March 2008 - Planet M Blog

‘Thou Shalt Not Kill.’ Is this true in every case?

March 26, 2008December 31, 2020
Michael Macneil

This was a short, 1500 word coursework essay examining the interpretation of this commandment in a Judeo-Christian, ethical context. It packs in Exodus and Leviticus, War and Peace, Abortion and Eut... Read More

The Rise of Christian Anti-Semitism

March 8, 2008January 8, 2021
Michael Macneil

This essay examines the period of the High Middle Ages (1100-1500CE) that is generally accepted to have been particularly influential in the development of Christian anti-Semitism. It examines how the... Read More

Does religion hinder or enable psychological health?

March 6, 2008December 30, 2020
Michael Macneil

This was an undergraduate essay for a Psychology of Religion module. I “wandered off the script” in writing this essay which was primarily supposed to be contrasting Freud’s and Ju... Read More

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Month: March 2008

‘Thou Shalt Not Kill.’ Is this true in every case?

The Rise of Christian Anti-Semitism

Does religion hinder or enable psychological health?