Lily Taylor

Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion, you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article, titled “On Being an Atheist,” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the […]

In the book of Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models of Integration, by David N. Entwistle focus on the aspect of integrating Christian faith with psychology.

 How can I relate life to theology, and theology to life? What is practical theology? In what ways might we connect Christian practice with Christian thinking and writing? What is Theological Reflection? These are the questions that Theological Reflection: Methods seeks to address; and through the adoption of a typological approach and engagement with primary […]

In regards to Montaigne’s statement on page 23 in Apology for Raymond Sebond, I would deduce that he was using the metaphor of nature and natural tendencies in opposition to man’s vain, self-seeking façade that displaces God the creator.

In the book, “Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling”, author Mark McMinn gives the reader information on how these three entities can work together in Christian counseling.

“Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.” Howard Thurman, African American educator, theologian, Search For Common Ground, 1971.

Christianity which we follow today may not exist if there were no contextual theology. We would all have to learn Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and culture of Israel by compulsion and then try to fit into the religious practices like circumcision, Sabbath and Jerusalem. It would be a problem for people other than the Jews to […]

Theology is defined as “any reflection on the ultimate questions of life that point toward God” (Grenz and Roger pg. 13). Theology makes up everyone’s life whether they know it or not. Everyone is a theologian in their own way.

Dalit theology is a branch of Christian theology that emerged among the Dalit caste in India in the 1980s. It shares a number of themes with liberation theology, which arose two decades earlier, including a self-identity as a people undergoing Exodus.

The purpose of this paper is to reveal a direct correlation between prayer and character development. It is crucial that Christians fully understand this tool that has been put in place in order for us to be able to communicate with the Lord, our Creator.

This book written by author, William J. O’Malley asks the questions about God and the existence of God. O’Malley tries to show people why faith in a God is important and in this book he goes through atheism, science, and different world religions to make a case for the profound significance of God.

In his essay titled “How Religion Arose, and Why it Flourished,” C.E.M. Joad defines religion as a “psychological necessity” and emphasizes the reliance of individuals on God for comfort. According to Joad, religious people turn to God for solace and find refuge in Him to overcome fears such as the fear of death. The author […]

The concept of God was created by early human civilization as a social construct to explain phenomena that couldn’t be understood.

The red sari by apirana Taylor and burning boats by Rosie Scott both highlight the issue of poverty. Burning boats is set in New Zealand where poverty is a rear thing. The red sari is set in New Delhi the capital of India where there are millions of people living in poverty.

Looking at two different definitions of the word nature, I gained a better understanding of what the phrase, “God in Nature”, means. The first said that it was, “the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized” (www.wordnetweb.princeton.edu), and the other described it as, “The material world and its phenomena”. The earth, and everything […]

It is fair to say that we live in a world of hatred, wars, terrorism, and murder, however, how we can hold accountable one Man for all these unspeakable actions? God can change everyone’s personality so that we can not sin, except then we would not have free will.

Theology is “the instruction concerning God” or “the deliberation of God.”(Grenz, 2000, p.2) It endeavors to disclose the identity of God, the habitation of God, and the character, origin, position and importance of God. Humans commonly acquire information in three ways: through their senses, through their logic/reasoning, and through their faith which denotes confidence in […]

The strong commentary on Christianity in Barbara Kingsolver’s The Poisonwood Bible is thoroughly present throughout the novel. The narrative is organized into sections called ‘books’ which reflect those in the Bible, such as Genesis, The Revelation, and Exodus.

Just like the first book in the Bible, the first book of The Poisonwood Bible is named Genesis. As well as the beginning, Genesis can also mean rebirth. When characters arrive in the Congo they realize the things they brought with them are changed by Africa and can no longer be as they once were. […]

The inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible is a critical topic to our Christian faith. If we are to understand the Bible and its commands on how to live and be saved through faith, we need to be sure that we know how the Bible was written and whether or not the Bible is authoritative. […]

The Book of Job, a Wisdom book in the Bible, contains Hebrew poetic dialogue. Its authorship remains uncertain, with three main theories proposed: Job writing it after experiencing the events described, Moses as the author, or an anonymous writer possibly from Babylon who composed the book using its distinctive language and writing style.

The Bible is the collection of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books, their contents and their order vary among denominations. Mainstream Judaism divides the Tanakh into 24 books, while a minority stream of Judaism, the Samaritans, accepts only five. The 24 […]