I'm looking at 2 seperate universities at present that appear to offer the same (or very similar) classes; however, one university offers the Master of Ministry (MMin) degree and the other offers the Master of Arts in Ministry (MAM). Is there a difference in these two degrees? Are they interchangeable? Do the MMin, MTS, MDiv fall into a different bracket than the MAM, MATS, etc... is it a difference in the school offering said degree? Anyways, I appreciate any and all who can help make this a bit clearer for me. submitted by /u/WaldoMIA [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am writing a academic essay (not going to be published or anything) about how cults can change over time specifically when a leader dies or is replaced, what happens to the rest of the organization/cult? I am looking for any examples of this occurring both if they become more extreme, less, stay the same or disappear altogether Any help will be appreciated thanks submitted by /u/The_lost_watermelon [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I am serious, hear me out. Mothman is a being that appears to warn us about disasters. He has on multiple occasions arrived to warn us, is scary which most angels are, and he hasn't harmed anyone. This also makes Mothman an important angel, as he is the only angel we know is currently on Earth. As such, we can say that Mothman is our link to God and the Divine. I do not expect anyone to believe me. I will tell people about this. I will spread this idea. Just don't hate in the comments, you don't have to believe. submitted by /u/CrusaderBot36 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I'm interested in information about how various religions think about shared meals, family, and eating and the connections they draw to between these things and their religious faith. Each year I celebrate Thanksgiving with a multi-ethnic group of folks and I always feel a bit strange doing just a Christian prayer because I don't understand the significance in other faiths enough to properly frame things. I'm not an evangelist - I'm just someone that really wants to wish them the best and let everyone know they are welcome at my table. I've always been interested in the cultural significance ..read more

I specifically mean that our ideas of pearly gates or brimstone seems so unfounded, Jewish people have a common understanding that they do not know exactly what the afterlife is. And although the New Testament has brief mentions but there all vague and cryptic, and realistically heaven is being with god and hell is being disconnected from it, and That’s most of what we know. I assume most of the ideas of hell come from Dante’s, but why it’s not cannon. And where does this idea of pearly gates in the clouds come from? submitted by /u/mrcrabs6464 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

How do Roman Catholic theologians view the covenant theology of the Reformed churches? Would they agree that there was 1 covenant of works for Adam and then 1 covenant of Grace of which the rest of the biblical covenants are instances or dispensations? submitted by /u/Existing-Row-4499 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I just had a thought that is nagging at me. Seeing as the gospels contradict each other and scholarly consensus is that they were written anonymously why should I believe it? Personally, the core idea of God becoming man to reach use on our level makes sense to me. And scholarly consensus is that Jesus likely existed. What do you think? submitted by /u/Flashy_Reveal_646 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I have always wondered if this saying is contradictory with the free will's theory. submitted by /u/Due_Investigator786 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more