Introduction Christianity, a global and profound belief system, centers around the core principles of faith, love, and salvation. In this essay, I will delve into the essence of Christian faith, exploring its foundational beliefs, teachings, and the impact it has on the lives of millions…
Essays on Religious Concepts
Introduction My faith in God is a cornerstone of my life, providing me with guidance, strength, and a profound sense of purpose. In this essay, I will delve into the depth of my faith, exploring the ways in which it shapes my worldview, influences my…
The driving force in many people’s lives all over the world, regarding morals, action, belief, relationships, and lifestyle is often found to be either questioned or unquestioned. Religion is “the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods”…
Nobody welcomes death, but here might be a few exceptions. There are people who would prefer dying instead of continuing to live. For example, a person who is in a persistent vegetative state would want to die than to spend the rest of their lives…
The Baites are one of the least known hill tribes struggling to maintain its distinct identity, culture, custom and tradition. They are scattered in the provinces of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura in North East India and parts of Sagaing and Chin provinces of…
“You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence”. (John Green, 2017) Life is the biological development of every creature that can breathe and act (Tom Baranski, Somerset, New Jersey). It is a mirror that reflects our behavior, so we…
What happens after we perish into the light? Is there an afterlife, can we still see the world or is it just a bright white light. No one truly knows what happens as soon as we leave this world. But some doctors and spiritualists have…
A Novel of Reincarnation, a historical fictional romance novel by Samyann, is a story of self-discovery and deliverance from doubt and fear. We follow the main character Amanda Parker who, by a chance encounter, meets and saves the life of a Chicago Mounted police officer,…
Social Institution is very important within any society. Social Institution establishes norms and rules that people follow. Not everyone follows these rules, but most do and their everyday actions are influenced by them. Now when it comes to religion it can be very diverse. This…
What is faith? To find that out, we must go on our journey together with beliefs that come along with us and try to implement themselves in our heads. Meanwhile, to survive your journey, you will have to have courage, hope, support, accountability, and wisdom….
Determining the relationship between mental and bodily states represents what philosophers have known as the mind-body problem. Its resolution has been one of the main knots of philosophy, which, even today has not been unleashed. This problem appeared in ancient times when the mind was…
The story of Paolo and Francesca, star-crossed lovers doomed to the second circle of hell, raises interesting questions. However, there is an argument to be made on behalf of the validity in Francesca’s actions. Although infidelity is regarded as a condemnable act, the two are…
In the beginning of the nine circles of hell Dante seems sympathetic towards the shades that are in the first few circles of hell, but in this scene as he gets deeper into hell, we see a completely different side of Dante. Instead of using…
In Dante’s Inferno, people’s souls are being punished due to their sins committed on Earth. Each individual soul has committed similar and different types of sins, but they all have one thing in common and that is that they all deserve punishment no matter if…
Throughout Dante’s Inferno, Dante documents the various sins he witnesses in hell, and the punishments the sinners receive for their crimes against God. The Inferno is the first book in a trilogy of epics that include Purgatorio, and Paradiso that depict Dante’s journey through hell,…
Dated as far back as the sixteenth century, letters composed by European Christian settlers were detailed with descriptions of gender-crossing individuals among indigenous Americans. Although modern anthropologists would consider these depictions to be a direct form of ethnocentric bias because of their etic, or observer…
In this study, various beliefs on death and reincarnation in which many believed in were looked into. The study showed three various reactions to death and reincarnation. There are three main views: The animalism, personism, and mindism. The Animalism stated by Snowdon says that we…
As mentioned by Kowalewski, “Bhutan is an outpost of Tantric Buddhism” which means Bhutan is the only remote state that follow Tantric practice which is a part of Mahayana Buddhism. The reason for the author to state this quote is because of the people of…
