... who come from different theological perspectives, use different approaches to counseling, and have different levels of training and experience" (p. 21). While this is an excellent definition of the Christian counselor - and one each of us should aspire to - I don't believe it is a definition of Christian counseling. Trying to define Christian counseling is like trying to define Christian dentistry or ... individual who performs the activities that determine the Christian-ness or non-Christian-ness of the action. Thus, while Collins has provided a very good definition of the Christian co...

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... It is a chilling word, even more so that it sums up an entire period of the Jewish people in one of the darkest chapters of history. Education of this issue is vitally important, so as to never allow for another tragedy, born out of ignorance and intellectual shortcomings of a misinformed society. The definition of "anti-semitism" is regarded as hostility toward or prejudice against the Jewish people or ... Judaism, as well as the characterized discrimination against the Jews2. This is the simplest form of the definition, which could been written as an essay on its own. The ... Jewish p...

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... though one may still see a church/reformed synagogue led by a female, these religions are almost exclusively sought out by, powered by, and financially run by men. The modern day Western philosophy has been thought out by men, its political systems, educational institutions, and scientific progress (at least by and large) are foundationally masculine. This then begs the question that since an ... early Church, but time and their patriarchal society eventually changed that. The fact that Jesus did not partake in traditional, patriarchal, Judaic exclusions and exchanges was in itself repr...

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... or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity- or, "scrupulously and conscientiously faithful-. One main, concise component that is spoken of in every definition run across, was faith. The purpose for this set of rules and set of guidelines is so that one may be looked favorably upon and is able to have eternal bliss in whatever "afterlife-. In discussing religion ... III) Incarnation A. Holy Trinity B. Virgin Mary C. Jesus Christ : the word became flesh D. Sacrifice and triumph of Christ IV) Pentecost A. Mystical body of Christ B. Church as an institutio...

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... life, Jefferson's personal opinions on religion changed as he aged, but "through all the changes in the evolution of Jefferson's faith, there was at least one point of consistency, a devotion to the ideal of religious liberty."15 Jefferson's conceptualization of God leaned more towards a Natural philosophy with a Christian background. Though influenced by Christian morals, Jefferson firmly believed that church and state should stay separate entities ... on will now be forced to violate their own religious beliefs: they should not fund, support, or promote abortion-related drugs. In this...

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