Among the topics were love, religion, drinking-songs, legends, and early journalism, which included disasters, political events and signs, wonders and prodigies.

The most contentious subjects, topics or areas are politics, religion and sex.

A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals on various topics ( including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural ).

The Britannica does not cover topics in equivalent detail ; for example, the whole of Buddhism and most other religions is covered in a single Macropædia article, whereas 14 articles are devoted to Christianity, comprising nearly half of all religion articles.

However, the Britannica has also staunchly defended a scientific approach to emotional topics, as it did with William Robertson Smith's articles on religion in the 9th edition, particularly his article stating that the Bible was not historically accurate ( 1875 ).

7 Issue 2, pp 431 – 446 ; a new field since the 1980s ; favourite topics are work, family, religion, crime, and images of women ; scholars are using women's letters, memoirs, poetry, and court records.

Neusner ’ s efforts have produced conferences and books on, among other topics, the problem of difference in religion, religion and society, religion and material culture, religion and economics, religion and altruism, and religion and tolerance.

; Natural Theology: The study of a God or Gods ; involves many topics, including among others the nature of religion and the world, existence of the divine, questions about Creation, and the numerous religious or spiritual issues that concern humankind in general.

Note that reporting the beliefs of others in a non-fiction format is not necessarily an endorsement of the ultimate veracity of those beliefs, it is simply saying it is true that people believe them ( for such topics as mythology, religion ).

The collapse of logical positivism renewed interest in philosophy of religion, prompting philosophers like William Alston, John Mackie, Alvin Plantinga, Robert Merrihew Adams, Richard Swinburne, and Antony Flew not only to introduce new problems, but to re-open classical topics such as the nature of miracles, theistic arguments, the problem of evil, ( see existence of God ) the rationality of belief in God, concepts of the nature of God, and many more.

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Conversely, not all humour, even on such topics as politics, religion or art is necessarily " satirical ", even when it uses the satirical tools of irony, parody, and burlesque.

From the earliest times, at least since the plays of Aristophanes, the primary topics of literary satire are politics, religion and sex.

* Meaning of Life A collection of video interviews with prominent scientists about topics relating science and religion ( requires WMV or RealMedia software )

The nature of God in monotheistic religions is a broad topic in Western philosophy of religion and theology, with a very old and distinguished history ; it was one of the central topics in medieval philosophy.

Contemporary objections to cohabiting couples center around three primary topics ; religion, social pressure, and the effect of cohabitation on a child ’ s development.

He remained a dominant force in French intellectual life until his death in 1917, presenting numerous lectures and published works on a variety of topics, including the sociology of knowledge, morality, social stratification, religion, law, education, and deviance.

The two became close, and covered all topics, especially religion ; Rosecrans, who with his brother had converted from Methodism to Catholicism, succeeded in softening Garfield's view of Catholicism.

* A French-language website, Site littéraire André Malraux, provides valuable research and information dedicated to André Malraux and topics such as literature, art, religion, history and culture.

The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, Satanism, religion and warfare, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and strong criticism from religious groups and the public.

These " conversations " as he called them, were more or less informal talks on a great range of topics, spiritual, aesthetic and practical, in which he emphasized the ideas of the school of American Transcendentalists led by Emerson, who was always his supporter and discreet admirer.

To writers on spiritual or religious topics, it frequently connotes the relationship between the mind and God, or the relationship between the mind and deeper truths that are thought to be more fundamental than the physical world.

In addition, the term is used in a broader sense to cover a world-view on a wide variety of topics, including chemical evolution as an alternative term for abiogenesis or for nucleosynthesis of chemical elements, galaxy formation and evolution, stellar evolution, spiritual evolution, technological evolution and universal evolution, which seeks to explain every aspect of the world in which we live.

Orage met P. D. Ouspensky, a follower of Gurdjieff, in 1914 and began correspondence with Harry Houdini ; he became less interested in literature and art with an increased focus on mysticism and other spiritual topics ; the magazine was sold in 1921.

