http://unsoundargument.com ...looking at ancient christian history with some philosophy and religion for desert... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following is an excerpt from chapters one and two of the Acts of Thomas. And when the Apostles had been for a time in Jerusalem... they divided the countries among them... And India fell by lot and division to Judas Thomas the Apostle. And he was not willing to ... http://unsoundargument.com/the-acts-of-thomas/unintentional-humor-in-the-acts-of-thomas/ The use of persuasion by Reformation-Era Christians and their Spiritual Successors Public displays of images used in conjunction with lines of symbolic rhetoric are powerful tools of propaganda.[1] As moving as printed propaganda can be, they are unintelligible and therefore without power unless the viewer ... http://unsoundargument.com/graduate-papers/reforming-propaganda/ An Interpretation of RigVeda Hymn 7:103 One of the more fascinating Vedic hymns is the The Frogs.[1] It is interesting because of the multitude of complex issues that the hymn touches upon. Essentially, the hymn compares the chanting of frogs with the chanting of Vedic Brahmin priests. Is ... http://unsoundargument.com/graduate-papers/of-frogs-priests-and-cultural-critiques/ Marx's theories stand and fall as one, or do they? Pals is very adamant that one must evaluate the totality of Marx's theories instead of isolating and evaluating any one part. This implies, and is explicitly stated by Pals, that if one log goes rolling down the hill, ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/god-is-surplus-human-good/ Overall, I found Durkheim's theory on religion fascinating. It was very interesting to see how his youth paralleled other revolutionary thinkers. Newton, Galileo and several major philosophers shared several aspects with him. First, each was an exceptionally bright youth that came from religious backgrounds. They all ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/branches-of-the-same-length-reach-just-as-high/ Throughout the early development of Christianity, groups of Christians adopted certain apostles as their patrons. The most evident feature of these communities is the corpuses of literature that either were written in the name of the patron apostle, or have the patron apostle prominently featured in the literature. ... http://unsoundargument.com/thesis-work/thesis-prospectus/ Behold and beware the analogy, for it is at once a writer's best friend and worst enemy. When used correctly, the analogy is a beautiful and simplistic method of illustrating or highlighting the truths in a complex or abstract system. When misused, it becomes the epitome of folly; ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/two-if-by-analogy%e2%80%a6/ The theory of religion employed by Tylor and Frazer highlights the importance of the idiom “he that knows one knows none.” This was evident on two levels. First, there is the importance of the change in methodology that Frazer and Tylor helped to introduce. The comparative study ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/it%e2%80%99s-evolution-baby/ Its not what you think. I had the privilege of listening to a lecture (audio at the end of the post) given by Dr. Prothero Friday evening. (I know, how exciting is my life?) In it, he discussed his latest book, Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--And ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/stephen-prothero-lecture/ When I started this program last year, my primary training had been in philosophy. My view of the study of religion consisted primarily of the study of what W.Z Smith’s calls systems. As such, I actually thought that my time in the program would consist of intimately learning ... http://unsoundargument.com/religion/what-religion-isnt/