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 he…
Essays on Religious Concepts
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…
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…
