The astonishing acoustical quality of Hagia Sophia lives in harmony with its architectural and engineering magnificence. The baldness of its imperial creator and the technical savvy of architects and builders present today an unmatched structure that survived almost 1500 years, since 537. A description of Hagia Sophia, written in 544 by Prokopios [1] illustrates the awe with which Hagia Sophia ...

The search and discussion of God are never-ending in the study history human civilization. Humans always want to prove existence through arguments from thoughts, mystical experiences, or scriptures. Whether is personal not also an exciting topic discussion, including question God's gender, which discussed this article. method used research philosophical hermeneutics. results 1) gender Hindu con...

Feminine language for God has been largely absent within Christianity. However, a focus on feminine aspects of the divine can help Christians reclaim characteristics of God that get lost in a religion where language of God the Father is pervasive. This paper addresses the use of Mother as a metaphor for God and its implications for a therapeutic context. The current conversation around parental...

treatment and cure, the closest co-operation is needed between physicians of the body, psychiatrists of the soul, and those called to be dispensers of the Word of God and of His Holy Spirit. That co-operation is not yet as close and well-informed on all sides as it should be, and for that reason is not yet as effective in ministering the healing power of God to sufferers as it should be and wil...

Do forgiving God primes strengthen support for state-sanctioned punishment? Laurin et al (2012) found that beliefs in powerful, intervening Gods (both in general and when made salient) reduce people’s endorsement of state-sanctioned punishment. In light of this, we investigated whether the manner in which God intervenes (via forgiveness or punishment) influences people’s endorsement of state-sa...

Modern brutality, which found its culmination in using weapons of mass destruction (WMD) against humanity, is the dark side of the principal teachings of the Enlightenment. The great thinkers of the Enlightenment, blaming religion as the main source of violence, removed God from the center of Western political and social thought to replace it with human. Although they were not conscious of the ...

Reincarnation is a major facet of the eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Many sects have variant views of reincarnation. Here is a general summary of the basic principles. Most hold to a pantheistic view of God. Pantheism comes from the Greek pan meaning “all” and concept of theism meaning “God.” In Pantheism, God is an impersonal force made up of all things; the universe is God and Go...

Reincarnation is a major facet of the eastern religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Many sects have variant views of reincarnation. Here is a general summary of the basic principles. Most hold to a pantheistic view of God. Pantheism comes from the Greek pan meaning “all” and concept of theism meaning “God.” In Pantheism, God is an impersonal force made up of all things; the universe is God and Go...

Philosophers have often misunderstood Kierkegaard’s views on the nature and purposes of God due to a fascination with his earlier, pseudonymous works. We examine many of Kierkegaard’s later works with the aim of setting forth an accurate view on this matter. The portrait of God that emerges is a personal and fiercely loving God with whom humans can and should enter into relationship. Far from a...