In general, the Church of England still seems well placed to function as a vicarious holder of Christian beliefs on behalf of the nation.doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04528-9_3Andrew Village
The Church of England holds to the historic Creeds of Christianity, expressing its distinctive beliefs at the time of its formation through the 39 Articles of Religion found in the Book of Common Prayer. This chapter examines the extent to which Church Times readers affirm some core doctrines a...
252). ‘Religious beliefs and institutions have been transformed into non-religious forms. This includes the transformation of knowledge, behaviours, and institutions previously considered to be rooted in divine power into purely human creations and responsibilities’ (Sun, 2008, p. 103). With the ...
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as monumental tombs for their pharaohs, reflecting their beliefs in the afterlife and the divine status of their rulers. The most famous pyramids, located at Giza, were constructed during the Old Kingdom around 2580–2560 BCE. These structures symbolized the pha...
Throughout the development of the study of non-European languages there was a supposition that a non-Christian equivalent of the Bible could be found, a sacred writing that would thus provide the authoritative key to the beliefs, practices, and institutions of the religion under consideration. Gra...
. . In the same way, the Shema excludes the trinity of the Christian creed as a violation of the Unity of God." But now let us turn to Jewish belief on the subject of the afterlife. Death, Soul, and Resurrection One of the basic beliefs of modern Judaism is that man has an ...