All That Heaven Allows

is seen as something that is not particularly bad, but Wesley takes this to an extreme by stating that Christians should “Gain all [the money] you can” in this life (Wesley 87). According to Wesley, Christians are to do this without acting dishonestly or by gaining the money deceitfully, and gather extreme wealth in ways that are glorifying to God. This money should allow Christians to clothe themselves, feed themselves, and properly live their lives and the will of God. While Wesley makes a few…

The Red String The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom centers around the life of Eddie, a man who spent his time alive fixing things. Over the course of the novel, Eddie’s past is told through birthdays and post-mortem teachings. The Five People You Meet in Heaven provides a philosophical look into the purpose of death, and what happens after. All lives are connected. This is seen in all religions and cultures, as well as ideas of fate, heaven, life, and death, and the lessons taught…

that day he realized that God had saved him. It was due to this religious event that he felt inspired to become a monk. Luther was afraid of the possibility of not going into heaven and because of this fear turned to the Bible for comfort. He discovered that he had been taught wrongly by the church for Faith was the way into heaven instead of performing good deeds as he was originally taught. Luther then made a list of things that he disliked about the church. He named these things the 95…

still being marveled over as they continue in circulation today. In the Great Divorce, C.S Lewis uses his imagination to describe what it may look like for one to journey to heaven or Hell. The…

examples supporting the use of aforementioned dramatic conventions in Faustus’ monologue, which allude to his overall state of mind. Diction, such as the continued use of “Faustus” in said character’s monologue implies a third person narrative, which allows readers to confirm suspicions of the characters inability to accept his own decisions. This difficulty is direct evidence of his state of mind, as his remorse is concurrent with the desire to escape his own unwise judgment. “Let Faustus live…

od is good, says Christianity. After all, faith in God is the key to heaven. Is heaven not good? But what about hell? Why allow such perdition at all? The presence of evil challenges the existence and preconception of a God whose grounding is one of not only assigned, but assumed benevolence, such as the one found in Christianity. To name God supreme creator, or transcendent father (our father, who art in heaven…), or an essence above that of mortal beings and simultaneously surmise that…

beginning of all things. God made everything by means of the Word. The Word caused all things to exist. He gave life to everything that God created His life gave light to everybody,” (Adams, John tells the Good News about Jesus). The context of the word “life” is not used solely in its literal meaning. Instead, it includes the period between birth and death in the physical state of the human body as well as the…

Proof of Heaven by Eben Alexander is based on his account of his journey thought afterlife while he was in a coma. Eben discusses the scientific views on what he experienced while also giving an as detailed as possible account of what he sees, hears, and does while being in heaven. Since Dr. Eben Alexander is a neurosurgeon, before his coma he did not believe during near-death experiences (NDE) people could really go to heaven and that it was just the brain making up these illusions that people…

In “Jerusalem” Blake uses allusions to create a sense of appetency for a world in which England has returned to a “green & pleasant Land.” (line 16). This technique is well represented by Blake’s use of the allusion “Lamb of God’ (line 3) which comes from the “Gospel of John” in the New Testament. In the “Gospel of John” the “Lamb of God” is meant to reference Jesus as he “takes away the sin of the world.”(wikipedia). The use of this allusion suggests that Jesus came to England to return it to…

The Ascension by John Singleton Copley is an oil in canvas painting that depicts the ascension of Jesus to heaven. Copley derived his idea whilst in Rome as he studied Raphael’s Transfiguration of Christ. Copley’s work was at the heart of American Neoclassicism which was born out of the birth of the American republic. The Ascension differed greatly from Copley’s usual work of portraits, however maintains similar characteristics one would expect from work of this time. American Neoclassism has…