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"The Rod of the Spirit", 2006.
An in-depth discussion of Danny Lovett's "The Rod of the Spirit".
2,321 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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The paper, at large, is a chapter by chapter summary of Lovett's book. It discusses how he describes the numerous accounts of the Old Testament rod and proves it as a recognizable symbol of the Holy Spirit. The author also explores other themes that are mentioned throughout the book, namely, the importance of prayer. It also brings other examples of texts and books to qualify the opinions offered by Lovett in his book.
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"The subject of the Holy Spirit and Danny Lovett's description of the ideal Christian life are reminiscent of a number of spiritual books. For example, Danny Lovett's metaphor of the life of the Christian as a journey, a pilgrimage summons up images of Way of the Pilgrim, an account of the pilgrimage of a peasant in mid-eighteen Century Russia. The pilgrim hears a passage from the Epistles advising men to pray without ceasing. Intrigued he tries find how to pray without ceasing by reading his Bible where he finds in many places the command "to pray at all times, in all places" (Pilgrim 1993, 5) (This reference to Paul's admonition in Thessolonians also appears in Rod of the Spirit.) but can find no practical advice as to how to accomplish it. He goes to churches to carefully listen to sermons and questions priests without success. He leaves everything behind and sets off to find out how to pray continually, launching the "journey assigned to us by our God." (Lovett 2003, 55)"
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The Holy Spirit, 2008.
This paper discusses the Holy Spirit in the role of guidance.
1,214 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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In this article the writer looks at the topic of the Holy Spirit and notes that the Holy Spirit plays a vital role in the lives of Christians. The writer notes that the Holy Spirit guides, teaches, and protects. The writer also points out that for a chaplain, the role of the Holy Spirit is two-fold because a chaplain not only is in charge of the worship service, but the chaplain also counsels individuals and families. The writer maintains that the Holy Spirit helps the chaplain in these roles as a spiritual leader.
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The Holy Spirit in the Life of the Believer
The Holy Spirit
The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Christian Life
Holy Spirit Convicts
Holy Spirit in Every Day Life
The Holy Spirit Protects
Holy Spirit as a Comforter
The Holy Spirit Teaches
The Holy Spirit in the Life of a Chaplain
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"In order for the chaplain to be used by God, the chaplain must rely on the Holy Spirit for guidance.
"Chaplains must have a good relationship with God and the Holy Spirit. A chaplain must allow the Holy Spirit to guide, teach, comfort, and protect in his or her own life. Having a good relationship with God enables the chaplain to help others. Sometimes the words the chaplain says to others will make the difference in life and death. Military people rely on the chaplain to guide them and to help them understand the promises of God."
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The Religious Symbolism of Spirit, 1993.
Describes religious symbolism and spirit in religion, analyzing various ways in which religious symbolism has characterized spirit.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 79.95
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"The Religious Symbolism of Spirit
Introduction
In its widest sense, all religious symbolism is a representation of spirit, of that essence of the universe which people have variously characterized as gods, goddesses, energies, and voids. In the narrow sense, the religious symbolism of a religion, like Christianity, can distinguish between various aspects of the whole, designating one, like the Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, as the spirit aspect. In this analysis, the focus starts with a general look at religious symbolism, spirit in religion, followed by consideration of some ways in which spirit has been characterized in religious symbolism."
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The Role of the Holy Spirit, 2006.
This paper discusses the role played by the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the Holy Spirit and His role to the believer. The writer points out that it is important to understand the role of the Holy Spirit and His judicial acts such as conviction and sanctification. The writer notes that the comforter that Jesus promised was the Holy Spirit. Further the writer shows that it is important to look at the Hebrew and Greek word for spirit to understand the important role that the Holy Spirit played in the lives of the disciples and continues to play in the believers' lives.
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"What is the Holy Spirit? What role does it play in the believer's life? Jesus knew the plans God had created for him. He knew that he would be leaving the disciples to go back to Heaven. Therefore, he sent a comforter. This comforter that Jesus promised was the Holy Spirit. It is important to look at the Hebrew and Greek word for spirit to understand the important role that the Holy Spirit played in the lives of the disciples and continues to play in the believers' lives. Jesus knew that believers needed help living in a wicked world. He promised the disciples a comforter to guide and direct them in living a Christian life. This promise can be found in John 14: 16-18, "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with your forever"."
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Holy Spirit, 2004.
Discussing the role of the Holy Spirit as seen in the 'Acts of the Apostles' and Paul?s teachings.
1,435 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper explains how the Holy Spirit is essential in the life of every Christian believer. By examining the 'Acts of the Apostles' and the teachings of Paul, the paper explains the role of the Holy Spirit and the importance of the Holy Spirit in the establishment of the early churches.
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"H. H. Halley tells us that the original mission of the church was to be a ?witness-bearing institution to Christ? as opposed to an institution of authority to force Jesus upon the world. (Halley 767). Part of this witness was the experience of the Holy Spirit. The work of the Holy Spirit proved that Christianity was, among other things, a supernatural experience. The presence of the Holy Spirit allowed for the apostles to work miracles in the name of the Lord, which led others to Christ. In essence, the Holy Spirit was responsible for the growth of the early church and it is clear that the disciples were empowered by him."
