All That Heaven Allows

toward a light-blue sky with a few puffy white clouds drifting overhead. It was not Tiffany, knew her voice all too well. “Elizabeth.” “Yes. Who are you? Where are you?” “You have begun the greatest of all journeys. However, there are rules you must follow.” “What journey? To where?” “As a mortal, you have proven yourself to be worthy to undergo the journey of purification to heaven.” “Heaven?” “Yes. Now listen to the rules they will guide you. You have three days to become accustomed to…

Merriam-Webster theodicy is “defense of God’s goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil” (“Merriam- Webster”, n.d.). Omnipotence is having great power with no limitations. For He is the only one who has the great power because he is all knowing and all good. There is an existence of evil because of original sin, superiority of God, and absence of good. Free Will God lets us choose from good and evil in order for us to have free will. Free will is defined as the power of acting…

Civilizations throughout all time and around the world have had their own traditions and unique cultures. China had a belief that there was a cycle that should take place with their emperors called the Dynastic Cycle and within that the Mandate of Heaven (Duiker) This means that emperors cycle in and out of power in a unique way, and it is the god’s decision on how this comes about. This tradition is demonstrated clearly through the Ming dynasty’s overthrow of power by their neighbors Manchus…

an’ you better all get your business right!” (5). The black train steamed full ahead, and would not stop at nothing to get the rights they deserved that the white people withheld from the black community. Black Christianity gave the black community a God to believe in, “their souls and bodies devoted to singing and praying” (5). People’s devotion to God made it so that the injustice around them did not matter; because, God will make everything right when it comes time to go to heaven. In Black…

Hebrew Bible shows us the creation of Heaven and Earth created by God. Human nature proves to us the Hebrew Bible does not allow human beings to act independently or having the freedom to do so without answering to the Creator of heaven and earth. God’s determination to test our free will shows our determination to obey God’s orders to do as we are told. Human Nature defined in the Hebrew Bible, is we exist at the creation of the all mighty creator of heaven and earth, we are made from the…

Puritans belief on eternal life in heaven was heavily based upon whether or not you've committed a sin. Damned were believed to go to hell while elects lived out eternity in heaven. Although no one was ever sure who god would pick as an elect or a damned they usually assumed that non sinners went to heaven. While Hester and Arthur have committed a major sin, both have been forgiven by god for a multitude of reasons expressed mostly towards the end of the story through dialogue and points of view…

Gilgamesh, Ishtar has been insulted and turned down her offer of marriage by Gilgamesh. She is demanding from her father the god Anu, to give her the bull of heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. She says “my father give me the Bull of Heaven to destroy Gilgamesh. Fill Gilgamesh I say with arrogance to his destruction; but if you refuse to give me the Bull of Heaven I will break in the doors of hell and smash the bolts”(87). This quote shows how the hurting of your pride can cause your common sense to…

constantly at war with the desire and social expectation to act upon loving and reasonable thoughts. This time-less struggle to be an angel, not a demon, or to act in goodness, and not in evil is very evident in many aspects of one’s life. When one allows their love and emotion to be put at another’s disposal, the other can warp and twist them to turn something heavenly into something devilish. In the proper hands, it is possible for emotions to be controlled and righteous actions are an outcome…

for example, believed that Jews, disabled people, and elderly people were worthless; he thought that he could make a perfect world. His beliefs led to his actions. There is only one world view that is correct, one that has the ability to explain all questions, and that is the Christian world view. The biblical world view offers peace and comfort in the midst of suffering, hope in the reality of death, and a glimpse of God’s point of view in the development of history.…

Divorce to describe what he envisions occurs in heaven and hell. Because I have always been interested in the concept of afterlife (I do believe in it, but obviously have no idea what it will actually consist of) I found this book especially interesting. First, Lewis introduces his construct of Hell, which is a dim and dreary grey town that is perpetually bleak. The narrator arrives at a bus stop, which allows Hell’s inhabitants to go and visit Heaven. As they depart from Hell, he talks about…