Throughout the course of this essay, I will show that Simone de Beauvoir’s response to the advocate of the claim that morality requires the existence of God is defective. To do so, I will first consider de Beauvoir’s argument to theistic claim that if God…
Surfing and Christianity go together more than most people might realize. The common phrases pray for surf and soul surfing have always had a deeper, more profound meaning than I first thought. For a Christian surfer, sitting on your surfboard, feeling the churning of the…
So, what does it wish to respect God? To respect God means to give him respect, honor, admiration, appreciation, reverence, praise, submission, and respect which are because of Him. To respect God means to worship Him at all our attitudes, hearts, and activities. This significance…
Introduction In the readings from the Catholic Intellectual Tradition book; Aquinas, Augustine, and Dante all have claims that human reason and faith are both rely on or are compatible with one another. In the story of Augustine, we find out that in his early life…
The choice of whether to use faith or reason in deciding various issues that face human beings remains a controversy. These two are used as a marker of whether a decision is ethical or not. Scientists and its followers believe in reason as a way…
Scientists and people across the world have been debating the beginning of the earth. Most scientists take the stance of evolution. Evolutionists believe that the earth was created with one “Big Bang” and that it has evolved over billions of years. Most believers in God…
This chapter talks about the growth and spiritual journey of Jesus Christ. He did not have the privilege of going to school but was taught by his mother as his first teacher. It was evident that the Holy spirit gave her wisdom to train him,…
To truly and genuinely live authentically is a goal that many strive for, despite pre-given narratives that society places based on gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Although many try, the human behavioral phenomenon of bad faith gets in the way, not allowing individuals to truly…
Creation is something people do naturally on the day to day bases such as writing a paper, drawing, play music, etc. As soon as a human is born they start to pick up on basic concepts of creation when they begin to think and are…
In 1932, Karl Barth presented a report at the Brandenburg Mission, maintained that mission was God’s engagement. David Bosch argues that this ‘the Mission of God’ (Misso Dei) discourse advocates mission is God’s love to save the world he created. Mission comes from God’s love…
The idea of vocational work versus our calling is one that I have been familiarized with as the child of a pastor. My father was a vocational pastor, and I never truly understood what that meant until recently. He worked at the local school as…
Growing up as a practicing Catholic, waking up early to go to mass at 8 am on Sunday mornings and attending religious education classes after school, I have always associated evil with Satan of the Devil and have seen God as all loving and good….
One discussion that has no closure with various factors that keeps on being included alongside definitions that keep on changing is the clash of ‘Good versus Evil.’ The possibility of Good and Evil holds numerous disputable issues and resounds from our religion and what we…
Do you know what is reincarnation or Do you think soul rebirth in another body? Reincarnation is a belief believed for many years and this belief changes religion to religion and it is a mystery situation. Anybody don’t know the truth maybe this situation is…
Reincarnation is the rebirth of a soul in a different body. Across the world reincarnation is a prevalent topic. Even in different cultures, a reoccurring theme that is seen is topic. Since the idea of reincarnation changes throughout different cultures, the belief about when the…
In Hamlet Act I, Shakespeare wrote: “Thou know’st ’tis common; all that lives must die, passing through nature to eternity.” Time is relentless. Despite those are selfless or cynical acts, the person is a nonentity or monarch, time evanishes everything vestige as the waves sweep…
Within this essay, I’ll be exploring the problem of horrendous evil, which, as explained by H.J. McCloskey, ‘is a problem, for the theist, in that a contradiction is involved in the fact of evil on the one hand and belief in the omnipotence and perfection…
The definition of prudence is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. This Cardinal virtue of prudence is one of the virtues that I need to improve. Similar to the other three virtues, prudence has a natural and supernatural sense….
