II.—Christianity and the common lawdoi:10.1080/00048402408540713AllenC.K.Australasian Journal of Philosophy
Both communism and christianity preach against materialism. Communism designates those productive and creative forces of our society to which we owe in such large part the benefits of a productive White civilization, as “bourgeois.” It then lashes out with unparalleled fury at...
2. Christianity has been judicially declared to be a part of the common law of Pennsylvania; 11 Serg. & Rawle, 394; 5 Binn. R.555; of New York, 8 Johns. R. 291; of Connecticut, 2 Swift's System, 321; of Massachusetts, Dane's Ab. vol. 7, c. 219, a. 2, 19. To write ...
1. "Religion of Christ" and "The Christian Religion"(1) The Historical Jesus Is Supernatural(2) Essence of Christianity in Redemption2. Modern Definitions(1) Schleiermacher(2) Ritschl3. Place in Historical Religions(1) This Place Unique
The church, eager to distance itself from accusations of sexism, has adopted the idea that women are inherently better than men—morally, spiritually, and emotionally. This idea has become so ingrained that even when women engage in clear acts of sin, they are given a pass. ...
They accepted the prevailing Neoplatonic worldview and presented Christianity as its fulfillment, correcting and completing rather than replacing it. Philosophy, they thought, was to the Greeks what the Law was to the Jews—a preparation for the Gospel; and several Apologists agreed with the Jewish...
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian church. It occurs six and a half weeks before Easter and marks the beginning of the penitential Lenten season.
As mentioned on page 87 of Pulitzer Prize Winner Will & Ariel Durant’s book “The Lessons of History”—” We have defined civilization as “social order promoting cultural creation.” It is political order secured through custom, morals, and law, and economic order secured through freedom and...
Here begins the development of Muhammedan jurisprudence or, more exactly, of the doctrine of duty, which includes every kind of human activity, duties to God and man, religion, civil law, the penal code, social morality and economics. This extraordinary system of moral obligations, as developed...
Dante’s Inferno and his story of the trip through hell are very relevant to the world’s Views on sins. There are many issues in The Divine Comedy that are as significant today as they were when Dante wrote. Although some views the story talks about are not common to everyone, such vi...