Abstract Genesis 18–19 presents an ambiguous image of God, as the deity is portrayed in narrative both YHWH and a human being. This article examines this ambiguity representation God Israel with focus on literary development narrative. It argued that traces ancient Yahweh religion, which did not exclude appearance form (simultaneously human, one figure multiple figures), are found throughout co...

BACKGROUND In the nursing profession, it is apparent that the definition of caring differs between various perspectives. This article compares the difference of caring in Islamic with the Parse and Watson theories. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we use concept analyses of Walker-Avants and compare research methods. Material used is all Islamic documents. RESULTS According to Islamic d...

In the explanation of universe, five gods, planets, man, and soul, science philosophy are mutually exclusive. From time to time, scholars, poets, mystics have been explaining depending on their field knowledge. Philosophy is always man's search object as such theme poetry poets. Mahakavi Bharathiyar was source innovation in revolution society, well giving richness impetus development Tamil lite...

Proverbs as a part of colloquial literature are always nourished by religion, culture, traditions, and philosophical beliefs of a community, and thus they mirror the common beliefs of a people. The frequent repletion of a proverb pregnant with a specific thought makes that type of thought a behavioral pattern and affects the actions and behaviors of the people of a society. In the Iranian socie...

We describe and evaluate an integrative hypothesis for the origin and evolution of human religious cognition and behaviour, based on maximization of inclusive fitness. By this hypothesis, the concept of God is represented by one's circle of kin and social salience, such that serving God and serving this circle become synonymous. The theory is supported by data from anthropology, evolutionary th...

A. Cosmological proof of the Existence of God In the 3rd Meditation, Descartes attempts to prove that God (i) exists, (ii) is the cause of the essence of the meditator (i.e. the author of his nature as a thinking thing), and (iii) the cause of the meditator's existence (both as creator and conserver, i.e. the cause that keeps him in existence from one moment to the next). The proof that God exi...