Essays on Christianity

Simon De La Rosa Flores was descended from a household of craftsmans originally from Balayan. Batangas. Uncle Pio De La Rosa taught Simon the basicss of the humanistic disciplines when he was in his teens. Subsequently. he enrolled at the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura. analyzing under Lorenzo Guerrero and Lorenzo Rocha. Flores foremost gained…

The various references to literature in “The Great Gatsby” include allusions to The Bible. By portraying Jay Gatsby as a Christ figure, F. Scott Fitzgerald highlights his role as both a father and a son, his acts of generosity and leadership, and his symbolic death. Gatsby serves as his own inspiration, taking on the role…

Tudor Dynasty (1845-1603) lasted for 118 years, has undergone a total of five monarchs. Although not long lasting, but the Tudors in Britain translated from a feudal society to capitalist society, such a crucial era of transition, thus the implementation of the policy is also very characteristics of the times, particularly its implementation of the…

The letter of Philemon was written by Paul the apostle along with Timothy. Paulwas definitely the author and nothing needs to confirm that. The “externaltestimony is unimpeachable.” (Smith, p.510) The letter was written to Philemonon behalf of Onesimus. Philemon lived in Colosse and we know this becauseOnesimus was also Colossian which is confirmed in Colossians…

Saint Joan’s Tragic Flaw: The EpilogueSaint Joan is considered to be one of George Bernard Shaw’s greatest works. In the play, Shaw avoids many problems identified by critics as prevalent in some of his other writing. Some have criticized Shaw, claiming that he tends to portray unrealistic archetypal characters, rather than well-rounded believable individuals. His…

In his article titled Spanish Missions, Cultural Conflict and the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, Henry Warner Bowden asserts that all the Pueblos – from Acoma to Pecos and from Taos to Isleta – united in their uprising against the Spanish presence north of El Paso. The rebellion resulted in the deaths of roughly 380 out…

William Penn, born on the 14th of October 1644, is best known for the founding of the state of Pennsylvania. He was born into a dissenting family, meaning they were basically rebels, and as he grew older he became more and more involved in Quakerism.He was the son of a distinguished English Admiral, Sir William…

                        The mosaic of christian belief                                      roger e. Olson Author Roger E. Olson wrote ‘The Mosaic of Christian Belief’ after completing almost twenty years of teaching theology and doctrines of Christianity in various academic institutions. This book was an attempt on his part to produce an introductory, complete, non technical and non speculative work…

Islam and Christianity share a lot of similarities and differences. One of the most important similarities that they share is that they are both universal religions. Both Islam and Christianity are monotheistic religions, believing in only one god, which is also believed by some religions researchers to be the same god, but referred with different…

She believes no Christian should allow the existence or practice of slavery. One major character Leggier, who is a slave master on the plantation, practices slavery on a daily basis and treats his slaves very violently. Whereas, another important white character, Eva, who is seen as this picture perfect angelic child, fails to understand why…