Choose a particular scientist/natural philosopher and investigate the relationship between science and religion in the context of this figure.
watch an episode of The Story of God (On Netflix) , or you can watch Come Sunday (also on Netflix). After you watch the movie, write a Reflection Paper of 800-900 words that includes what you saw/heard, how the beliefs and/or practices in the movie relate, what surprised you, what was exactly as you expected, […]
Students will answer the question “what is religion?” by comparing and contrasting the beliefs and practices of various religious traditions in a final 6-10 page research paper, using only the materials assigned in the course. Students will be required to address the “elliptical” character of religion in that their definition must touch on both the […]
Black lives matter makes a critique of a word order that Christianity helped create. The church must listen. It must reflect. Having done that, it must make practical steps to correct itself. Critically this statement in the light of the lived experiences of black christian in the world. What aspects of your ecclesiology would you […]
Artemis, Athena, The Amazons and how they made masculine activities more feminine.
Description Now that you are exploring Africa on your next continental adventure for Religious News, you will come across many religious practices. For this news report, your boss has asked you to examine the religious beliefs you witness in Africa by reporting back on the following components: compare and contrast ceremonies performed by African religions […]
How has the tradition of Islam responded to the challenges of modernity and the Enlightenment?
Discuss the importance of Pastoral Care and the factors with church administration. The respective congregational contexts and conduct in-depth research on pertinent and contemporary aspects of said topic, culminating in a 7-10-page research paper or project (excluding title, bibliography. Papers must include (and cite) at least five appropriate sources and must include implications for parish/church […]
Description Thread: James Fowler was an American theologian who was the professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University. He has produced several pieces of literature illustrating his theory of faith development. This week, you will review an article that introduces his stages of faith in relation to the developmental concepts you have learned […]
Guidelines: The most basic technique involved is to determine what kind of questions need to be asked on a particular text. Are they questions of what? where? when? why? who? how? Remember that every answer to the question has to be demonstrated. The goal in an interpretive essay is to evaluate the text you have […]
