"The Wonders of the Invisible World" by Cotton Mather In The Wonders of the Invisible World, Cotton Mather exemplifies the Puritan beliefs concerning God and the devil's ongoing interactions with humanity by way of his interpretations of the Salem Witch Trials. ... Mather then attributes every illness, malady, and misfortune experienced in Salem to the devil; and hence, to the present practice of witchcraft in Salem, which thereby explains his interpretation of the Trial of Martha Carrier. ... Religiously-Oriented Literary Interpretation Because the Puritans believed in predesti...

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Sacred texts such as the Quran, or the Bible are based on personal interpretations of the texts. Strong personalities can influence the perspective of others and their interpretations of these sacred texts. ... Personalities and cultures both influence each other, along with many other outside forces such as other cultures, observations, interpretations, personal life choices, or the environmental circumstances. ... Keeping cultures other than American in mind, religion is a strict way of life and the majority of people in that culture must conform to those beliefs with little personal choice....

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The Evidence In the Christian and Islamic religions, there are many different denominations that have different viewpoints and interpretations as far as the status of women. ... Islam One of the hardest things to decide about where Islam women stand is the fact that there are many different interpretations of the Koran. ... The treatment is based on one's own interpretation and whether the religion is strictly followed, or less traditional. ... I believe that referring to the Bible and Koran only instigates more problems than the issue at hand because the text and interpretations are so...

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Modern science cannot be given sole responsibility for the diminution of intelligence and the rise of atheism and agnosticism. Nor can modern science be blamed for the death of metaphysics and the privatization and cultural eclipse of religion. Certainly there have been scientists who have been at...

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