Religion Essays

“An appeal to the Christian women in the South” by Angelina Grimke discussed one of the two perspectives on the issue of the slavery system that was prevalent in America during the 19th century.

Renaissance, as we know, was a widespread cultural and educational movement in history during which the old conventions of medieval age were dissolved followed by liberation in all arenas of life and culture. It was marked by the increased quest for power, learning, knowledge; Worldliness, materialism; and love and hankering for sensual pleasures, beauty etc. […]

Compare and contrast any two Dulles models of the church suggesting one that might help the church today? There is five Avery Dulles models in which make up the Church today with a sixth be added later. It’s what’s make the Church up today. Each performs a different function in its own right and the […]

The 1994 film, The Shawshank Redemption, directed by Frank Darabont, uses recurring symbols to convey the main theme of different types of Freedom. Darabont uses the bible and hammer to convey the idea of freedom and salvation by creating relations to biblical events. He uses the hole to express the idea of a loss of […]

The ancient world was not the world of railways, airplanes and radio; it greatly differed from nowadays. Today’s trip in few hours could take months and, even, years. The earliest collections of the Bible were incomplete and a tiresome work of scribes could not cover the needs of citizens. Moreover, the sacred scriptures had to […]

Dan Brown’s novels The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons are, at the same time, very popular and highly controversial. The author’s main concern in both of the novels is to point to the possibility of an alternative view of history and religion. His claims are very daring as they undermine the fundamental ideas […]

Dante Aligherie’s, name itself endorses the uniqueness of the spirituality that as said by Vico, “Seems to rise suddenly, towering over the land of Italy”. (Croce, pp. 256) Dante was a divine poet but away from his divinity, there is a flow of words that immerses into our soul, the vastness of images of our […]

When one thinks of the afterlife, they can’t help but think of Dante’s Divine Comedy. In his book, The Inferno, Dante ventures into hell, both as a poet and an epic hero. His story is obviously inspired by Book VI of Virgil’s The Aeneid, which depicts the epic journey, into the underworld, of Virgil’s hero […]

In his work “Inferno,” Dante, a Renaissance theologian, incorporates the concept of the seven deadly sins and their corresponding punishments from Hammurabi. The severity of each sin determines its sentencing to one of the nine levels of hell, which gradually escalate in horror until reaching Satan’s dwelling place. Dante’s portrayal of “hell” adheres to both […]

Medieval literature, which encompassed the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance era, comprised hand-copied written works due to the absence of printing presses (Kathy Wilmore, 2007). Given its extensive duration, diverse subjects, and broad geographical scope, medieval literature is mainly distinguished by its genre, place of origin, […]

If you have a death note, would you like to use it? No! I will not use it because; first, it placed the human life in the hands of mortal man; second, it denies the victims the opportunity for a changed life, and third, it deprive the victims of the rights to repent of their […]

Institutional Christian monasticism dates back to the 3rd century when where it emerged as a way of living martyrdom in Egypt. This s pread to the other parts of the world especially Europe where it was embraced by many christians who sought to devote their lives to God. The medieval age saw tremendous growths of […]

In an era of “keeping it real,” there is an abundance of artificiality. A vast portion of the population prefers artificial intelligence, artificial sweeteners, artificial insemination, and artificial Christmas trees. However, I have yet to see a demand for artificial curriculum. Van Brummelen (2002) presents four common definitions of curriculum; however, none of them include […]

The essay I am writing today explains the roles of fear and persuasion in two different stories. One is “Sinners In The Hands of an Angry God”, a sermon written by Jonathan Edwards which tries to convince people to be more god allowing. The other being “The Crucible” written be Arthur Miller, which is a […]

John Donne was a 16th and 17th century English priest, poet, dean, and lawyer. “Batter My Heart” is the fourteenth and one of the most well-known of the Holy Sonnets. The sonnets were written during a hard time in his life in which he was struggling financially and was in the midst of converting from […]

In Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s essay “Men Have Forgotten God,” he discusses how the church recognizes that we live in a fallen world where people have forgotten about God. He recounts hearing older individuals in Russia attributing significant disasters to this forgetfulness. However, Cathy Stentzel counters in her essay “A Quiet Conversation” that choosing life is what […]

Maximilian Kolbe was born as Raymund Kolbe on 8 of January 1894 in Zdunska Wola, which was part of the Russian Empire at the time. He was the second son of Maria Dabrowska and of Julius Kolbe. His mother was polish and his father was ethnic German. He had four brothers; Francis, Joseph, Walenty (who […]

In the sixth chapter of his book entitled, The Word That Redescribes the World, Walter Brueggemann expresses a theological motif of evangelism and discipleship. Three main points buttress Brueggemann’s motif. In brief, he affirms the God of the Biblical faith intends for the world, under His effective rule, to be free from evil powers. As […]

“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” This speech is […]

According to some societies, all the affairs of life are supposed to be under the control of spirits, each ruling a certain “element” or even object, and themselves in subjection to a greater spirit. [6] For example, the Inuit are said to believe in spirits of the sea, earth and sky, the winds, the clouds […]

This book Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity by David Entwistle (2010), talks about the incorporation of Christianity, and psychology. He stated, “Primarily psychology and Christianity are perceived by many people to be in opposition. ” The two of them address general questions relating to human experiences and life from different angles. Enwistle explains that, […]

“Although the heart may care no more, the mind can always recall.” Ibrahim Jubaira started with that. The main character, Jafaar, recalled all the bittersweet memories he had with the blue blooded girl of the big astana, whom he loved a long time ago. The story tells us the life of a Muslim when this […]