Essays On Christianity

The Magician’s Nephew is a Supposal of the Creation Myth in the Old Testament, but a few incongruencies exist. In the Magician’s Nephew, Aslan the Lion’s role shifts from that of a Christ-figure to that of the Old Testament God. The book is the story of how Narnia was created. From nothingness, Aslan created light. […]

In Andre Dubus’s short story “The Intruder”, Dubus tells a story of a young boy losing his innocence to protect his sister’s, while struggling to find his place between boyhood and manhood. The young boy, who is named Kenneth, can be associated with many biblical allusions concerning the scenarios he is put in. In “The […]

Both William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” and John Hughes’s “Home Alone” portray groups of characters in secluded settings devoid of rules or authority. In “Lord of the Flies,” the children find themselves stranded on an island with no adults to oversee them, while in “Home Alone,” Kevin McCallister is left alone in his family’s […]

Judaism, being one of the oldest religions still practiced today, is a monotheistic and patriarchal religion that embraces both earthly and mystical elements. Despite having a male priesthood, there are notable influential women in both Jewish history and the Torah. The religion is governed by numerous laws and commandments, yet it maintains an ongoing discussion […]

In Genesis 22 God decides to test Abraham. He tests Abraham by instructing him to take his son, Isaac, to the land of Moriah and sacrifice him. Abraham obeyed and took Isaac to the land of Moriah, without Isaac knowing what was actually going on. Just as soon as Abraham was ready to kill his […]

“Extracts from the Diaries of Adam and Eve” by Marc twain is a short story written in the style of diaries. Here, Marc Twain explores what it could have been like for two very different people to discover the odd world around them. He gave Adam and Eve personalities and showed a new version of […]

The art of persuasion proves to be an important aspect within “The Canterbury Tales” because it is this art that a pilgrim needs to exemplify in order to be deemed the best storyteller. Not only is this art the driving force behind the overarching plot of the poem but it is also an essential facet […]

I agree with many things and have my own interjections to add to this very well thought of interpretation of “Self-Portrait as Woman Recovering from Effects of Male Gaze (What’s Underneath)”. Firstly I would like to point out the purposeful use of vague images which would logically develop incomplete ideas is incorrect. I believe the […]

It is clear to see in both below the green corrie and in the prelude that Norman MacCaig and William Wordsworth both show a strong relationship between man and nature. In below the green corrie we see the narrator describe his experience of coming down a Scottish mountain range; he describes the mountains as highwaymen, […]

A worldview is the way you see every aspect of life. It is the plum line that you measure everything against when making your decision. Everyone has a worldview knowingly or not. “It is a persons underlying philosophy of life. ” (Life Answers, Hemophilia, 1993) As a Christian, my worldview should start and stop with […]

Summary on Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem People have said that “obedience is a virtue and that disobedience is a vice,” for centuries. History of the humankind was started by an act of disobedience and it is not very unlikely that it will end by an act of obedience. Adam and Eve, being […]

“ There are no fortunes that you will larn nil. ” These are the words from my coach that etched so clearly in my caput in a treatment that I had with him. It set me believing. While researching, I came across John & A ; Evelyn Dewey ‘s quotation mark above. Indeed, whatever we […]

Comparisons in the Christ-like characteristics between McMurphy and Jesus Throughout One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, there are signs that McMurphy is a comic Christ-like figure; despite his apparent faults and shortcomings, his actions match that of a tragic hero who saves his people.

Dickinson’s poetry has been interpreted a number of different ways. To some she may come across suicidal, to others depressed, or even philosophical to a number of readers. In her poem number 347 her depression and feelings of inadequacy are clear. In this poem Dickinson is a diva and is like any other person, scared […]

“THE DREAM OF THE ROOD”: The poem’s structure consists of the narrator dreaming and engaging with the cross that Jesus was crucified on. The poem’s stanzas are divided into different parts. In the first section, the narrator has a vision of a cross, symbolizing a sign. Initially, the dreamer describes the cross as adorned with […]

The Riace Bronze made warriors are from the southern part of Italy, near Riace on the 16th of August, 1972. They are believed to have been thrown by a ship due to storm in Calabria. There were no remains left of the ship. These sculptures were produced later after the great revolution in Greek of […]

In this chapter, Roger Haight examines the comparison of Jesus as the Christ to other religious intermediaries. Previously, Christianity was seen as the only and ultimate religion. However, in today’s society, there are diverse religious movements with their own leaders regarded as sources of faith and saviors. Consequently, Jesus is no longer perceived as the […]

Saladin, the Islamic leader in the 12th century, successfully united the Muslim world against the aggressive European Crusaders’ armies. As the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, Saladin showcased his political skills and his actions were guided by his strong faith in Islam. He utilized his determination as motivation, while also balancing his ambitious desires with […]

In order to establish reasons for Urban’s call for a crusade in 1095, we need to look at many accounts of the time, and find out what was happening in the rest of the Christian world which influenced both what and when he said what he did to launch the first crusade. At the time, […]

Muslim Interaction European crusades to the eastern Mediterranean from 1095-1291 CE were a series of violent encounters between Christians and Muslims over control of certain lands. These crusades had a number of consequences, but perhaps more than anything else they brought many more Europeans than ever before into close contact with Muslims. Through this, Europeans […]

From 1174 the Kingdom of Jerusalem waned until its eventual fall to Saladin. It faced a number of problems from Amalric’s death that saw that its demise was inescapable. It had a series of weak and distracted rulers that damaged political stability, it faced economic and military pressures, however most importantly it faced the threat […]

The Crusades were a group of Holy Wars fought between European Christians and the Seluk Turks between the years of 1096 and 1291. All in total there were eight organized crusades. Jerusalem is a sacred city for Christians; many Christians made regular pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Up to the invasion of the Seluk Turks, the Saracens […]