Essays on Religion Page 108

David N. Entwistle explores the significance of integrating psychology and Christianity in his book “Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity.” He addresses worldview issues, philosophical foundations, and models of integration, acknowledging the challenges involved. Alongside secular jobs such as psychologists or counselors, there are ministry jobs available. Entwistle argues that individuals possess distinct abilities given…

The need for power is just as strong as the need for love or belonging in human beings. In Susan Faludi’s The Naked Citadel, the students derive their power by dominating women or even fellow students. By stripping themselves down to nothing, they believe that regaining power is only possible through the violent control of…

The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was done approximately 1428. It is asuperb example of Masaccio’s use of space and perspective. It consists oftwo levels of unequal height. Christ is represented on the top half, in acoffered, barrel-vaulted chapel. On one side of him is the Virgin Mary,and on the other, St. John. Christ himself is…

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down is a book by Anne Fadiman about a Hmong family (the Lee’s) that moved to the United States. It deals with their child Lia, her American doctors, and the collisions of those two cultures. In Fadiman’s unbiased book I learned that there are many cultural differences between…

The name Mary, and how it is used in the Koran Muslimism April 9, 1999 The function that Mary has played in the history of faith is a subject that can be debated. Harmonizing to the Koran, the lone importance of Mary, is that she is unarguably the female parent of Jesus. Besides, the lone…

Summary of “God and the Strongest Battalions” In the essay “God and the Strongest Battalions,” Richard Current stated that the North won because they had so much more than the South. The North had an advantage over population; near five to two. They had more wealth, manpower, manufactured goods, agriculture, transportation, finances, and the economic…

Arranged Marriages Arranged marriage is a long-held tradition in the Islamic religion, tradition because it is not really under the teaching of Islam.  Close relatives help the parents to organize this event.  Muslims respect and honor the parent’s judgment over their child to choose the suitable partner for their child’s future husband or wife.  More…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the effect of society on The Creature’s personality and discusses various underlying themes. The novel is often compared to other works from the Romantic Age. However, when comparing it to another masterpiece, the creation story in Genesis, the similarities and differences between Victor and The Creature become evident. Victor and The…

The New Testament has much to say on the topic of evangelism. The beginnings of the church age were one of incredible ambition as the followers of Christ spread the Gospel to the then known world. We can learn from many different styles and forms of evangelism. The root of evangelism is found in the…

The Sunni and Shia are two sects that are derived from the Islam religion. The major difference between the two and the reason that both do not necessarily get along is the true successor of the Prophet Muhammad. As stated in the textbook, “The Shia sect originated as a party supporting the appointment of Ali-a…