Spread of Buddhism From India to China, Korea & Japan
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An 8 page paper which examines the expansion of Buddhism from India to China, Korea and Japan. Specifically explored is the transition from Theravada Buddhism to Mahayana Buddhism. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Buddspre.wps

Zen Buddhism
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This 5 page report discusses some of the most fundamental concepts oz Zen Buddhism. The practice of Zen Buddhism is different among the Chinese, Japanese and Americans. Although the word “Zen” is Japanese and though Japan is now its home, Zen Buddhism is the creation of T'ang dynasty China. In Buddhism, there are degrees of enlightenment and the enlightened one can move from realm to realm and world to world yet is at home in each. Progress in the practice of Zen is a transformation in the manner in which one sees the world. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWzen.wps

Zen Disciplines
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In Buddhism, Zen is meditation. It is separate from other forms of Buddhism in that it's central tenet is the practice of meditation, rather than adherence to a particular scripture or doctrine. Within the Zen discipline there are the sects of Soto and Rinzai. This 8 page paper explores the practice of Zen Buddhism and the relationship of the Soto and Rinzai Zen disciplines. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Zenbudd.wps

“The Manual of Zen Buddhism” by D. T. Suzuki”
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This 4 page report discusses the anthology compiled by the late Zen scholar Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1869-1966). Much of what Suzuki has to say reflects the fact that, in Buddhism, there are degrees of enlightenment and the enlightened one can move from realm to realm and world to world yet is at home in each. Progress in the practice of Zen is a transformation in the manner in which one sees the world. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWsuzuki.wps

Importance of Anti-Catholic Sentiment in Charlotte Bronte’s “Villette”
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A 5 page paper which evaluates the importance of anti-Catholic sentiment in Charlotte Bronte’s 1853 novel, 'Villette.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TGvillet.wps

The Renaissance & Catholic Reform
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This 7 page paper discusses the how the European Renaissance was responsible for the Protestantism of Calvinism and Lutheranism and reform within the Catholic Church. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Renreli.wps

Avery Dulles/The Priestly Office
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A 5 page analysis and summation of Father Avery Dulles' philosophy in regards to Catholic theology and orthodoxy as expressed in his book The Priestly Office: A Theological Reflection. No additional sources cited.
Filename: 99dulles.wps

'Roman Catholicism, A New Improved Religion ?'
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A 9 page paper dealing with changes that have occurred in the Roman Catholic Church in the decades & years leading upto 1996; Writer argues that Vatican changes after 1962 have had a detrimental reforming impact. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cathchur.wps

Analysis of Anna Quindlen’s “I Am a Catholic”
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A 2 page paper which considers the traditional meaning of Catholicism and contrasts it with Anna Quindlen’s modern interpretation in her essay, “I Am a Catholic.”
Filename: TGcathlc.rtf

Authority & Mutuality in Marriage/Catholic Views
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A 12 page research paper that examines in detail Ephesians 5: 21-33, which deals with the relationship of husbands and wives and the general topic of Christian marriage. Drawing on the teachings of Pope John Paul II, the writer argues that this relationship mirrors the relationship of Christ to the Church, and that these verses indicate that the partners are equal. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 99huswif.wps