By 1901 he had begun to write about spiritual topics, initially in the form of discussions of historical figures such as the mystics of the Middle Ages.

Theologians use various forms of analysis and argument ( philosophical, ethnographic, historical, spiritual and others ) to help understand, explain, test, critique, defend or promote any of myriad religious topics.

Falun Gong is distinct from other qigong schools in that its teachings cover a wide range of spiritual and metaphysical topics, placing emphasis on morality and virtue, and elaborating a complete cosmology.

The exploration of novel topics in modern art ceased to be Rothko ’ s goal ; from this point on, his art would bear the ultimate aim of relieving modern man ’ s spiritual emptiness.

A four year hiatus, and a few life-changing occurrences caused Norwood to return to the music scene, in late 2008, with Human, her fifth studio album, which lyrically discussed topics of spiritual love, genuine heartache, and universal honesty, and musically explored combining her urban pop sound with elements of country and inspirational pop.

The lyrics were also more directly political, moving away from the impressionistic or spiritual concerns of earlier 1980s Simple Minds songs and covering topics including the Poll Tax, the Soweto townships, the Berlin Wall and the stationing of nuclear submarines on the Scottish coast.

Having written on the topics of astronomy, philosophy, and theology, Tusi ’ s notable contributions to Ismaili thought include Rawdat al-Taslim ( Paradise of Submission ), which he composed with Hasan-i Mahmud Katib, and Sayr va Suluk ( The Journey ), his spiritual autobiography.

Gradually Narada received further blessings from these sages and heard them discussing many spiritual topics.

The complete work comprises five major sections: the seventeen levels ( bāhu-bhūmi ) which covers the entire range of mental and spiritual levels in Buddhism according to Mahāyāna ; the Compendium of Definitions ( viniścaya-samgraha ) which discusses and explicates aspects of the bāhu-bhūmi portion ; the Compendium of Exegesis ( vivarana-samgraha ), a manual of hermeneutical and exegetical techniques ; the Compendium of Synonyms ( paryāya-samgraha ) defining many of the various strings of quasi-synonymical expressions found in the Agamas ; the Compendium of Topics ( vastu-samgraha ) summarizing and explaining the key topics of each sūtra contained in the Samyukta-āgama ; and the Compendium of the Vinaya ( vinaya-samgraha ).

Some of the key beliefs taught in the Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad include Soul Travel, karma, reincarnation, love, Light and Sound, and many other spiritual topics.

Browne is the author of dozens of books on paranormal and spiritual topics, including The Other Side and Back, Adventures of a Psychic, Astrology Through a Psychic's Eyes, and, most recently, All Pets Go To Heaven: The Spiritual Lives of the Animals We Love.

Her works, written between 1919 and 1949, describe a wide-ranging system of esoteric thought covering such topics as how spirituality relates to the solar system, meditation, healing, spiritual psychology, the destiny of nations, and prescriptions for society in general.

It is probably unique amongst Livery Companies in having an Ethical and Spiritual Development Panel, which considers such topics as the ethical and spiritual implications of the Internet — running colloquia on that topic in the House of Lords as far back as 1997.

Among his works, two compositions particularly stand out: A small book of meditations, Shri Manāche Shlok, advises ethical behaviour and love for God, and a large volume, Dasbodh, provides advice on both spiritual and practical topics.

During these years and mainly during the 1980s Kalo published original nonfiction titles addressing philosophical, moral and spiritual topics ( two out of his seven volumes of discourses were published in this decade ).

Each album dealt with current topics of social and spiritual concern, and each release contained more and more blues influence, thanks to lead singer Glenn Kaiser, who was beginning a new career as a blues artist outside of REZ.

They are joined in these adventures by Lemon, a twelve year old girl, and PQ, a hand-sized blob with a face that is an expert on spiritual topics.

He had yet another overlapping career as an author of books on spiritual topics, including Eastern religions.

As an author, he has written more than four dozen books on contemporary Christian issues, with topics ranging from worldviews, trends and children to church life, spiritual growth and leadership.