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Faith-Based Behavior: A Psychological Explanation
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A 5 page discussion of how scripture influences behavior. The author uses dress codes from the Amish and Pentecostal faith to illustrate the theories of George Herbert Mead and Herbert Blumer. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPpsyRlg.rtf

Faith-Based Counseling
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7 pages in length. The role religion plays in counseling is a complementary one because of the intrinsic healing nature of faith. The extent to which spiritual health equates to mental health is both grand and far-reaching; that faith-based counseling utilizes familiar components of everyday life makes it a more accessible and comfortable experience when compared with the oftentimes esoteric nature of conventional therapies. While the common denominator among all therapeutic modalities is to bring a sense of balance to a patient's life when he or she is in the throes of psychological conflict, faith-based counseling does so in such a way that draws upon God's calming influence and the Bible's guiding Scripture, ultimately providing holistic structure to the counselor's intended objective. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCFaithCouns.rtf

Falun Gong
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This 18 page paper is comprised of three shorter papers that discuss various aspects of the movement known as Falun Gong. The first paper describes Falun Gong and its practices; the second discusses it with regard to charges that the Chinese government is murdering Falun Gong and harvesting their organs for transplants; the third discusses the way in which the Chinese government has reacted to the Falun Gong, why it is considered a threat, and the propaganda and efforts used to suppress it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVFlGong.rtf

Fate in The Alchemist
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An analysis of the concept of Fate as used by Coelho in The Alchemist, and the way in which predestination and free will are treated in the course of the narrative. Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: JLalchem.rtf

Female-Dominated Religion
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses Wicca, Islam and Judaism as they relate to the extent to which women are involved within the faith. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Feminist Critique of Religion
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A 7 page research paper that examines the feminist take on traditional religion. The writer discusses the feminist focus on inclusive language, and also the resurgence of "Goddess"-oriented religion. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khfemcri.rtf

Feminist Ideology and Judaism
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A 6 page discussion of the feminist movement in Judaism. Distinguishes between the more traditional Orthodox Jews and the more liberal branches and contends that the inequality which has traditionally existed between men and women has lessened but that even today the woman is regarding as having a definite societal place which differs from that of the man. Notes Jewish doctrine in regard to contemporary women's issues such as vary considerably even within the more progressive countries such as the United States. Addresses whether feminism is good for Judaism overall and, in contrast, the role that Orthodox Judaism has in a modern world. Concludes that the answer to these questions is an answer which will be derived not by men but by women working as equals to men in what was once a male dominated tradition. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPfemJew.wps

Feminist Theology
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A 5 page paper. More than 30 years ago, a feminist interpretation of theology was argued by early writers such as Mary Daly. Since then, there have been numerous writers addressing this topic. This essay defines feminist theology and discusses the basis for feminist theology's emergence. How some of the writers have approached the topic is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PGfemthe.rtf

Feminist Theology
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A 12 page research paper/essay that contrasts and compares Lisa Isherwood and Dorothea McEwan's Introducing Feminist Theology (2001) and Mary Kassian's The Feminist Gospel (1992). The writer argues that these texts offer two very different views of feminist theology. Kassian refers to this difference in her introduction when she states that "Biblical feminist believe that the Bible is properly interpreted as supporting the central tenets of feminist philosophy" (1992, p. 7). However, unlike "liberal religious feminists," Kassian maintains that "Biblical feminists" reject any "radical revision of the Scripture and the alteration of core Christian doctrine such as salvation and redemption" (1992, p. 7). This, in a nutshell, sums up the major philosophical difference between these two texts. As Isherwood and McEwan are two of the "liberal" religious feminists that Kassian dismisses out of hand. Examination of these texts and authors shows that, while they are in agreement that women are equal with men in the sight of God, they disagree about practically everything else. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khfemgod.rtf

FIDES ET RATIO
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A 9 page paper. The Supreme Pontiff said that all people are natural philosophers because they ask "Who am I?' "What is the meaning of life?" and other questions of this nature. This essay discusses how the Pope discusses these questions in the Introduction and first three chapters of his Encyclical. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGfides.RTF