Essays on Religion Page 105

The Gods Must Be Crazy This film was a mash up of three separate stories – the journey of a Bushman to the “end of the world,” the romance between a researcher and a school teacher, and a group of revolutionaries fleeing persecution. The story begins with Xi and his tribe of Bushman members living…

Quotation mark from Literature Many people try to discredit what the Bible Teaches, but my religion comes from God, through his word, The Holy Bible. Billy Graham wrote, “ Because the Bible is God’s inspired Word, it does non belie itself or learn falsities – because God can non lie. We may non understand every…

Being a lecture delivered at Methodist Theological Institute, Shagamu, on the 21st of June, 2013 by 11.00 am. Unveiling the Concept of Church Growth Biblical Principles or Missionary Strategies Introduction Tremendous Church Growth is going on in the world today. We live in the age of most rapid forward advantage of Christianity that history has…

Would you trust him enough to be in a room alone with him? Many people would probably answer no to this question. They would assume he is a terrorist or part of a terrorist group. Why? The flaws he holds are all in how he looks. Just because he is a Muslim and people recognize…

“And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward”, I confess that, as a lifelong Catholic, I have never fully read the Bible. It’s quite astonishing, particularly since I attended Catholic School from kindergarten to eighth grade! Nevertheless, I have always expressed my faith in my own distinct manner. I hold a firm conviction that…

In his book Introduction to Confucianism, Xinzhong Yao aims to offer a comprehensive and balanced understanding of Confucianism, the Chinese/East Asian tradition that has undergone transformation over the past 2500 years. Yao covers the evolution of Confucianism from its ancient origins to its relevance in the present day, including its practical application and incorporation of…

It was a particular time of the year, when foreigners or as some call them “khawajats” visit our country, Sudan. Hours went by, and nobody opened their car windows to hand me money. Despite that, I couldn’t help but notice how complex and sophisticated the cars were. The shiny gloss that appears every time the…

World historical events are dominantly engaged into colonization. Like other literary eras, colonization is difficult to draw. There are colonizers that invade citizens of one country to settle and to introduce their beliefs, tradition and customs and to establish political control over that area of citizens. Filipinos experienced colonization by the Spaniards, Americans and Japanese…

The Bible is home to many stories that have shaped the world that we live in today. The stories of the Bible seem to be life-lessons, taken literally by many readers. Among these stories, written in the Old Testament, are those involving Eve and Delilah. Stories like the ones involving Eve and Delilah have somewhat…

Buddhism and Christianity are the two religions that cover a large section of the world population today with various similarities and differences. Similarities: The ethics of Lord Buddha were based on golden rule, which was for the wellbeing of the human beings. The ethics of Jesus Christ were also preached as per the golden rule,…