The Not so Holy Matrimony By Roshan Rathod Gender‚ Culture and Development University of Pune Introduction: The theme of this essay is to highlight the modernity of the traditional ‘arranged marriage’ practices and its economics in the Marwari Jain community while looking at the larger Indian (read Hindu) culture. It is with the motive of highlighting the ‘structural violence’ that one is subjected to as a result of this practice by legitimizing it with culture. Structural violence refers to
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place inspired by the Holy Spirit or they may be what some theologian or biblical student has dreamed up. Although the Holy Spirit is part of the Godhead the saints of the Old Testament era did not think of Him as a separate divine being but rather as a powerful force of God. This force was believed to be proof of the presence of God. The development of the doctrine and role of the Holy Spirit took many centuries. There was little attention given to the doctrine of the Holy Spirit prior to the
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having a gender perspective in archaeology better helps archaeologists to understand different groups of people. As feminist archaeology has risen‚ there are those who argue against it‚ insisting that it is essential to maintain a neutral‚ non gender biased perspective when dealing with artifacts of the past. Willey insists that it is important to systematically explore the relevance of feminist insights as well as approaches in archaeology. Willey argues that in fact “a feminist perspective‚ among other
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Reform in the Holy Land: The Decline of Judaism vis-à-vis Christianity Judaism has been a strong influence in religious and philosophical thought. However‚ out of it sprang Christianity‚ and in less than a century‚ had won over a billion converts. This was something that Judaism had failed to do. Considering their common roots‚ one is led to wonder why Christianity succeeded in such a phenomenal way. Paul‚ in his epistle to the Romans‚ represented the common Christian belief that to the Jews
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Perspectives Having perspectives on topics is an important part of our life. Perspectives are important because it impacts on our choices. Our perspective in how we look at things makes a person different from others around us. As we mature we change our points of view but in some cases because of a person’s background‚ surroundings and their previous experiences you may not have any input on some matters throughout life. Ultimately‚ it is essential to ensure you have a changing and developing view
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Lowell Perspectives Life Span & Introduction to Sociology PSYC-2314-S03 In class we have been discussing the analogy of perspectives. A perspective is a way of seeing‚ also thought of as a ‘point of view’. This mental view or outlook can both enhance and constrain how we view the world in our own eyes. In the field of psychology and sociology there are many ways to perceive our world in which we live. No one perspective alone can define the world. Each perspective has its
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Perspective is described as “a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.”. Pursuit may be defined as the action of following and pursuing someone‚ thus pursuing knowledge would be the action or the process in which we follow and find new knowledge. When obtaining new knowledge‚ we need to base what we learn on personal knowledge‚ which serves a single individual‚ their beliefs‚ their perspectives‚ such as feeling regarding personal information‚ or shared knowledge
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Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary John’s view of the Holy Spirit as it unfolds in the Fourth Gospel. A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. James A. Mann In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course John NBST 615 By Daniel A. Nichols L-25154896 June 29‚ 2014 Contents of Table of Contents………………….……………………….……………….……..2 I. Introduction………….……………….………………………………...……....3 II. Passages with the Holy Spirit……….…..……………………….......................4 III. Unique
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Christian Spirituality has been challenged and confused by different practical options .In the book The Holy Longing‚ the author Rolheiser mentions four nonnegotiable essentials that are important to develop a Christian spiritual life. According to the book‚ Jesus mentions these four components as the pillars of the Christian discipleship. The first essential of Christian Spirituality is private prayer and private morality. I agree with the author when he refers to this pillar as an important feature
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must first focus on perspective; in particular‚ the perspective worth examining is the non-inclusive history in feminist literature. To examine this history well‚ feminists adopted the intersectional lens‚ which allowed them to examine the post-“second storm” movement more in-depth. With the adoption of the intersectional lens‚ we see that feminist women‚ no matter their origin‚ are all striving for equality. Henceforth‚ the “storm metaphor” comes into play allowing feminists to obtain a worldly
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