to become more unified under the Christian religion. Under Gregory VII‚ the papacy became more centralized and there was a “more frequent and more effective exercise of papal authority” (O’Callahan 201). Alfonso’s main military leader was Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar‚ or “El Cid”‚ with whom he had a tumultuous relationship. Historically‚ under Alfonso‚ the Cid was able to free Valencia from the control of the Almoravids‚ becoming the first Christian military leader to do so‚ and began to conquer lands all
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‘The highest Christian law is love’ Assess this view Christianity is both legalistic and antinomian‚ which sounds quite paradoxical as legalistic means that there are rules for every situation‚ and antinomian means that there are no rules. I don’t mean this directly but it contains parts of both. Christianity is legalistic‚ this is quite obvious as the Bible is full of commandments and stories stating what you shall or shall not do. For example ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ (Mark 12:31). However
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My Antonia is not a work of Christian fiction‚ it does have underlying truths that can connect to what is written in the Bible. Christians can use their perspective as a tool‚ utilizing it to help understand some of the main themes in the text. Could certain struggles in the story have been handled differently by a Christian? Can a Christian’s perspective change the way something is normally viewed? A Christian must be able to forgive and put others first‚ unlike what Peter and Pavel did in the story
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Beowulf‚ an epic poem from around 1000 AD‚ has a mixture of Christian and Pagan ideas. Both of these elements combine together to make this a coherent poem. There are some aspects of Beowulf from a Christian standpoint‚ such as him being a good man and acts as if he is fearless and noble when fighting for his people. He also shows points from a Pagan view like craving the amounts of fame he will receive when he defeats another monster. The poem shows both sides when Beowulf refers to his victory
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Religious Persecution of Christian Beliefs What is religious persecution? At the beginning of this project‚ I thought religious persecution was a black and white topic with a clear definition. I thought that religious persecution was simply the persecution of a group because of their religious faith. However‚ I discovered that there are no simple explanations of religious persecution‚ and it is a much more complex and controversial issue than I had imagined. In fact‚ some events categorized
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been greatly affected by my parent’s teachings and my past church experiences. I come from a Christian theistic world that contrasts many other worldviews. A naturalistic worldview is one of the many contradicting worldviews that do not agree with a Christian theistic perspective. Ultimate reality is something that is the supreme‚ final‚ and fundamental power in all reality. The ultimate reality of a Christian Theist is God. I believe God created the Heavens and the Earth. Jesus is the holy messiah
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What is a worldview? A worldview is how an individual looks at the world and how it works. It is how an individual views and interprets the world they live in. It is an individual’s attitude and ideas about the world that they live in. The biblical/Christian worldview The biblical/Christian worldview of Origin is basically that everything originated from and by God. Everything that exist is because of God and it is God that created everyone and everything. In the beginning was God‚ therefore
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“Pliny and Trajan on the Christians” “Pliny and Trajan on the Christians” was a letter written during 112 A.D. by Pliny the b governor of Bithynia to the Emperor Trajan. According to William Harris‚ “This is the first reference to the "Christian Problem" in the Roman world‚ it is absolutely authentic and an apparently not-touched-up document” ( ). The spread of Christianity became out of control‚ so Pliny has to ask for help. The responsibility falls on Pliny on what type of consequences and
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"What are the challenges of being a Christian teen in today’s school system & how can you overcome them?" My name is Sarah and I am going to discuss the challenges of being a Christian teen in today’s school system and how I can overcome them. There are many challenges that I face being in a public high school system. I have been bullied before and wasn’t too sure how to solve the problem. I asked many friends and they were always like just smack the person. I don’t like to use violence in
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Christian Theism vs. Deism Although in a lot of areas Christian Theism and Deism are viewed as basically the same‚ they actually show many differences in their worldviews. One of the main reasons that they are different is because in Christian Theism the bible is the prime source of authority‚ what it says is what goes. However‚ in Deism‚ the bible is again part of the prime source of authority but also human reason is taken into account. For instance‚ in the bible it says that Jesus walked
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