situation guides an individual on what they should do but also the principle of agape (love). In Fletcher’s book he suggests that Christians should make the right choices without blindly following rules but rather by thinking for themselves. Decisions should be made on the sole basis of one rule – agape. Such love involves doing the best thing possible for the other party involved. So maxims could be ignored if they don’t serve agape‚ for example if a priest is presented by a young lady who is having underage
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[Writer Name] [Supervisor Name] [Subject] [Date] Christianity vs. Jainism I have selected Christianity and Jainism‚ two of the foremost world beliefs as the two beliefs I would like to compare. I chose these two beliefs because of my familiarity with Christianity and my concern in liking to discover more about Jainism. I begun my study by liking to understand about their likenesses but completed up discovering many more about their differences. I will start by giving a short abstract on each
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Love‚ Sex and Gender in the World Religions Edited by Joseph Runzo and Nancy Martin Introduction Two forces which gathered strength in the last half of the twentieth century now dominate the world religions at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The first is the globalization of religions and their resulting encounter with each other‚ and the second is the need to redefine attitudes toward gender as women have stepped forward to insist that their full humanity be acknowledged
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Psychoanalytic Approach The psychoanalytic approach on personality states that human behavior is determined by irrational forces‚ and the unconscious as well as instinctual and biological drives. When talking about the Psychoanalytic approach one should automatically think of the name Sigmund Freud. Freud was the first to develop a system of psychotherapy called psychoanalysis. He was an Austrian neurologist who used hypnosis to treat his patients. Freud discovered the unconscious through the observation
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person can discuss Aristotle’s perfect and imperfect friendships‚ they must first understand the meaning of philia. Philia‚ is a Greek word which translates to "friendship" which is an emotional connection amongst human beings2. This connection or bond provides the foundation for all forms of relations among people. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ he expresses friendship in terms of philia. This idea is completely different then the modern classification as it is more general in its explanation
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2. Introduction History and its influence on British 17th century’s literature By regarding British’ literary works up to the 17th century‚ one can recognize many parallels to the history and culture of that time. In my following term paper I am though going to investigate where the parallels between history‚ culture and literature are. I will do so by using chosen passages from British literary texts from the Renaissance and Restoration Literature. Therefore I will first define the characteristics
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The Ancient Greek word‚ ’Eros’‚ translates into English as "Love". Love is generally viewed by society as an intense feeling of deep affection‚ however‚ love does not pertain to any one object or desire. Rather many various forms of love are believed to be in existence. Some of these more common forms entail romantic love‚ spiritual love‚ materialistic love‚ familial love‚ and sensual love‚ and many others. Within the Bernadete translation of the Plato’s Symposium‚ a gathering is held between the
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1 PROFILE OF NGO Logo :- Organization Name :- Regenerated Organizations Of Implore (Roi) Type :- Non-Profit Organization (Trust) Founded :- 1994 Reg. No. :- 33/98 Founders :- Mr. Raji James & Ms. Renu Raji Headquarters :- House No. 81‚ New SBI Colony‚ Fair Field‚ Digha‚ Patna- 800011 Bihar‚ India Key People :- Mr. Raji James‚ Ms. Renu & Dr. Judith Area Served :- India‚ Nepal Key Focuses :- Orphanage‚ Youth
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Christian beliefs. Fletcher’s new approach to Christian love was clearly stated using his six fundamental principles; to show that agape overrules all other laws - any decision with unconditional love and selfless motives at the heart of it will always end with a desirable result. Fletcher used a quote by Tillich
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language of the New Testament) uses two different words to describe and define love. The most commonly used Greek word translated "love" in the New Testament is "agape." This love is represented by God’s love for us. It is a non-partial‚ sacrificial love probably best exemplified by God’s provision for our rebellion: "For God so loved (agape) the world‚ that He gave His only begotten Son‚ that whoever believes in Him should not perish‚ but have eternal life. (John 3:16)” The Greek word "phileo" defines
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