RELIGIOUS INFLUENCES ON VIETNAM I understand there to be copious amounts of influential events which triggered trends in Vietnamese culture. The Chinese influence in Vietnam may have likely led to its communist political system. Vietnamese nationalism may have contributed to the difficulties the French faced during its colonization of Vietnam. However‚ I believe that the most relevant contribution to contemporary Vietnamese culture is the religious diversity and how it contributes to Vietnam’s
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Looking to the Bible: the original identity of the Church as being missionary by nature According to Van Gelder‚ the nature of the Biblical church is based heavily on the sense that it is a social community rather than a collection of individuals. Similar to the reality of the Trinity‚ this social community is now living in reconciled relationship with God and with one another. The author shows this new community with four main and distinct characteristics. 1) The church as a people of God “live
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Socrates‚ in his conviction from the Athenian jury‚ was both innocent and guilty as charged. In Plato’s Five Dialogues‚ accounts of events ranging from just prior to Socrates’ entry into the courthouse up until his mouthful of hemlock‚ both points are represented. Socrates’ in dealing with moral law was not guilty of the crimes he was accused of by Meletus. Socrates was only guilty as charged because his peers had concluded him as such. The laws didn’t find Socrates guilty; Socrates was guilty
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People have different beliefs on what is considered “right” and “wrong.” The idea that the truth is relative simply means that “what is true for me is true for me‚ and what is true for you is true for you.” There have been problems with this view however‚ because there is not a definitive meaning to the idea that the truth is relative; it is only a matter of opinion because the truth is the truth whether you believe it or not. For example‚ if a person is a vegetarian‚ then to that person‚ eating
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probable—she was from childhood shyly aware (as she would put it) of her own participation in humanity that requires a certain deportment as person‚ but also as an artist presenting simulacra of persons through her special gift as artist. Now because piety requires a recognition of limit by the artist as both in himself and in the attendant complex of
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There is a runaway trolley barreling down the railway tracks. Ahead on the tracks there are five people tied up and unable to move. The trolley is headed straight for them. You are some distance off the tracks on a footbridge standing next to a very large or fat man; we will call him the portly fella. You can push the man off the bridge‚ and his body will fall onto the tracks and stop the trolley from killing the five people‚ but will kill the portly fella. You have two options: (1) Do nothing
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for a person to kill another person. The question involves is when is killing another person considered justified or acceptable in terms of ethics and morals? Additionally‚ one must acknowledge the theme of the work as Euthyphro is trying to define piety
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warship of the parrot‚ Lou Lou. Felicite represents each of these themes partly in her own ignorance and simplicity and‚ as a result‚ it is seemingly difficult to validate the authenticity of her religious experience and views. However‚ it is this piety that‚ in the end‚ affords her contentment with her own life. And in this sense‚ everyone’s personal religious experiences are expressly unique and genuine‚ thus proving their legitimacy. Orphaned at a young age‚ Felicite grows up working on farms
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HISTORY OF ART FOLLOWING THE COUNCIL OF TRENT (1543 - 63)‚ THE COUNTER REFORMATION CHURCH REQUIRED THAT ART SHOULD PROVIDE AN EMOTIONAL STIMULUS TO PIETY AND INVOLVE THE SPECTATOR. WITH THIS IN MIND‚ HOW DID GIANLORENZO BERNINI (1598-1680) FIND NEW WAYS OF REINVENTING STATUES OF CHRISTIAN FEELING? Quod non fecerunt barbari Fecerunt Barberini Anonimous[1] Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) is considered to be “the artist who most profoundly shaped the public
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and therefore‚ caused tension. Basically‚ it states that men are to work and make money for the family. A woman’s goal was to find a husband and have children. Women were also expected to have four main cardinal virtues - piety‚ purity‚ submissiveness‚ and domestication. Piety is‚ basically‚ grace. Women were to expected to always be dainty and lovely. Purity speaks for itself. Women were expected to stay abstinent until marriage. Submissiveness means that the woman should‚ once married to a man
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