Essays on Religion Page 130

Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is a Puerto Rican leader referring to himself as both the Christ and the Antichrist (Growing in Grace).  He has a large number of followers, publicizes his faith fervently, and yet he is known among the religious folk as essentially a crackpot.  “Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is a 60-year-old…

The Renaissance was a period of cultural evolution that spread across Europe throughout the 14th- 17th century. Began in Florence, the Italian Renaissance had a profound impact in the development of the Renaissance outside of Italy resulting with the Northern Renaissance which included the German Renaissance, the French Renaissance, and other European nations. Although both…

PART I A worldview is the way we approach or think about the world. “Our own personal philosophy.” The worldview of a Christian or whatever is a personal evaluation about meaning and reality. A simplistic biblical worldview would be to have the mind of Jesus Christ. Genesis 1:1 is the first verse of the bible…

Storm God vs. Dragon-like Creature The Babylonian, Enuma Elish, and the Canaanite group of poems, Baal Cycle, are both mythological works in which a storm god battles a dragon-like monster. This war between storm gods and dragon-like monsters show readers similarities from one culture to the next. The classification in each work illustrates a specific…

In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Jonathan Edwards uses pathos to create images that help his audience experience the consequences of sinful behavior. One such image is that God has been given the power to choose who he feels should spend the rest of eternity in either Heaven, or Hell based on…

“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can’t readily accept the God formula, the big answers don’t remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries”(Bukowski). In this quote, the American Poet and Novelist Charles Bukowski succinctly explains the major difference separating the…

In these days, there are many women who play important role in society and it has been increasing since modern civilization has been formed. Many of literary works express the social aspect. Many plays are like a mirror of society because playwrights consider the ambience of society and put their thoughts and values into the…

In the book “The Language of God” Francis Collins presents his original views and beliefs in theism. The entire book is devoted to proving the existence of God, supporting Christian worldview and accepting the anthropic principle. Interestingly, despite Collins supports anthropic principle, he rejects the origin of life as input of the God. In particular,…

During the exploration of the New World, it sparked the beginning of a worldwide exchange, better known as the Columbian Exchange, which consisted of the transfer of goods between the Eastern (like Europe) and Western (America) hemispheres. This exchange was so significant during the time because it made the lives of those around much easier….

I believe that the criticism of president Trump against the NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem is not congruent with the core American values. Values can be defined as the conduct according to which a group or society judges the importance of people, rules, and other socio-cultural perspective. Values are positive characteristics…