2014: Faith and Society, The Spectrum of Religion
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Religion as Identity, the Changing Face of Paiwan Spirituality
(2014-04-12)The Paiwan are an indigenous group living in Taiwan. Traditionally, they identify themselves as the descendants of a marriage between a human woman and a serpent. This first husband has been deified, and it is believed ... -
Becoming St. Xenia: A Study of Sanctity and Madness
(2014-04-12)Through researching the holy fool Saints of Russia this paper hopes to unearth the scope and significance of sainthood in the Russian Orthodox tradition. This work examines the multitude of relationships with regards to ... -
A Technologically Disadvantaged Heritage: A Case Study of Morija Archives
(2014-04-12)This paper seeks to showcase the importance of the Morija Archives and how best to make sure that these records are preserved in the best way possible. The Morija Archives were started by the first missionary to Masitise ... -
Religion in the Bedroom: The Influence of Christianity on Medieval European Marriage and Sexuality
(2014-04-12)In the Middle Ages sexuality was seen as something dangerous to the morality of good Christians. It was viewed as something that needed to be controlled and regulated by the moral authority of the Catholic Church. The ... -
Ancient Greek Sacrifice: The Effect of Pre-battle Sacrifice on Strategic Decision Making
(2014-04-12)The main question which drives this paper is this: how did omens and sacrifices before battles truly affect decision making in Ancient Greek history. Did the results of religious rituals truly override possible strategic ... -
Catching Fire: Religion, Ritual, and the Mind
(2014-04-12)This paper examines the element of fire through a cognitive archaeological lens, in relation to multi-tiered cosmologies found in religious and ritual milieus. Furthermore, this paper maintains that a “holistic” archaeological ... -
The Challenge of God
(2014-04-12)“Classical theism,” refers to St. Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica, which is also known as the Doctrine of God. Over time there have been many people who have affirmed Aquinas’ teachings about God, while others have strongly ... -
Martyrdom According to John Sobrino
(2014-04-12)This paper examines how Jon Sobrino’s definition of what constitutes a martyr has changed over the past twenty-five years. We start with an examination of how the Catholic Church views martyrdom. Sobrino begins his critique ... -
Rumble with the Government: Muhammad Ali, The Nation of Islam and Black Nationalism
(2014-04-12)Very rarely does politics and religion find a place in the field of American sports. Muhammad Ali, however, was an individual whose career incorporated religious and political influences. Save Jackie Robinson, no other ... -
Why Don’t We Talk About It?: The Holocaust and Anti-Semitism in Jewish Made Comic Books, 1963-1989
(2014-04-12)on of comic creators in the years it was active, this paper also examines the legitimization of comic books as both a literary and visual art form and the roles these comic book creators played in that struggle.The Jewish ... -
Acculturation and Material Representations of Faith in Graveyard Memorialization of German Immigrants in the Wisconsin Holyland
(2014-04-12)The Holyland is a rural area east of Lake Winnebago in east-central Wisconsin. Beginning in the 1830s, the Holyland was an area of chain migration for German Catholic farmers from Rhenish Prussia. The population of the ... -
Transfer of Power from Christ to Self: A Close Reading of Emily Dickinson’s Poem 454
(2014-04-12)The United States of America was founded largely on the idea of religious freedom. The laws of this country were written with religious references weaved in and out of the political wording, and on its money was written ...
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