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Mary Espoused to The Father, The Son & The Holy Spirit, 2007.
An in-depth examination of the relationship of Mary to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
12,150 words (approx. 48.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 234.95
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This paper provides a historical and theological investigation as to the role of Mary within the Church, specifically as to whether Mary should be considered espoused to God, the Father, or to Jesus the Son, or the spouse of the Holy Spirit. This work explores the development of the role of Mary from the viewpoint of the Church Fathers and how that development has taken place. This work also looks at the biblical and doctrinal basis relating to Mary's espousal and further explores the writings of St. Louis Marie De Montfort and St. Maximilan Kolbe in understanding the role of Mary as the spouse of the Holy Spirit.
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Introduction
Statement of Thesis
Chapter 1: Spiritual and Doctrinal Foundations
Chapter 2: Mary, Espoused to God the Father?
Chapter 3: Mary, Espoused to Jesus Christ?
Chapter 4: Mary, Espoused to the Holy Spirit?
Chapter 5: Writings of St. Louis Marie De Montfort & St. Maximilan Kolbe
Chapter 6: Synthesis & Conclusion
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"Votes were taken with the result being 1114 voting in favor of integration of the marian schema into the Church Constitution and 1074 in favor of a separate schema for Mary. It is stated that this division was reported by news media to be a split as to whether the authenticity of Mary as Mediatrix was to be adopted into the church however, in reality the only division among the Cardinals was as to whether a separate schema should be given to Mary.
Mary is held up as an example of what is termed a "total faith response to God". (McBride, 2003) Chapter VIII of Lumen Gentium states that the Old Testament is to be "understood in the light of further and full revelation." (LG #55) According to mariologist James O'Connor: "in the light of the fullness of revelation we are not 'reading back into' the documents something which is not really there, but something which is truly there but only fully understood when read in the perspective of the completed work." (O'Connor, 1986)"
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?Baptism of the Holy Spirit?, 2004.
A review of James Dunn?s book, "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit".
6,121 words (approx. 24.5 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 144.95
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This paper examines the scriptural basis for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and compares it to James Dunn?s classic work on the same. It looks at how Dunn approaches the subject from a dispensational and existential philosophy and how so many of his conclusions are subject to reconsideration under the full light of Scripture. It shows how his questionable belief regarding the deity and messianic identity of Christ is also reason to question the conclusions he draws. In conclusion, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the church's experience of the same are compared and contrasted to the Eastern Christian views of the theology of the Holy Spirit. Vladimir Lossky?s work, ?The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church", also provides the basis for this comparison.
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"This debate has carried with is the unspoken corollary which needs to be addressed in order to clearly evaluate the scriptural record. In Christ, all men, women, slave, free, Jew or gentiles are forever equal. Yet, in experience, there are some who do participate in the experience of the Holy Spirit baptism, and some who do not. In discussing this issue, the related underlying question is ?Well, if some do have it, and some don?t, then some Christians must by ?closer to God? or ?more right? than others. This emotional based value judgment has clouded an effective discussion of this experience for centuries. Each believer is on an individual walk with Christ. Those who have been a part of the Christian traditions for decades are no more favored by God than those who have just begun their journey."
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"The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", 2002.
A review of Max Weber's book "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism".
1,060 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 37.95
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This paper examines how in his book "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism", Max Weber brings together material published in the form of two long articles in 1904 and 1905. It looks at how in these articles Weber tries to show the beginnings of capitalism and to relate this to the spirit of the Reformation, when Protestantism developed, breaking away from the control of the Catholic Church asserted a religious independence and a different social view that had an influence on economic matters. It discusses how Weber finds that there is a connection between being Protestant and being a business leader and an owner of capital since statistics show this to be a fact in his own time and also to be a historical fact.
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"Benjamin Franklin represents the colonial era as an icon, and Weber looks to passages from Benjamin Franklin for a sense of the meaning of the spirit of capitalism. Weber finds that the spirit of capitalism involves the desire to make money and then more money and that this is combined with the strict avoidance of all spontaneous enjoyment of life, so it is quite distant from hedonism. Acquisition is the ultimate purpose of life and is no longer subordinated as the means for the satisfaction of material needs. Weber cites several cases to show how the spirit of capitalism infuses different groups in society, such as the laborer or the entrepreneur. "
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Phenomenology of the Spirit, 2002.
A look at Jung's views on the phenomenology of the spirit in fairytales.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper is about Jung and the phenomenology of the spirit in fairytales. It has the outline and definitions of terms used by Jung. "The word "spirit" possesses such a wide range of application that it requires considerable effort to make clear to oneself all the things it can mean".
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Assessing the American Spirit through Fiction and Non- Fiction, 2002.
