COMPARATIVE RELIGION

A majority of Americans believe the Bible holds the answer to life's basic questions. Islamic terrorists believe their faith holds similar answers and act upon that belief. To continue our ignorance of our and others' faith is foolhardy.

In the secular context of contemporary Western society, science and religion play roles of almost complete opposition. During the Renaissance, the dual categories of 'Science' and 'Religion' coexisted as a homogenous entity used to pursue theological investigation.

This analysis compares the psychoanalytic theories of Freud and Jung, specifically in relation to fantasy and the religious impulse.

This study of symbols from Hinduism and Christianity as found in the film ends with a blurb about an opinion poll for addenda probes beyond antisemitism and excessive violence.

My religious life has turned on a series of confrontations and contradictions.

Discover the fun of riding down a radio wave, headed out of the transmitter into the antenna. On your trip, you both visit the End of Time, the realm of God, plus you go back in time, too!

A brief narrative of how my religious convictions were transformed from Christianity to Taoism.

Results of the recent survey conducted by the highly regarded Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life demonstrated Americans achingly dismal acquaintance with religion in general but also a shocking ignorance of even the precepts of their own faith.

I have studied comparative religion for a number of years. I went to see the Buddhist relics when they were in St. Louis and plan on viewing the Catholic ones as well.

A comparative look at scientific and philosophical thought from antiquity to present.

A paper reviewing all of the components of religion within Primal religions

A look at virginity through several different mediums such as sociological, historical, and religion.

Almost half of all American have left the religion of their upbringing to either switch to a different one or break alliances altogether.....

This article talks about my opinion on whether I consider Buddhism a religion or a way of life. Read and see what I think and if you agree.

Better understand humanity through philsophy, religion, literature and history in Comparative Literature and Humanities classes offered at CU.

This paper will look at the aspects of Wicca from ritual ceremonies to the environment in which Wicca is practiced. Wicca is not new, it just "is".

American holidays in the eyes of a Russian. What holidays are similar between US and Russia? Even though their names might be different, the essence of these Russian and American holidays is similar.

My impressions of this academic look at Japan's folk religion.

The abuses that led to the Protestant Reformation instigated the formation of splinter denominations within, and without, the Catholic Church. The Reformation enabled a diversity of thought that led to a revolution: the divorce of science and theology.

This event marked the beginning of today's fastest growing religions, Islam. Islam is a monotheistic religion defined by the five pillars of Islam: faith, fasting, pilgrimage, prayer, and alms.

Through the course of man's development the search for religious and spiritual development has been critical. Even in modern times, man's struggle to understand both his development and his evolution continues.

An analysis of why many cultures exhibit features of ancestor worship.

Comparing my cultural influences, which are primarily Dutch Catholic, to Buddhist beliefs and rituals.

This is the fourth column I wrote for This Pagan Life in the Today's Fantasy Fiction magazine.

Many people say that Agnostics are taking the easy way out. This couldn't be further from the truth.

Originally written in 2004...The Narrative. This Christmas we still have an elf in the White House. We still have the tragedy of an unjustified war that is killing innocents.We still have the hypocrisy of so-called moral values.

A cursory discussion of the symbolism of the Ara Pacis, and the notion of myth-based history.

The washing and shrouding rituals are important in an Islamic burial and the mosques in United States have stepped in to ease the process and get land marked for their dead. Also, they have adapted by relaxing some of the rules to fit in American laws...