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Revelation of Muhammad
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the revelation of the Prophet Muhammad. Bibliography lists 4 sources. These revelations were brought to him from Allah by the archangel Gabriel and because of this experience Muhammad rejected the polytheistic religion of his fellow Arabs
Filename: khrevmo.rtf

Review of "The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form"
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A 5 page paper reviewing the 2001 revised edition of this book by Eugene Lowry. The book’s author notes that preachers come away from some sermons with a sense of satisfaction in knowing that a specific sermon was “good,” but without means to define how it was good or what made it that way. He likens the study of homiletics to looking up a word in the dictionary to discover its spelling: “you have to have the answer before you can probe the question!” (2). He asserts that the most effective sermon is one that tells a story; he invests the remainder of the book in explaining how that is so. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KSrelHomilPlot.rtf

Review of Thomas á Kempis’ The Imitation of Christ
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In five pages this paper both reviews and responds to this text and contains information on its purported author, text summary, critical analysis, and a personal response. No additional sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGimichrist.rtf

REVIEW: FOUR FACES - A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF JESUS THE DIVINE
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This paper examines and analyzes BBC journalist Mark Tully's book that attempts to define who Jesus Christ was in terms of his divinity. The review points out that Tully's work points out that Jesus was human, whose actions made him divine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTtulchr.rtf

REVIEW: THE PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH
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This paper offers a sample review on the book, Rick Warren's The Purpose-Driven Church. In addition to providing an overview of what the book is about, the paper discusses the controversy the book has already created, as well as why the book's content is worth reading.
Filename: MTchurch.rtf

Rewriting the Ending to the Book of Acts
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A 4 page research paper that makes the observation that the Book of Acts ends with a “cliffhanger,” as the apostle Paul is under house arrest in Rome, awaiting his trial (Miller 39). The reader naturally wonders what happens, but there is no universal consensus among scholars about this point. The writer discusses scholarship and proposes a new ending for the Book of Acts that addresses how the lives of Peter and Paul ended. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khpetpal.rtf

Reynolds/Foundations of Christianity
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A 3 page essay that looks at Stephen Reynolds' The Foundations of Christianity. The writer argues that one might describe this work as a "Cliff Notes" study guide or the "Reader's Digest" version of several centuries of history that cover the time both before and after the life of Jesus. No topic is covered in depth, but everything of note from a religious standpoint is at least mentioned. A summation and analysis of this work is offered. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khrevjc.rtf

Righteous War Examined Within the Context of R.K. Narayan’s Translation of “The Ramayana”
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A 3 page paper which discusses whether or not there is actually such a legitimate notion as a righteous war. No additional sources are used.
Filename: TGrightwar.rtf

Rise of Islam
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In ten pages this paper examines the origins and rise of the Islam religion. Six sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGrislam.rtf

Rite Of Prebaptism Of Initiation
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A 16 page paper that discusses the historical, Scriptural, cultural, symbolic and magisterial aspects of the rite of prebaptism of initiation into the church. The focus and emphasis for this essay is the works of Cyril of Jerusalem in the fourth century. Cyril believed in imitation and symbols, for instance, Cyril had prebaptismal students turn to the West to renounce Satan because the West is a symbol of darkness and Satin represents darkness. The changes during the fourth century were so dramatic, they literally changed the rite of baptism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGcyril.rtf