Throughout history, they way humans perceive an assortment of different topics is greatly influenced by what we hear and see rather than what it actually is. Similar to Platos, Allegory of the Cave, where a group of prisoners had been locked up in a cavern…
Yanluo, King of Hell is a glazed stoneware sculpture that engraves the god of death and the sovereign of the underworld, and this muscular figure with clenched fists and hair rising in anger. Chinese artist master Ma made this powerful sculpture in 1523, Ming dynasty…
Victoria West Kingsolver, Barbara, and Steven L. Hopp, and Camille Kingsolver. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver revolves around the author Barbara, her husband Steven and two daughters Lily and Camille. They…
Dating back to the 1800’s, E.M Forster’s Howards End tells a story of men and women in Edwardian Society who must live by the connotation that men are superior. E.M Forster associates gender with class, and complicates the terms masculine and feminine, ultimatley closing off…
A picture is worth a thousand words, an adage used to describe meaningful images that convey a message better than a description could. The story of David and Goliath is from the Old Testament verse 1 Samuel 17. It is an underdog story filled with…
Wilfred Owen exploits both poems, “The Send Off” and “Arms and the Boy” to convey his thoughts towards war and weapons. Throughout the poems, Owen continuously portrays negative imagery to further accentuate his pessimistic opinions on the use of weaponries and war. Both of these…
Introduction Saint Augustine’s belief that God is not the cause of evil is a claim that I am unable to completely agree with. This is simply because St. Augustine leaves the answer to what is the cause of evil, if not God, open-ended. Augustine strongly…
The Shift of Augustine’s Faith In the Confessions of Saint Augustine Book VIII begins with an immediate praise and worship to God thanking him for allowing Augustine to be converted. Throughout the book we see a major shift of Augustine’s faith, where all doubt of…
Introduction Saint Augustine also known as Saint Augustine of Hippo is one of greatest Christian philosopher of Antiquity. Most of his opinion base on sin, grace, freedom and sexuality on Western culture. He is a true lover of God. 1000s upon 1000s of pages have…
Introduction Saint Augustine was born on November 13, 354 CE. As a child he grew up in Roman North Africa, now as an adult he lives in eastern Algeria, where he’s peaking Latin, both at home, and in school as well. Augustine’s father Patricius used…
Accepting Jesus in Your Life It may be hard to have faith, and trust that everything in the Bible is true for some individuals. The Bible is the only truth that I know, God never leaves me, and he always loves me. As a Christian,…
Introduction Atheism. A word that describes someone as not believing in a god or gods. The standard atheist is someone who uses logic and rational thinking to determine that god does not exist. They have many tools in their arsenal to prove this, but by…
Introduction Religion may be a core side of attribute, however, a comprehensive understanding of faith should conjointly accommodate non-secular disbelief. Varied models obtain to elucidate commonalities in non-secular knowledge (e.g., Boyer, 2008) and therefore, the doable accommodating edges of non-secular beliefs and practices (e.g., Norenzayan…
Be Just The Person You Are It is often asked why a person would choose to do something or not do it, or why do they behave the way they do in certain situations. We are created by our divine maker to be just the…
Introduction Religion plays a significant role in millions of peoples lives. There are many different beliefs that are followed around the world. The Abrahamic religions are monotheistic, which means that they believe in only one as opposed to many. The most popular Abrahamic religions are…
The Sins in The Divine Comedy In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, he recalls his path through hell in order to escape the grasp of sin. In the Dark Wood of Error, Dante meets Virgil, his guide, after realizing he cannot reach heaven due to the many…
Encountering Three Beasts As Dante awakes from the night of absolute terror that he’s passed in the dark wood, he looks up at the first rays of the rising sun appearing at the top of a hill in front of him. A glimmer of hope…
Introduction Religion in relation to the world tends to raise many questions especially in its controversial teachings of how the world works in contrast with the existence of science. In Christianity, we have something resembling that of an omnipotent and benevolent deity that the bible…
The corruption of sin occurs internally and is then expressed by our external actions. (The embodiment of sin had utilized manipulation and justification, nor acts of violence, to deceive Eve into eating the forbidden fruit and committing the first act of sin.) Sin separates us…
It is very common for most believers to complain of how messy things are in their lives. Well, no one likes to be in a messy situation, but many times, we find ourselves in such a state. I won’t pretend that some of those situations…
Throughout all of humankind there have always been different stories regarding the afterlife. From Christianity to ancient greeks. Today however I will be writing about hell and the many instances in which it has shown up throughout history. While hell as existed for a long…
In the beginning God created man and woman in his image. Man disobeyed God’s command and sinned creating a separation between man and God. Paradise lost starts off by discussing the topic of the poem, which is man’s disobedience towards God and the consequences following….
