One prominent aspect in Persian literature that distinguishes it from the literatures of other nations is the inclusive religious tone of this literature, especially from the tenth century (C.E.) onward. Divine messages heard from the tongues of the prophets of the Abrahamic religions are featured in Persian poetry. The poets and writers of Persian literature have given a prominent place to a n...

A Christmas season wouldn’t be complete without the annual complaint that the holiday has become too commercialized and that we need to put Christ back into Christmas, that he is the reason for the season. This gripe is not only misguided but has things backwards – Santa Claus is a better representative of the true spirit of Christmas than Jesus ever was or ever could be. As we will see, Christ...

For many Christians there is a renewed urgency about what constitutes Christian belief, and why, or why not, it might be important to share aspects of this with others in a multi-faith, global context. Interwoven in this search are issues of biblical interpretation, Christology and Soteriology. One of the di1culties in the current discussion is this: whilst the “solution” may be presumed to be ...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to investigate the views of major religions and cultural groups regarding the use of allogeneic and xenogeneic mesh for soft tissue repair. STUDY DESIGN We contacted representatives from Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Scientology, and Christianity (Baptists, Methodists, Seventh-Day Adventists, Catholics, Lutherans, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Evang...

To my treasured wife Marti-my eternal companion To the Lord Jesus Christ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS They have encouraged, advised and led me along this path. I want to thank members of the Meiler Lab – Dr. Edward W. Lowe for his help with GPU acceleration, Brian Weiner for his help in programming and introduction to the lab, Mariusz Butkeivicz and Jeff Mendenhall for their insight and assistance thro...

The Jewish people cannot and do not accept that Jesus Christ is their messiah. He may have been a good man, a prophet, a miracle worker, a healer, an observant Jew, or all of these, but they continue to insist that he was not their messiah. Many reasons are usually given for this rejection, but there is one reason that has persisted from the times of Jesus himself and therefore presents itself ...

This essay affirms that clergy ethics is the resultant life and personal activity which are derived from a transformed character, developed and shaped by faithful obedience to the practical instruction concerning relational responsibilities found in the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, and integrated into a life of integrity which gives credibility to the Christian message and the viability...

lark Williamson pictures the church as a movement of “companions on the way.” Through this image he wants us to see the church as a communion of persons “in the presence of Jesus Christ” seeking to extend the love of God and neighbor throughout all creation. Williamson’s imagery is evocative: the church is a communion of companions headed toward a goal, a goal defined by the presence of Jesus C...