Essays on Religion

Theistic philosopher William Cage debated atheistic philosopher Peter Millican on the theme, Does God Exist? The debate was an enlightening and interesting one as it covered a wide range of topics each aimed at justifying their premise. The friendly nature of the debate was worth appreciating as no participant attacked...

The World and Machines as Similarities in Functionality The world and machines can be seen as being similar as they are products of human minds and a supernatural being. The analogy can be due to the complexity in their functionality that they both exhibit. The teleological argument by David Hume is...

Jesuits - A Society within the Roman Catholic Church Jesuits is a society within the Roman Catholic Church that was founded by Ignatius of Loyola and instituted by Pope Paul III with the purpose of propagating the Catholic faith. This is done through abiding to chastity, obedience to Christ and Pope...

The Edinburgh 1910 World Missionary has often been considered as one of the most famous missions conferences through time. The main reason for this is that it is known as the cradle to the modern ecumenical movements. Nonetheless, it lacks denominational, gender, ethnical and geographical diversity. Despite this, it gave...

I write this letter to Christians in the church who believe in the Kingdom of God as described in the Bible. The message relates to the various concerns the church faces today that have resulted in Christians being more self-absorbed rather than evangelistic in nature. These issues include racism that...

Since the onset of the 20th century, sports have grown in the quality of competition and followership in a way that can be compared to religion only. Most people have at least one favorite sports team that they follow and support. Soccer fans are counting days to the start of...

The Protestant Reformation started as a determination to bring reforms to the practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church. Germany is considered to have been the origin of the reformations in 1517 when Martin Luther published the 95 theses reacting to what he viewed as abuse in the sale of...

In the contemporary society, religion is a fundamental element. Consequently, various religious programs and groupings have emerged. Religious groups are different based on the doctrines and the strong beliefs they believe. Though not intrinsically different, religion is vital in every society as it helps instill discipline and morals. Based on...

The Relationship Between the Ancient Church and the State The most important issue that faced the ancient church was its relationship with the state. According to John Roberson (2015), the ancient church tried not to draw close to the state; however, some tendencies led to it having close involvements with the...

The term war refers to a state of armed conflict between different states or societies and is usually characterized by extreme aggression, mortality, and destructions (Jerryson " Juergensmeyer, 2010). The wars are usually carried out by irregular and regular military forces that results in massive civilian deaths and casualties.  A...

Dalai Lama has been able to address so many issues that have tended to affect the human life especially the spiritual perspective. So many people from across the globe usually wants to achieve that fundamental need in life which is mainly focused on ensuring that they are able to live...

The Euthyphro Dilemma The Euthyphro dilemma originated from Plato's dialogue, Euthyphro, in which Socrates inquires whether "Is the pious loved by gods because it is pious, or is it pious because it is loved by the gods (Brickhouse and Nicholas)?" The impasse brought about significant effects on the philosophical theism of...