Looking at Earth, Satan is taken with its rage but rapidly crushed his pity to combine on what he must do. He Seat Adam and Eve and is beguiled with their belle. As Satan list to the double, they talk circularly God’s one command that…
Step on a crack break your mother’s back, the number 13, the number 17, breaking a mirror, cross paths with a black cat. These are some of the most common superstitions among people in the world. As a child, you would hear your mother tell…
Introduction India has got several tourist spots where thousands of people pay their visit every day. Rich in its cultural heritage you can find amazing architectural works all around the country. The Mughals have been addressed as one of the major contributors for giving India…
The seventh chapter of Halttunen’s book Murder Most Foul: The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination is titled “The Murderer as Mental Alien”. It deals with the different insanity defense narratives used during the ages, especially during the 19th century while providing for sociological background…
As an individual is forced to undergo various adversities in his life, his ability to sacrifice themselves for others begins to diminish. The idea of self-sacrifice within compelling circumstances begins to seem impossible as humans revert to their natural instinct to keep themselves alive as…
Yes, I believe that Descartes’ assertion that deception is a sign of weakness rather than power is plausible because no one knows for sure where everyone came from as much research as you do and as much mathematics is put into it. Yes, we all…
The pyramids of Egypt are probably the best inheritance by the Egyptians of ancient times a token of this city has been secured. Worked with stone squares secured with white limestone. Toward the start of Administration III the regal developments were changed into pyramids with…
These stories have existed for years. Tales about powerful, intelligent beings watching us from above, about the physical death not being the true end to a life, about miraculous phenomena that cannot seemingly be explained by science or reason. A millennium of these stories influencing…
It’s not at all a new Idea. Nor am I the first person to address this question. Who am I? Books and songs have been written, sermons preached, conversations had been led among tin pot philosophy hipsters in boutique coffee bars. There are three contexts…
A biblical perspective presupposes that God created man with a conscience and our conscience can and should be educated. Guilt is not a new problem. It is a result of sin or what we percieve to be sin. It is the consequences of wrong doing….
To prove whether God exists or not, has always been a topic of debate. There have been many arguments to prove the existence of God but not many of them have stood the test of time and have been criticized. Descartes’s explanations can also be…
The moment had finally come, the call that Peggy and Neil Lia’s Primary Care Physicians at MCMC dreaded to receive, and even I on the other end of the book was afraid to read. It was the event that would dramatically change the lives of…
The greatest story ever told isn’t the stories you hear or read on the news. In fact, it isn’t even the great fictional stories you have read in high school for a class assignment. What if I told you that the greatest story ever told…
At some point or another, we are all seeking something in life. Often when we take notice of this it is because we are seeking something bigger than ourselves, something bigger than life. In the story about the tourist that meets the monk they are…
I went into the ministry with only a high school diploma and some college education. I have an extensive library with commentaries and different translations of the Holy Bible to help guide me into writing a sermon. Last, but certainly not least, I have the…
I could remember when I finally accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior, I always had this feeling that God doesn’t speak to ‘common’ believers like me except for the ‘ministers’ of God, but thank God for God. He is a God that deals with…
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Death has for quite some time been surrounded by a cloud of mystery and suspense for me, my mind attempting to fill the huge gaps left by what knowledge we claim we possess of it. But, of course, there was a time when to me…
Everybody feels safe and find peace when they enter any holy place. They can connect them with God’s mercy, they find the true knowledge and mainly they find the mirror of their mind. The most beautiful and inspiring works art of Michelangelo’s famous sculpture “Pieta”…
Introduction The spiritual disciplines are the things we do and the purpose is to transform a person. It does not come by chance so one needs to discipline himself to develop these things. Below are some of the spiritual disciplines into details. Prayer Prayer is…
Arab life prior to the creation of Islam housed many flaws. Some of these flaws including, disbelief in Allah, the committing of various sins, and shirk. Shirk, being a sin that cannot be forgiven by Allah, was extremely common prior to the introduction of Islam….
The thesis of the article is about the mediation of the Holy Trinity. Laytham argues on ideas many writers approve of but talks about what he thinks distorts the revelation of the Trinity as a whole. This misrepresentation that he presents about God tries to…
The tears hit my face like midday Georgia thunderstorm, little sprinkles,then BAM! The floodgates of heaven opened. I’d made up my mind. I was fed up with the bullies, my eating disorder, living,breathing. I was going to take my life that night. Just then, a…
