Jenkins makes some very valid and truthful statements in his book, and it is highly regarded as being one of the best books on Christian history, but I myself did not enjoy the book. I found this book to be written in a very confusing manner. ... He wrote the book as if each topic in within the chapters was another chapter in itself, instead of including only related topics within each chapter. ... The book unquestionably had some strengths and some weaknesses. ... I think for the book to be effective, it needs to be laid out better. ...

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Furthermore, the fact that this quite complex chapter is only one part of a book indicates the great depth of study that is required in the philosophy of international relations. A contributing factor to the complexity of the chapter is the way in which it is structured. ... Proceeding from the Crusades to the end of the chapter, the historical account switches focus from Stoicism to periods in Christian history where Stoicism is decreasingly present. ... Regardless of the confusion and the lack of understanding that this chapter generates, Parkinson offers a great deal of information fo...

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When Paine opens up his third chapter with the statement that he does not mean to write in disrespect of Jesus Christ, it is obvious that he truly believes that the man, Jesus Christ, was a virtuous, moral, and benevolent man. ... However, he says, the book does not claim itself to be a work of poetry. ... For example, he states in chapter four that only most of the stories about Jesus Christ are unbelievable. ... Proving that Addison's poem is more powerful than the book. Listing countless scientific discoveries from the wheel to the universe should recognize the fact that Paine argues w...

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Philip Yancey's book The Jesus I Never Knew shows primarily his two views of Jesus. ... The book looks three aspects of Jesus. ... In the second chapter the very human conditions of Jesus' birth are displayed.He imagines the impact of the virgin birth on a first century Jewish community, noting that under Jewish law Mary could have been stoned for becoming pregnant while betrothed to Joseph. ... In his final chapter Yancey sums up Jesus as a healer, holy yet a friend to sinners, and a God who yearned to love humankind....

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Charles Darwin was one of the first scientists to openly oppose Christianity with his book "The origin of man" which describes how humans have descended from the apes and so opposes genesis where the creation of the world is described as being conducted by god in seven days. ... Some strict Christians still believe in the chapters of the old testamant and it is particularly these groups that humanism poses a problem too. ...

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" (Genesis 1:27) This alludes to the difference between men and women from the rest of the created life forms as unique and distinctive, and assigns both males and females a certain kind of dignity and value that is not given to God's other creations. [10] In value, men and women are equal on the premise that they are image bearers of God. [7] The Bible elucidates in its early chapters that man and woman were made to complement one another and affirms that "there is neither male nor female if [they] are one with Christ Jesus.... In response to this issue, whilst acknowledging th...

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The catechism becomes a real Church' book, which provides instructions for pastoral care in everyday life. ... In the last chapter of his book, William Harmless draws from the principles of Augustine's catechumenate to analyze the contemporary scene. ...

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At first glance, it seems Paul cannot be more direct in establishing a subsidiary role for women in the church setting, however, the passage must be read in with the book, historical, chapter, and immediate context in mind. ...

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In his book "The Craft of Theology," Avery Dulles (1992) starts chapter four; "Fundamental Theology and the Dynamics of Conversion," by making reference to one of the best known essays by Bernard Lonergan where he states that, Theology is entering a new age it is changing from a deductive science into an altogether empirical discipline. ... In this chapter, however, the author is concerned with the process by which people are brought to explicit Christian faith, that is to say, to an acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. ...

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