Religion Essays

The founding of America was influenced by religious principles, despite its brief existence in history. Religion has played a significant role in shaping American identity, a theme explored in American literature such as Hawthorne’s The Minister’s Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Hawthorne’s parabolic tale uses the symbol of a black veil worn by Pastor […]

Religion is often an insignificant topic in contemporary society and the general population lacks knowledge about the Bible, with only devout individuals being knowledgeable about the sacred scripture. However, during the Victorian era, the Christian Holy book held a much greater significance. During the Victorian era in Great Britain, The Holy Bible was widely recognized […]

“Saint Marie” is a chapter from “Love Medicine” written by Louise Erdrich in 1984. “Love Medicine” is her first novel, in which she focuses on the relations between two Chippewa families living on an Indian Reservation. Marie Lazarre is one of the major characters from whose viewpoint we can learn about their lives in the […]

Abstract This essay seeks to definitively answer if contents from the Holy Bible condemn Homosexuality. Within the essay is a clear definition of homosexuality and the debate between Conservative Christians and Liberal Christians about the answer. Biblical verses and passages are analyzed from a Conservative and Liberal point of view, including Genesis 1:27-28 (the passage […]

We prominently witness the basics of the Anglo-Saxon culture in regards to religion throughout Judith and The Dream of the Rood. The Anglo-Saxon church believed strongly in the moral idea of martyrs. In Christian terms, the theory of a martyr is one who surrenders their life for Jesus Christ, willingly suffering death for his honor […]

Attic style in Greek literature and art was replaced, for a time, by the more decorative and florid Asiatic style. Attic would resurface again, as the ideal, suggesting a more ascetic, brief, and witty concise style. Both styles influenced writers and speakers in Rome, and much later in Britain. Writers like Matthew Arnold made use […]

  There are many reoccurring themes, as well as extensive reasoning, behind much of what Dorothy Wordsworth writes in The Grasmere Journals and evidence of this was discovered after searching the Internet. An article by Jill Angelino, titled “Writing Against, Writing Through: ? Subjectivity, Vocation and Authorship in the Work of Dorothy Wordsworth”, describes many […]

In this 1986 Dramatic Movie, Jeremy Irons plays the role of a Spanish Jesuit Priest named Father Gabriel. Father Gabriel goes to the forests of South America to build a Christian mission for the natives who live there, and convert them all to Christians. A Spanish Mercenary, Mendoza. (Robert De Niro), later goes there with […]

“The knowledge of sin is the beginning of salvation” (Think-exist, par. 5). This quote from a Latin Proverb emphasizes the importance of recognizing sin and striving to live life in a more honorable manner. Dante Alighieri portrays this message in his infamous three-part poem, The Divine Comedy. The Italian poet takes the audience on a […]

II. Of Plymouth Plantation: Summary and Commentary Bradford, William was one of the Pilgrim leaders and American colonial governor, born in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. In 1606 he joined the Separatists, a dissident Protestant sect. Three years later, in search of freedom of worship, he went with them to Holland, where he became an apprentice to […]

PASKO SYMBOLS AND RITUALS Misa de Gallo The onset of Christmastide in the Philippines is marked by a unique morning on December 16th. The first cockcrow of the day is met with exultation from the entire nation, as church bells chime loudly to signify the official start of Christmas. This dawn mass, known as Misa […]

Initially, Hernando Cortes and the Conquistadors were traditionally depicted as barbarous, savage beings who ravaged, murdered, and looted their way into the core of the Aztec empire, exhibiting their merciless and cruel nature. Their objective was to destroy an age-old Mexican empire with no empathy whatsoever. Nevertheless, upon examining Bernal Diaz’s authentic narrative of his […]

During my professional life as an airline pilot, passengers sometimes visited the cockpit of my aircraft. They asked about the many switches, instruments, systems, and procedures and how all this technical equipment would help such a huge and beautiful airplane fly. I would explain that it takes a great aerodynamic design, many auxiliary systems and […]

Christian symbolism in Beowulf within the poem Beowulf, the poet utilizes the Christian religion to symbolize the elements of good and evil and Heaven and Hell. Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem. The manuscripts date back to about 1000 A. D., when two scribes wrote it down for posterity. The poem was handed […]

The Impact of Christianity on the English Language In the year AD 597, the Christian missionaries led by Augustine landed in Kent and started a systematic attempt to convert England to Christianity. The impact of the new faith on the English language was mainly lexical. During the following 500 years, a large number of Latin […]

African Religion and its Influence on Christianity and Islam Traditional African religion has been the basis of spirituality for the people of Africa. “Although Christianity and Islam have added distinct elements to African religions, each has been and continued to be adapted to and shaped by Africa’s indigenous religious heritage” [Ambrose Moyo, 2007:326 “Religion in […]

Everyman Everyman is a very interesting play, that shows how every single person has the responsibility to do good things during his live, and then at his death, God will judge him for all his sins he make during his live. The purpose of this essay is to show that God has a purpose for […]

Metaphors: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathon Edwards is an important piece of early American literature. The purpose of this sermon, written in 1741, was to persuade congregations to devote themselves fully to Puritan beliefs.It is characterized by the author’s use of emotional […]

Aphorism 341 An important underlying assumption of discovering that one’s life is stuck in a cyclical eternal recurrence is that one will not be able to carry over one’s memory in any way from one cycle to the next. Thus the revelation of the demon is only pertinent in shaping one’s behavior and thinking for […]

“Easter Wings” by George Herbert (1593-1633) is a prime illustration of Visual Poetry. It comprises of two stanzas, each having ten lines with distinct line lengths. By taking the shape of a pair of wings and sandglasses, this poem gains much of its power. These visual representations highlight the speaker’s longing to ascend to heaven […]

We are here tonight to talk about the ethics of war. Now to some minds this phrase “the ethics of war” will likely cause raised eyebrows. “The ethics of war? What can ethics possibly have to do with war? Isn’t war evil? ” Well, of course it is. War is a terrible thing. The existence […]

As you read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” Hypocrisy is plainly evident throughout the entire book. The story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, then a Puritan settlement. The characters of Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and the very society that these characters lived in, serve as prime examples of this sin. It’s within these people […]