... between a gender-neutral "God" and the generic uses of "gods." However, he argues that there's not one a specific way to use the "correct (use) of language" when speaking in a theological perspective. McCutcheon discusses how implementing a "name" accurately can become an issue in two instances, both of which are in relation to the academic study of religion. He discusses how a gender ... neutral God language is often used within the feminist movement. Even in contemporary Christian circles, the use of this language is becoming less accepted, (words such as father, king and son) due to t...

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... emotions. The most common reaction of abnormal or heightened activation of the amygdala-temporal lobe is fear. Consequently, the perception of certain objects often results in feelings of "fear, foreboding, or religious awe," since the limbic system is also known to be active during hallucinations, an infused image is also likely to appear during a vision (Joseph 110). The earliest and most common of these "religious symbols" is the sign of the cross, the earliest of which ... of ego functions" (Joseph 114). The out-of-body experience is a result of an abnormally activated hippocampus (...

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... As Goddess worship in India can be traced back to the Indus Valley civilization, it is not difficult to imagine why he majority of Hindu gods are readily depicted in both art and literature with their female consorts. The film gives mention of Kali, the fierce goddess of destruction, who is an incarnation of the goddess Shatki; she is often portrayed as having black ... skin, eight arms each holding a weapon and a necklace of skulls. Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu, is the goddess of fortune and beauty, complementing the preserver nature of her counterpart. The reverence of these Hin...

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... and made me uncomfortable. Due to my previous personal training and education (or lack of) I decided to not pursue an education at Rosemead. This was also partly due to a third reason mentioned by Hill stating that some believe religion and spirituality have fallen into the shadow of the rise of "science and rational enlightenment" (Hill, 2003). In another example concerning myself, my ... my case, it was as if a higher education erased 15 years of Sunday school in an instant. A fact that is not true of my non-science based childhood friends. With the use of global indices such as self-...

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