“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…
Essays on Theology
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…
For Americans, Religious support was one of the essential points to assure and justify that in the sight of God, and that means that the revolution was the right thing to do and God agreed with that. In colonial America, religion created a strong feeling…
Introduction The Bible declares that God exists, is holy and eternal, and that man is a fallen being, under God’s wrath and in need of redemption. The Bible also reveals God’s provision for the life of man, His love for fallen mankind and His desire…
In 1986, I joined the United States military, due to a life that was going nowhere. I tried college on several occasions, only failing, due to a lack of interest. I do not know if it was a lack of interest towards college or life,…
A few years back I was perusing through the pages and 56 chapters of a recently purchased book entitled the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology. It provided a definition and description of practical theology along four lines: a faith activity, a methodology of the pursuit…
C. S. Lewis was an incredibly famous British scholar, novelist and Christian apologist. Lewis is best known for ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ fantasy series as well as his non-fiction apologetics. He taught British literature at Oxford University and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge….
There are many ways in which the body central is the place of religion in contemporary society. In this paper, I will discuss ways in which religion affects the kind of clothes people can wear, body art and dietary restrictions. These are ways in which…
Let it be known that I am not going to make the faux pas of saying, “religion” and solely mean Christianity. Instead, I want to know the consequences of religions in general. And while one may say it’s too difficult a task because there are…
Japan has a very interesting cultural background. As a healthcare professional it is important to be culturally cognitive to provide patient, and family-centered end-of-life care. These cultural differences play a large role in how the Japanese view death and their afterlife care. Some 50% of…
I was taught by the famous Chinese philosopher Mencius when I was a young age. He suggested that humans are inherently good. And his thought inspired me to think more about the nature of humans. There have always been debates on whether human beings are…
The sun was setting, the wind was blowing aggressively past my face, and I could feel the dust as my tongue grazed my lips. Blood was dripping from my knees down to my sneakers, I was robbed, jumped, and had an overwhelming sensation of crying….
This text will determine the difference between Buddhism vs Hinduism, as this is a widely debated subject and leads to confusion for many. Both religions feature key elements that serve to set them apart. Key variations can mainly be pinpointed to a few comparable areas,…
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…
Superstition in Egypt There are words on our tongues such as this is a superstition, or is this woman getting dizzy, or is he suffering from dementia and other words? When did she appear in society? The word “superstition” is always associated with the grandmothers’…
