List and give examples of three characteristics Black Elk holds in common with s

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List and give examples of three characteristics Black Elk holds in common with shamans/mystical intermediaries as described in the Fisher textbook (51-55).
Summarize Black Elk’s Great Vision (Ch. 3), focusing on the gifts Black Elk receives which empower him as a healer for his people.
Focusing on the Horse Dance ceremony (Ch. 14) and the First Cure (Ch. 17), explain how Black Elk uses the gifts from his Great Vision to heal people and the community.

I have attached the guidelines of what I need. This is my second time using this

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I have attached the guidelines of what I need. This is my second time using this. The last time I got a C, I need to get an A.
The professor does not want definitions but explanations. I would like you to do it on Guru Nanak Jayanti and Vaisakhi for Sikhs. I need details, please read over the outline and follow the guidelines, and be very specific.
If you do find you would do better on one of the other Holiday/ Religions send me a message and we can discuss it

Reading Assignment for references Telling a Better Story How to Talk About God i

by | Nov 24, 2022 | Religion and Theology

Reading Assignment for references
Telling a Better Story
How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age
Joshua D. Chatraw
Joshua D. Chatraw, Telling a Better Story: How to Talk about God in a Skeptical Age (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2020), v. Chapters 1 – 10
Gould, Paul M. CULTURAL APOLOGETICS Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World. Zondervan Academic, 2019. Chapters 1 – 8
Smith, C Fred. DEVELOPING A BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW Seeing Things God’s Way. B&H Publishing Group, 2015. Chapter 1 – 7
Wilkens, Steve, and Mark L Sanford. HIDDEN WORLDVIEWS Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2009. Chapters 1 – 10

Explain how and why Matthew may have edited Mark’s Gospel. Use the following two

by | Nov 24, 2022 | Religion and Theology

Explain how and why Matthew may have edited Mark’s Gospel. Use the following two sets of passages to support your claim.
According to course materials (Bible, textbook, digital materials linked below, etc.):
1. How and why would Matthew have edited Mark 6:45-52 contrasted with Matthew 14:25-27,32-33?
2. How and why would Matthew have edited Mark 9:2-10 contrasted with Matthew 17:1-13?
Be sure to distinguish between paraphrase and direct quotes. Type a 350-750 word paper using MLA formatting. Submit the completed assignment to the appropriate Assignment box by no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT.
Resources for this paper:
See the ebook via SLU library: New Testament History and Literature by Martin (2012), pp. 106-108.
See the ebook via SLU library: The Gospels by Barton and Muddiman (2010), p. 56.

For this story, you will be traveling through Nepal, Tibet, China, and Burma to

by | Nov 24, 2022 | Religion and Theology

For this story, you will be traveling through Nepal, Tibet, China, and Burma to witness the three major types of Buddhism: Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.
Your boss has noted that he would like for you to reflect on the three major types of Buddhism as you journey from country to country to note the differences. In addition, your report needs to include thoughts on conflict within these three types of Buddhism, along with the potential for conflict between other religious groups.
To grasp all ideas, you will need to include the following components:
summarize cultural differences that lead to variances in Buddhist practices from specified countries, and conclude whether you would be willing to risk punishment for your beliefs, like that of the treatment shown to Buddhists in the Tibetan Spirituality video within this unit.
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