In the context of religion, faith means to have confidence or trust in a particular system of beliefs. It is having a secure belief in God and trusting God’s will. For a Christian, this definition is not just words on a page it is a way of life. Faith is what we cannot see but […]
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.i This quote from Audre Lorde was from a series of poems written in 1994 entitled Our Dead Behind Us. This quote could be used to describe most African Americans’ mindset a few decades ago when the […]
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Get startedThere are a myriad of women, all different ages, who are exceptional leaders. They are especially leaders in the sense of their teachings of how to live life filled with faith and love. Two notable women who lead their lives with God include Mary Magdalene and Lady Gaga. For instance, Mary Magdalene appears in the […]
I watched Around the World in 80 Faiths: India and Nepal . Around the World in 80 Faiths is documentary series by BBC executed by the Church of England Vicar, Pete Own-Jones, who travels far and wide to many continents such as North and South America, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia. I live in North […]
Intro and Quote: Many individuals moved to the New World with the incentive of religious freedom. Over the years, regardless of the denomination, religious tolerance has been a fairly well-fulfilled objective. Most people in the American colonies could practice the religion they wanted to pursue. Toleration even extended to those who were enslaved. Slaves brought […]
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how the major world’s religions view the environment. Specifically, it will review and discuss the various tenets of each faith and in order to discern how the tenets of each faith dictate encourage or require those that hold that faith to believe, act, or be responsible […]
Eamon Duffy’s Fires of Faith depicts the state of the English church during the reign of Mary Tudor, lasting from 1553-1558. Mary’s reign remains one of the most controversial aspects in Church history. This book aims at responding to the predominant issue of the competence of the Marian regime while commenting on misconceptions. With Fires […]
In Daniel Defoe’s book Robinson Crusoe, the main character endures many battles along his adventures while entering adulthood. As Robinson Crusoe journeys across the seas, God makes Crusoe enduress many trials. First, starting from when he sets off to sea, disobeying his parents wishes in the process, to encountering many shipwrecks, and lastly the opportunity […]
But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another (Galatians 5:15; New Testament). The word devour comes from the Greek word katesthi??, which means: to eat up, or to consume by eating. In nature, very few species eat their own kind. This kind of behavior is […]
Only thing we have to fear is fear itself FDR in his inaugural speech in March 1933 was alerting the nation that fear was making things worse. Fear is such an incredible force, it has the power to bring people to their knees, paralyze some from moving at all, and make people run for safety […]
Only thing we have to fear is fear itself FDR in his inaugural speech in March 1933 was alerting the nation that fear was making things worse. Fear is such an incredible force, it has the power to bring people to their knees, paralyze some from moving at all, and make people run for safety […]
While MLK’s letter tends to white conservatives and Malcolm X’s discourse tends to members of the African American people group, they each are attempting to discover to upgrade the lives of African Americans by utilizing inciting disfavor in their gathering of people. Dr. Ruler bodes well disgrace about not satisfying both their otherworldly and moral […]
In the eyes of many, there are no better examples of two people standing on the opposite side of a spectrum of any sort than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X are both very important , most historical figures in the history of America, and the […]
The conflict between the Muslim and Christian communities within Egypt is probably not new news to the average American. According to a Breitbart news article, Egypt is home to the largest Christian community in the Middle East. Officially about ten percent of the ninety-five million population are Christian, although many believe the figure is significantly […]
In the short story The things they carried, the soldiers each had their own unique items that they carried doing the dangerous war. The items that the soldiers carried had a special meaning behind them whether it came from their family background, personality, or their very own personal item. Kiowa is a Native America soldier […]
Tattoos have been around since ancient times and have evolved tremendously over the years. As we know it, body art and tattoos are a way many people express themselves and create their identity. Tattoos can be viewed as negligence to the body or just simply people expressing their feelings or past recognition on their skin. […]
Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubars The Madwoman in the Attic is the seminal analysis of Jane Eyre, particularly with regards to feminism. The two assert that somehow Jane intentionally subverts not only social norms, but fundamental tenets of Christian morality, as though Christianity were by nature at odds with feminism, or even women themselves. This […]
Although at times he was critical of the highly influential American transcendentalist movement, author Nathaniel Hawthorne was nevertheless powerfully impacted by it, as evidenced by his most famous novel, The Scarlet Letter. Transcendentalism, centered upon the development of a personal, highly individualized relationship with God, views nature as a means of accessing a divine spirit, […]
There are three initiators for the conversion of Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. The First was the sixth-century Irish saint Columba. Columba founded Iona, from which later extended Christianity to the Thames. The second was Augustine. Popo Gregory sent Augustine as a missionary to Kent. The third was Aldhelm. Aldhelm combined the Celtic and the Roman strains […]
We were assigned the scenario that we receive a call from a church friend with a moral question. He says that he was asked to falsify a federal document at work. He is afraid that if he refuses to do so he will be fired, and his young family of four will have no income […]
What are the forces of good and evil and how do they affect the plot of Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula? The novel is a drawn-out struggle between good and evil forces that are identified through some religious archetypes. Many theorize about what influences’ Bram Stoker truly had, or the discreetly hidden implications of Catholicism tied […]
Anti-slavery is when a person or group are opposed to the act of slavery. Abolition is the abolishment or the act of putting an end to slavery altogether and all at once. There were people and groups that had different ideas about what was the most effective way to end slavery. This is the reason […]
Introduction The first act of slavery can be traced as early as 1860 BC. It was carried out by the Mesopotamian Code of Hammurabi. There were additional terms that could be used to refer to slavery, and these include Sumer. The name was commonly used in 3500 BC. The primary cause of slavery was brought […]
The play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller is set in a Puritan society; a society which is a theocracy, where priests and church figures have all the power. The setting of the play takes place in the village of Salem. This village is very strict when it comes to religion. Everyone was in each […]
Martin Luther King Jr., the leader of the Civil Rights Movement received a newspaper containing A Call for Unity, written by a white clergymen and criticized his non-violent civil rights movement in Alabama. This (inspired?) King to write an open letter in response to the clergyman, and this eventually became a written masterpiece by King. […]
Dr. Martin Luther King once said on a speech, I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality…I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Love […]
Samaritanr’s Purse is a Christian based international relief organization that uses an evangelical platform to provide relief to people in need. Offering medical care, food, physical labor or logistical support, the faith-based organization provides humanitarian aid to afflicted regions around the globe. One of the many ongoing ministries of Samaritans Purse is Operation Christmas Child. […]
Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. This quote was spoken by the renowned Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic Nun and a Missionary. She dedicated her life to helping the ill and poverty-stricken. She spent multiple years in India where she established […]
Mother Teresa as most people know her, was born in Shkup, Albania in 1910 with the name of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. She was the third, and youngest child of Nicholas and Rosa Bojaxhiu, a wealthy Albanian couple. Agnesr’s parents were very involved in the roman catholic church and knew it would be good for their […]
A charismatic leader is a very skilled communicator, they are fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing, and because of that they are able to convey on a profound, enthusiastic dimension with their followers. There normally have talent to convey with a big number of people is what makes them really good in business and […]
