Essays on Religion Page 140

Introduction The Holy Bible is obviously not like any other book one can pick up and read. The Bible is God’s word. Hence, scholars of different ages use the term “inspiration” to explain God’s intervention and role in the writing of the Bible. This term “inspiration” is from the Latin, “inspirare” – meaning ‘to breathe…

I had hoped to Penn a lot more time on the wick and getting to know my team members but unfortunately I had not planned enough time. I will strive to do much better on the tama. As I was late in starting this task there were already details added to the wick by Caroline….

Art has always been an influential form of expression, so much so that I have even decided to major in it. Luckily for art lovers such as myself, it just so happens to be that practically all of the places in the world that you can think of have long histories with art. One type…

Question 1: Democracy or Theocracy? Whether Islam is incompatible with democracy. It certainly is not. The Qur’an lays emphasis on what it calls shura’ (consultation) . Even the messenger of Allah is required to consult his people in worldly matters and Muslims are required to consult each other in their secular affairs. Now it is…

The gospel of Matthew and MarkThe term gospel, in Christianity translates as good news.   A gospel is one of the four canonical books in the New Testament that describes the life, ministry, teachings and the death of Jesus (Achtemeier, Green & Thompson, 2001).  Four gospels are officially recognized by the New Testament out of…

Among Glenn’s many achievements was The Last Celt, a bio-bibliography of Robert E. Howard, published in 1976 by Donald Grant. When it appeared it was a long anticipated benchmark event in Howardom. The 416 page volume was much appreciated by the legion of Howard fans who knew no one other than Glenn could have compiled and…

Mother Teresa was a powerful woman with her missions and countless acts of mercy. Powerful leaders in our world today should learn from Mother Teresa and her countless acts of mercy, which she performed. Often men and women in powerful positions misuse their strengths simply for their own personal benefit. Mother Teresa is a perfect…

Worship in Scripture indicates a general way of life for the believer and is described as an act of devotion, act of sacrifice, exalting, and magnifying the Lord. Our worship is meant to glorify God with our very own words, thoughts and actions. An important essential for worship is for our heart and mind to…

The name of the painting is Christ carrying a cross and is painted using oil paint on canvas. This painting is on display at the Lowe Art Museum. It is also said that it was painted around 1600 – 1605. It was crafted in Spain during the mannerism period in Europe. The Artist at hand…

Humans are born with the innate ability to define what is considered a sin and what is considered a deed. By this, it is necessitated upon by us,the humans, to find reason and rhyme for our sins, and reward ourselves because of our virtues. We avoid sins typically, except in some cases where our own…