More than a hundred years ago John Buchan, the proli ̃c Scottish novelist, put the following words into the mouth of one of his youthful characters: “The Bible says that the children of Ham were to be our servants. If I were the minister I wouldn’t let [that black man] into the pulpit. I wouldn’t let him farther than the Sabbath school.” 1 It might be assumed that social advancements in the twen...

This article seeks to address the problem regarding figure of devil, that is, if when referring him we are simply talking about a myth or really spiritual being with real existence. Our tour begins in Sacred Scripture, passing through Conciliar Magisterium finally present main theological current denies existence devil.

Many scholars of Buddhism believe that Buddhists (particularly Mahāyāna Buddhists) regularly reproduce scriptures for merit in general, regardless their content. However, by examining four Chinese Buddhist nuns’ colophons manuscripts the Da banniepan jing 大般涅槃經 (Scripture on Great Extinction; Skt. Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra) (T no. 374) from around sixth century with reference to its content, I argu...

The universe has an exterior known as the material world and an interior called the “hereafter.” So are the Qur’an and mankind. In other words, the universe, mankind and the Qur’an have hierarchical stages. The universe and mankind comprise the physical world, but the Qur’an constitutes the Divine Law. Since the origin of all three is one single source, one can say the former matches t...