... truly meant for women to be able to attain Nirvana or whether or not women could even be decent disciples. Once females became monks or, bhikkhunis, the Buddha praised their spiritual attainments, said that they could become the equals of the monks, and prophesied that he would not die until he had enough wise monks and nuns, lay men and lay ... is the Beginning of Wisdom," p. 150) Females in the Roman world, especially in Judaic tradition enjoyed little status. In one sense, Jesus raises Peter's mother-in-law up out of sickness and into health; in another sense, Jesus is lifting her ou...

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... of God's kingdom. Against all evidence to the contrary, the church stubbornly announces the triumph of good over evil, the victory of life over death, the success of health over sickness, etc. And this ad is essential, since deliver us from fatalism and depression (Bennett, 1997). Well, the church is fundamentally important because it contributes to social health by encouraging generosity ... Trinitarian accounts, leave some doubts on the identity of God a Spirit. Especially, in context of its relation with the mankind and its creations, it is difficult to visualize God as a spiritual e...

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