Essays On Faith

Love You Forever is a short book written by Robert Munsch which was published in 1986. This paper shows the critical analyses of Love You Forever, a story about a boy, his mother and the evolving relationship between the two. This classic book by Munsch is a gentle affirmation of the love a parent feels […]

The order of Eusebia presents a quasi-centrist view on the balance between the ideological foundations of Christian theology, ethics and spirituality. The order presents a more practical view of life with the basis on religious text, especially on the New Testament. From its vision-mission statement, the ideas are fundamentally sound on the context of practicality; […]

In John Bul Dau’s memoir, God Grew Tired of Us, he tells the inspiring and heart wrenching story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. This two hundred and eighty one page book was published in 2008 in the USA. John’s moving story begins by explaining the tense political situation in his beloved homeland, Sudan. Sudan […]

“The Hollow of the Three Hills” and “Young Goodman Brown” are story of dishonor deceit, and death. The two stories contain symbolism and relate in many ways. In “The Hollow of the Three Hills” The author, Nathaniel Hawthorn portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful past. She tries to run from […]

“Dover Beach” is well celebrated poem written by Mathew Arnold and is being regarded as one of the thought provoking poems written during the Victorian era and during the late 19th century. Arnold is long-familiar for revealing his social critical ideas and thoughts pertaining to modern world into this poem. “Dover Beach” by Mathew Arnold […]

In Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold describes an evening he spent with his lover. The picturesque sights and sounds around him remind him of the pathetic state of man. Arnold was agnostic at the time he wrote the poem and his despair and disillusionment towards religion is highlighted through the poem. He shows the reader how […]

In his novel “Dona Perfecta”, Benito Perez Galdos creates characters that the readers can connect with, namely Don Jose “Pepe” Rey, Rosario, and Dona Perfecta. Under his father’s command, Pepe Rey departs from his home to go to Orbajosa, the small town where his aunt, Dona Perfecta, resides. Being a recent engineering graduate, Pepe Rey […]

The tragedies of the holocaust forever altered history. One of the most detailed accounts of horrific events from the Nazi regime comes from Elie Wiesel’s Night. He describes his traumatic experiences in German concentration camps, mainly Buchenwald, and engages his readers from a victim’s point of view. He bravely shares the grotesque visions that are […]

The short story “Cathedral” by Raymond Carver is perhaps best understood as an allegory. On its surface, the story is about one man’s discomfort at being confronted with a person afflicted with a disability he does not understand, only to ultimately overcome this initial uneasiness by finally learning how to accept the blind man he […]

When the characters of District 6 are analysed superficially they are not admirable. Mary is a prostitute; Zoot has a criminal record and beats people up. And Mrs Knight goes to church every Sunday and is happily married with 3 children. If you judge these people superficially, you would think Mrs Knight would be the […]

As what now seems to be the throwback of a bygone era, religion was a massive issue at the time both of the novels I am looking at were written. There was much controversy surrounding the great ‘catholic question’ as well as many other doubts that were beginning to eat away at what was once […]

Silas Marner began his life in a ‘little hidden world known to itself as the church assembly in Lantern Yard. ‘ Silas was a valuable member of this ‘narrow religious sect’, who showed great devotion to God and compassion towards his neighbours. However, due to unfair accusations and the betrayal he felt from both God […]

I believe that a pilgrimage could be defined as a holiday, as the prefix, “holi” means sacred or holy, so a “holiday” would be appropriate to associate with this spiritual event however, used in the context of a vacation, I beg to differ. For me, a pilgrimage is a rite of passage; everyone should be […]

The poem “Shooting Stars” by Carol Ann Duffy, is written in the perspective of a Jewish woman who was killed during the Holocaust. The woman speaks to another woman about the atrocities they had endured as Jews, and how despite all hardships faith still remains.Structurally, the poem is very uniform. It has a title followed […]

Answer the six questions using three to four sentences each. Use what you learned in the lesson to guide your response. In what ways is the Holy Land an important site for all three monotheistic faiths? All three religions have religious and sacred places of worship In the Holy Land. Which is why it’s important […]

In Alice Munro’s short story, “Soon”, there are areas for analyzation. The argument between Don the minister and Juliet holds great significance to the insight of Juliet’s character. Juliet gets herself into a huge argument with the minister that she met only moments prior to the bickering. Assumptions made towards one another are an important […]

I am a person of doubt. I am a person with too much confusion. I am a Christian and Catholic by birth. I barely attend masses for I don’t believe on priests but not all. To be honest, I really find it hard to make this essay. I think I’ve tried it for five times […]

INTERPRETIVE QUESTION #2: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CAIN AND ABEL’S GIFTS? Source #1: Burton Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament Coffman believes the key to understanding the reason why Abel’s gift was accepted and Cain’s was rejected lies in Hebrews 11:4, “By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than […]

4. Quotation/Summary| My thoughts| In chapter six, Nomi creates a very vivid memory of watching two black Mennonite dresses “flying around like crazy birds way up in the sky”. As she watched them fly all the way to her grandmother’s yard where she was, she remained fascinated, calling that, “even the best thing that ever […]

What reason does Soak give for his repentance? How does he propose to deal with the forest peoples? King Soak’s reason for repentance is that he felt bad for other religious followers like Brahmins or Sherman because they suffer from watching their loved ones being injured, slaughtered and deported because these people were obedient to […]

“Evaluation of ‘Critical Essay on ‘Theme for English B’’” by Chris Semansky is an analytical essay that dissects Langston Hughes’ poem “Theme for English B”. The article offers a detailed assessment of Hughes’ work, providing readers with insights into the poet’s perspective on human perception and self-judgment. The author supports their evaluation by providing background […]

The Faith of Mary Rowlandson In her writing titled “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson”, Mary lies out for the reader her experience of being held in captivity by Indians during the King Philip’s War. Perhaps one of the most significant aspects of this writing is the glimpse that the […]