure of Western Christianity. Luther lived in Mansfield and was the son of a miner. He later went on to study ...
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Roman Catholic Church Gift From God
2,892 wordsThis essay is concerned with Martin Luther (1483 - 1546), and his concept of Christianity. Luther began his ecclesiastical career as an Augustinian Monk in the Roman Catholic Church. Consequently, Luther was initially loyal to the papacy, and even after many theological conflicts, he attempted to bring about his reconciliation with the Church. But this was a paradox not to endure because in his later years, Luther waged a continual battle with the papacy. Luther was to become a professor of bibl...
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Roman Catholic Church Gift From God
2,784 wordsThis essay is concerned with Martin Luther (1483 - 1546), and his concept of Christianity. Luther began his ecclesiastical career as an Augustinian Monk in the Roman Catholic Church. Consequently, Luther was initially loyal to the papacy, and even after many theological conflicts, he attempted to bring about his reconciliation with the Church. But this was a paradox not to endure because in his later years, Luther waged a continual battle with the papacy. Luther was to become a professor of bibl...
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Faith In God Word Of God
2,002 wordsSola Fide vs. Sola Gratia Sola Fide, or the salvation by faith alone, has become the basis for the Protestant faith. When Luther split from the Catholic Church in 1517, his new doctrine was based on five key principles: 1) grace and sovereignty of God, 2) faith, 3) scripture as the word of faith, 4) the church as the fellowship of saints and the priesthood of all believers, and 5) the fallibility of man and his institutions. As important as all five of these tenants are, the first two, and espec...
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Soul And Body Body And Soul
5,429 wordsThe Philosophy: Soul The Soul The question of the reality of the soul and its distinction from the body is among the most important problems of philosophy, for with it is bound up the doctrine of a future life. Various theories as to the nature of the soul have claimed to be reconcilable with the belief of immortality, but it is a sure instinct that leads us to suspect every attack on the actuality or spirituality of the soul as an assault on the belief in existence after death. The soul may be ...
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Protestant Reformation Counter Reformation
982 wordsIn 1521, he was summoned again, this time by Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor. Luther went to the meeting known as a Diet in Worms, Germany. In his defense he said, Unless I am convinced by Scriptures and plain reason I do not accept the authority of Popes and councils, for they have contradicted each other. My conscience is captive to the word of God, I can not and I will not recant anything, for to go against my conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand. I can do no other: God help m...
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