There has been a variety of different ideas on the subject of Christian approach to the social order. These range from the extreme of maintaining complete non-involvement to the extreme of wholehearted committal. The former is based on the contention that Christianity is spiritual and not social, because the gospel deals essentially with man’s spiritual problems. The latter extreme maintains a ...

It has long been recognized that one of the main topics of the Gospel of Philip is ritual, including “the bridal chamber,” and numerous studies have discussed what practices and attitudes toward sexuality and marriage are implied by this imagery. This article will build on these studies to argue that the Gospel of Philip portrays the incarnate Jesus as actually married (to Mary Magdalene) and i...

The article is devoted to the story Schizophrenic Gospel by Bohumil Hrabal and a little-known interpretation of this prose bythe famous Polish philosopher theologian Józef Tischner. Plato, Hegel, Berkeley, Heidegger: these four names in Tischner‘s work lead Hrabal‘s thinking his gospel. discusses detail specific perception reality which according him transformed into phenomenon or image prose, ...

The objective of this study was to establish a history of feeding and dietary husbandry of pangolin in captivity. Over the past 150 years, several zoos have attempted to maintain pangolins (Manis spp). Most of these zoos have not succeeded in maintaining these animals for long periods, associated largely with dietary problems. This study reviews the historic records of captive pangolins. The di...

The Gospels are stories about Jesus which proclaim him to be Son of God. They were written by early believers to record their memories about Jesus and to interpret the meaning of his life for their communities. These narratives now constitute a major segment of Christian Scripture. The blending of history and interpretation within the framework of the stories has given to the Gospels a certain ...

Adventist mission in West Central Africa has been plagued by issues such as dual allegiance and syncretism which in certain ways have resulted in retarded growth (in comparison with other younger Christian denominations) and dwarfed the faith experiences among church members. In contrast, the book of Acts showcases a mission template with unparalleled growth and pristine faith. The task of this...