Reviews both American non-fiction and American fiction works of art to support the notion that the American spirit is reflected in both types of literature.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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One of the most poignant quotes in American literature comes from Donald Briscoe, who stated that "To understand American Literature, it is necessary to examine both its fiction and its non- fiction because the key to the American Spirit can be found in both." This paper assesses Briscoe's quote through addressing two works of American fiction and two works of American non- fiction with the intent of proving how the spirit of the American people is reflected in both types of literature.
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War and Spirits in Zimbabwe, 2002.
Examines David Lan's book "Guns and Rain: Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe".
1,921 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper analyzes David Lan?s "Guns and Rain: Guerrillas and Spirit Mediums in Zimbabwe" which examines both the larger culture of this African nation and the particular ways certain cultural vectors came together during the anti-colonial struggle for independence that extended from 1966 to 1980. The paper shows that during the struggle, thousands of the country?s peasants (who were living traditional lives in many ways set fundamentally apart from the formal political life and struggles of the urban population) joined with the pro-independence guerrillas to provide both practical help and psychological support. This support was spearheaded throughout the country by hundreds of spirit mediums, the religious leaders of the Shona people. The paper also presents a history of Zimbabwe from its earliest origins in 800 A.D. to the present day.
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"Much of the population in Zimbabwe is formally educated, unlike the populations in traditional pre-1960s ethnographies. Primary education in Zimbabwe is both free and compulsory, which shapes people?s ability and inclination to interact with non-traditional cultural and social institutions and practices. Higher educational institutions include a number of teachers' colleges and several agricultural and technical schools as well as the University of Zimbabwe at Harare. The fact that so much of the population is educated does not ? as Lan makes clear ? mean that they have turned away from the traditional religion but rather that they have learned to use it (and perhaps to believe in it) in more sophisticated and more complex ways."
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Emerson's Self Reliance and the American Spirit, 2002.
Discussion of Ralph Waldo Emerson's perspective and positive assesment of the American spirit.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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The American Renaissance, and thus the American character, was shaped in great part by the transcendentalism of Ralph Waldo Emerson, which was expressed in his essay, "Self-Reliance". His essay begins with the recognition of the inherent individuality in man. It is, of course, non-conformity which is the result of this realization. The issue of conformity is an ironic one within the American culture - but the spirit of what Emerson wrote indeed is the embodiment of what is quintessentially American. The concept of self-determination and of total self-reliance is what filled the Pioneers in their Westward movement, it is what drove the creation of free capitalism, and is what has allowed our democracy to remain intact for more than two centuries. While Emerson did not create the non-conformity of the American spirit, he did capture it and glorify it.
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The Holy Spirit and the Jews, 2002.
A look at the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Jews in the Books of "Luke" and "Acts".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper addresses the treatment of both the Holy Spirit, which laid the initial foundations of Christianity, and its connection with the role of the Jews in the Books of Luke and Acts. This paper proves that the Holy Spirit helped to provide the foundation for Christianity and also helped the Jews make the transition into Christianity.
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"The House of Spirits", 2006.
A look at the character of Esteban in Isabella Allende's novel, "The House of Spirits" and why the narrators in the story treat him sympathetically.
2,153 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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In order to analyze and explain why the first and third person narrators in Isabella Allende's novel, "The House of Spirits", treat the character of Esteban so sympathetically, this paper considers what the novel itself represents, its autobiographical roots and the historical as well as allegorical elements in the story.
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"The other characters represent the spirit of the people and various contending factions in Chile: revolutionaries, the Church, the natives. They are part of the tumultuous and violent history of the Chilean people. In The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende portrays the politics, myth, and magic of her homeland. The novel reveals the diversity of opinion among conservatives during the socialist regime in Chile. Many of the conservatives of the generation of Esteban Trueba, the protagonist's grandfather, were afraid of change and unable to support socialism on ideological grounds, but felt that when Salvador Allende fell, Chile would return to its democratic roots. When they saw what Pinochet's dictatorship brought, they were horrified. Outside Chile, there is a tendency to classify the opponents of socialism automatically as supporters of the dictatorship."
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Exporting Spirits to Japan, 2002.
This paper examines the economic, political and regulatory environment surrounding the U.S. export of whiskey, or distilled spirits, to Japan.
2,156 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper looks at reasons why it has been difficult for many American companies to penetrate the Japanese export market in the past. It discusses how, over three decades, the Japanese laws and regulations created barriers to entry, by culturally binding allegiance and employing strategies such as cross-shareholding which favor keiretsu (local industrial groups). Officially, Japan?s policy is to promote imports, but in practice this was often not the case. This paper focuses on how the American markets have been able to penetrate the Japanese markets with their sale of spirits.
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"As an island nation, Japan is a worldwide net importer due to its geographical limitations. Japan is America's largest overseas trading partner and the largest importer of U.S. agricultural products. With a gross domestic product of nearly $5 trillion, Japan?s is the world?s second largest economy. Japan?s GDP is 70% of that of the U.S., while its population is roughly half. In 1996, the growth rate in Japan?s economy was the highest in the developed world, at 3.6%. U.S. exports to Japan are greater than that of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore combined, making Japan a prime Asian market for U.S. exports."
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