Essays on Religion Page 90

In the novel, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Polytheism is violently introduced to Christianity. Even though the folk’s faith of polytheism accepts the Christian’s beliefs, and the Christians come in peace, they were bound to hold a difference because of their spiritual differences. This is because of the major clangs in the two faiths….

As my text, I am using the book of Haggai 2:23: “In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel,, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.” Thus, the messianic promise…

Ever since the beginning of time our reality has been based on the conflict between good and evil. From the story of Adam and Eve to modern day and everything done by the human race has been a battle between these two. Many theologians and scholars have tried to argue the creation of evil. They…

            Muslim establishments could be traced back to the AD when Berbers conquered Spain after waging war against them.  Spain is a small nation that is located in South Western Europe somewhere on the Iberian Peninsula.  Sometimes back in the 8th Century, the Berber Muslims conquered the Iberian Peninsula after launching a massive conquest on…

The “Bush Doctrine” represents the foreign policy principles of the United States federal government under the administration of President George W. Bush. Although the phrase was never explicitly referred to or defined as a cohesive plan, political scientists coined the Bush Doctrine in order to package these principles into the agenda of the Bush administration….

Annotated Bibliography Alexie, Sherman. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1993. The book establishes Alexie Sherman as the most important and provocative writers. The author vividly portrays the life of Spokane Indian reservation stating that the book is a mixture of stark reality, fantasy and weaving memory. Actually,…

Why do bad things happen to good people? Why do good things happen to bad people? These two questions have bewildered mankind throughout the centuries. Even the greatest philosophers and theologians have yet to develop a concrete answer. Philosophers, theologians, and even religious leaders have developed many hypotheses. Some of these hypotheses support each other…

The article “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem” by Fatema Mernissi discusses the damaging effects of Western beauty standards on women, comparing it to the control inflicted on women in extremist nations through the veil. Mernissi highlights how Eastern countries have a more flexible beauty standard, where men are not involved in fashion, unlike the…

The Khmer empire of Cambodia, extending from its capital, Angkor to present-day Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, is credited with the creation of extraordinary art and architecture in the sixth to the sixteenth centuries CE.  Some of the world’s most glorious traditions of sculpture and architecture are still represented at Angkor and throughout Cambodia to reflect…

What Difference Does It Make That God Is Immutable? What difference does it make to us that God is immutable? Immutability is a key attribute of God and without that He wouldn’t even be God. It would be hard to have a personal relation ship with Him. As well as our relationship suffering our knowledge…