Essays on Religion Page 153

Imagine being stranded on a devastated Earth after it was destroyed by an asteroid. Your original plan was to determine if life could be revived, but unfortunately, your spaceship is now in ruins. The only people remaining are Joshua, who is ambitious, Billy, an athlete, Simon, the brain, and a few other scientists. Your mission…

The topic of the original creation of the earth is one that is heavily debated. There are two major theories as to how the earth was created: the nebular hypothesis and six day creation. The nebular hypothesis is almost always connected to the old-earth perspective where as six day creation is almost always associated with…

Introduction and overview             Hinduism has been the most influential aspect of the current economic, social and cultural development in the modern Indian society.  This has mainly been contributed by strict adherence to the Hinduism ideals as direct applications of their lifestyles (Radhakrishnan, 2007).  Though scholars have been strongly divided over religious impacts all over…

In life, every one of us has been given gifts by God. Not everyone will be rich and powerful, but we all have the tools to succeed. Some are made to be leaders, some followers, some rich, some poor, but all are made exactly how God wanted. Two of Israel’s greatest kings, David and Solomon,…

The Hero’s Journey is a narrative pattern that can be found in novels, storytelling, myth, and religious rituals. Joseph Campbell first identified this pattern in his book A Hero with Thousand Faces (Campbell, 1972, p. 73). The Hero’s Journey pattern describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero who embarks on a…

Introduction The problem of evil has been addressed by philosophers for centuries. The problem stems from the concept of an omnipotent, omniscient and perfectly good and just God; that if such a God exists, then evil should not exist. The very fact that there are too many evils that have existed since the dawn of…

“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”In one of the most famous sermons ever preached, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”, preacher, Jonathan Edwards, tries to persuade the ‘sinful’ people to realize that God is real and that they have to live ‘purely’, as in to live as a true Christian who…

Is a poem that is set in the California darkness and the protagonist is temporarily exiled from his wife, and as he write love letters to her a skunk passes by and he is reminded of the qualities of his wife. This poem raises the themes of separation and love. These themes are emphasized through…

In I will talk about the clear view of developing a sense of biblical, divine calling for the students. We as soon-to-be teachers hope that we can help find our student’s call in finding God but also ask ourselves what we can do to help the succeed. We as teachers need to remember to ask…

Ang Kambas ng Lipunan This is the first time I’ve watched this movie. At first I thought it would be nothing but a boring educational short clip movie featuring the greed of humans slowly getting worse. However, the opening of the film showed Joey Velasco painting his famed “Hapag ng Pagasa”. At the beginning of…