... fires had once blazed in the heart of Christianity, and what fires, of political and religious passion might still blaze in the hearts of men. "This awful revolution," wrote Gibbon of the Western collapse, "may be usefully applied to the useful instruction of the present age. It is the duty of a patriot to prefer and promote the exclusive interest and glory of his native country; but a philosopher may ... be permitted to enlarge his views, and to consider Europe as one great republic, whose various inhabitants have attained almost the same level of politeness and cultivation. The balance...

• Word Count: 2009
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• Grade Level: Graduate

... and Jainism, the continent is also home to the largest Muslim population in the world, as well as significant numbers of Christians and Jews. Additionally, Asian immigrants have brought their religious traditions with them wherever they have settled, making many of these religions truly global in scope and practice. Despite their rich histories, Asian religions are dynamic, often responding to the ... changing needs of their followers, in Asia and abroad. Today there are more than one thousand Chinese churches in the United States, most of them Protestant evangelical congregations, brin...

• Word Count: 422
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... remarks; Catholic tenants brought with them a guaranteed local acceptability, and were often willing to carry out additional duties on the land. On the contrary, there was the issue of Catholic landowners, as Whelan, (2), illustrates, who attracted no planters, save for Catholic tenants, and dispossessed Catholics were easily accommodated as middlemen on these Irish Roman Catholic estates, which ... As MacGeehin, (3), explains, the quarterage charge in England was resented by some, and caused minor troubles regarding arrears, however, in Ireland, the eighteenth century quarterage became ...

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... rebellion 'pilgrim: Person who journeys to a holy place' but also used religious symbols and artefacts to enhance and out forward the statement that the revolt was one of religious conflict. The differing opinions on the actual extent to which religious unrest played in the pilgrimage are extensive and many have a more balanced opinion that there were many grievances ... which were being changed. Rumours circulated around towns and villages which stirred up man y opponents towards Cromwell's and the governments interference into matters which apparently were best left alone. Rumours of...

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... have directly succeeded him. However, Jerome's own writings suggest that he played a less prominent role in the ecclesiastical council. Much of his attention during this period was devoted to translation and commentaries of the Bible, in particular the Psalms and the entire New Testament. Despite the respect Jerome's scholarly works earned him, he proved an unpopular figure in Rome, and in 385 ... he left Rome for Antioch and then Bethlehem, where he established a monastery. For the next several decades he continued to translate religious works, compile an immense church history, catalog...

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... the main religion that branched off into other sections before the Great Awakening, it divided the religious community internally, into "old lights" and "new lights", those opposed and those supportive of the Great Awakening; caused primarily by a decline in worship attendance, and Enlightenment rationalism. Due to conciliations with the Congregational Church, such as the Half-way Covenant, used to raise the ... , and even women and African American slaves, increasing church attendance to the extent that sermons were needed to be preached outdoors, turning the sermons to theatrical perfo...

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... play a role in American politics, in keeping with the first amendment one particular religion has not triumphed with the aim of excluding others, the extent of religions impact on the political process and decision making must however be taken into consideration when considering the relationship between the two ... affiliated with one religious group, it still shares many core values. Wald (1996) noted that American religion had managed to remain independent of then political process but reserved the right to pass judgement. In this way the Church has remained unscathed as when religious...

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... persecution in Ireland. Thus, 1641 can be regarded as a strike by "Catholic" Ireland in an endeavour to overthrow the Protestant regime in Ireland. The political debate of pre-1641 Ireland about the extent to which legal toleration should be provided to Catholicism added to growing separation and angst between the two religious communities. The anti-Catholic legislation ... not serve their interests (Canny, Nature). What they were concerned over was that they had been reduced to a inferior position within the plantation system and wished to restore the imbalances of a once moral politi...

• Word Count: 1677
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• Grade Level: Graduate