Religion Essays

It is said that the real strength of a nation depends not so much on its natural resources or on its military capabilities but rather on its students. They constitute the backbone of a nation as well as the pillar on which the national edifice is built. They are the real wealth of a nation. […]

This essay title addresses a major debate in sociology between the different schools of thought. Marxists, Functionalists and Feminists all believe religion is a conservative force, but for different reasons. Whereas, other schools of thought believe that religion can serve different purposes at different time, in some cases it can be a conservative force and […]

One of the strengths of Situation Ethics is its consistency with the Gospel, making it an alternative Christian Ethic. It aligns with Jesus’ teachings on choosing love over the law, emphasizing the importance of putting faith in God above all else, including the law. Therefore, Situation Ethics is regarded as coherent with the principles of […]

In this essay I will compare two poems from different cultures: “Night of the Scorpion” by Nissim Ezekiel and “Nothing’s Changed” by Tatamkhulu Africa. Both poems convey a sense of poverty, but while in “Night of the Scorpion” the neighbors unite and support each other, in “Nothing’s Changed” the community remains divided due to racism. […]

The melody is transcendent and abstract. This abstraction originates from its invitation to picture things that don’t exist, as it illustrates a fantasy of an imaginary future. In the book “Lennon in America” by Geoffrey Giuliano, Lennon has stated that Imagine is a song against religion, nationalism, conventionality, and capitalism; however, its popularity arises from […]

St. John Rivers and Edward Rochester contrasted Edward Rochester was born into a wealthy family, of high rank. The Rivers name was also well spoken of and highly respected. Both men had highly intellectual minds. They sought to cultivate and nurture them. Each, in their own way, thought themselves superior over other people. Rochester bluntly […]

Both Scott Hicks’s film Snow Falling on Cedars and Peter Hoeg’s novel Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow use the motif of snow to depict both natural beauty and purity as well as power and destruction. The snow plays a significant role in shaping Smilla’s world, serving as her ally in her personal battle. On the […]

The Merchant of Venice was written by Shakespeare in or around 1597, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. At this time, Jews were in exile from England and there was a strong feeling of anti-Semitism. Therefore, in answering the set question, what I really need to answer is, “was Shakespeare essentially an anti-Semite himself; […]

The Merchant of Venice is set in a time of racial and religious strife. Venice was an important Mediterranean centre for goods from the Far East. It would have been a very exotic location for an Elizabethan audience; Shakespeare chose to set the play in Venice, because people in Elizabethan England would not have visited […]

The Merchant of Venice is about a Christian merchant called Antonio; he is well respected and highly thought of. His friend Bassanio needs some ducats and Antonio being the caring friend that he is, lends money from Shylock, a Jewish usurer. Antonio makes it clear to Bassanio that if he can’t afford to pay him […]

During the late 16th century, England displayed a strong Christian identity and harbored prejudice against individuals of different races or religions, particularly Jews. This sentiment is evident in the literature of that time, such as Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice,’ where one character named Shylock represents the stereotype of Jews being fixated on money and […]

According to functionalist sociologists, religion has always had a crucial role in society and remains significant. Nonetheless, they assert that only a minority of individuals in society consider religion important. Although there have been noticeable changes in religious practices and institutional structure over time, whether this signals secularisation is still a matter of contention. This […]

The story behind the movie Flatliners is very deep. On the surface Flatliners can be taken as a normal psychological-horror film. The mysteries of death compel the five medical students (Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin, and Oliver Platt) in Flatliners to experiment with their own mortality by putting each other in a […]

The Seventh-day Adventists (SDA) religion is a fast growing religion and shows no sign of slowing down. There are currently 155 SDA hospitals and 276 clinics throughout the world. Many congregations have a Dorcas Society which provides food and supplies to the needy. They currently operate 92 post-secondary institutions, almost 1000 secondary schools and over […]

Religion and race are both familiar themes in Elizabethan literature; Shakespeare and Marlowe among other playwrights included many characters of different races and religions throughout their theatrical work. In this essay I will attempt to explore the idea of representation of race and religion in two of the set plays. The plays I am studying […]

These three religions include Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. In critiquing these three religions Mathieu poses a series of questions. How are gender roles in society allocated? Why would any woman choose to adhere to gender stereotyping and how could any reasonable woman believe in the gods associated with the religions listed above? Although Mathieu states […]

‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ is ultimately a love story involving three people. Pelagia finds herself torn between two men, Dr. Iannis and Captain Corelli. Although they have different experiences during the war, both characters undergo significant transformations as a result. One could argue that either of them could be considered the hero of the novel, with […]

Louis XIV, born in 1638 to Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, possessed the qualities of a great king. At just four years and eight months old, he became the third king of the Bourbon dynasty. As an absolute monarch, Louis XIV effectively rebuilt France’s political, social, economic, and cultural standing. His kingdom consisted of […]

In reality, all people have a ‘comfort zone’ that they go to whenever a cycle of bad things happens to them. The same applies in the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. A World War I veteran named Jake Barnes narrates of the story. Jake lost his ability to reproduce due to an […]

During the Elizabethan era, religion held great significance, with the Roman Catholic Church acquiring immense power and influence throughout the centuries. The content talks about various spiritual beliefs and viewpoints. It notes that followers of Roman Catholicism have faith in Purgatory’s existence, a realm where the soul is purified prior to ascending to Heaven, a […]

Val Plumwood, an Australian feminist and environmental activist describes a nearly fatal attack by a crocodile in her article “Being Prey”. In 1985, Plumwood was canoeing in Australia’s Kakadu National Park when she noticed what appeared to be a “floating stick” however as she approached the ‘stick” she realized it was a crocodile. She tried […]

The Allegorical Nature in Young Goodman Brown Nathaniel Hawthorne is notable for his works that portray the darkness hiding behind the images of goodness rooted into Puritan society during the 17th century. Hawthorne’s image of hidden darkness is emphasized in “Young Goodman Brown,” as a short story published in 1835, about a Puritan man who […]