Bahá'í Faith

true answers are derived from faith. Although these two topics are greatly different, they both prove to be best when they work with each other. For instance, as Ellie and Palmer are at the ball, Ellie tells him she could not believe in something without evidence. In reply, Palmer asks if she loved her father. When she says “yes” he asks her to prove it. By Palmer asking this question, it shows Ellie that science and faith cannot work alone. To elaborate, without faith, new discoveries and…

similarity between the ideas and views of Kierkegaard and Bono, U2's lead singer. Both of them had unconventional ways to look upon human life. Both of them denied following the traditional rules of Christianity, but they both individually had invested faith in God. When Bono visited Africa to help the people suffering from the destruction of famine and AIDS, he realized that whole world is his neighbor irrespective of any geographical distance. Kierkegaard also reflects this view as he thinks…

Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a series of amazing books that keep the readers on the edge of their seats from the start to the very end. However, Sherlock Holmes and the Gospel are two different genres that cannot be intertwined. Nevertheless, Kendrick's book, “Holy clues: The gospel according to Sherlock Holmes,” manages to establish a link between the two genres in a rather clever way. While Holmes was not a preacher of any sorts, Kendrick shows that…

Atheism is the negation of the concept of a particular faith is inseparable from the concept and meaning of certain religions represent. That atheism is nothing more than a downside one way or understood religiosity, which usually occurs as a certain antithesis, or the negation of a religious attitude, the main item that would make this brief essay should go. On the other hand, incentives such thinking is a book Edith Stein knowledge and faith and the author, it says: "The fact that millions of…

Upon first glance of Hughe’s “Salvation” and Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant”, one would think the two non-fictional stories would be quite different when compared to the other. After all, the settings are as contrasting as the characters themselves. Langston Hugh’s “Salvation” takes place mainly upon a church pew in the presence of a church congregation, in Missouri, with the main character being a twelve-year-old boy. Meanwhile, George Orwell’s “Shooting of an Elephant” takes place in a foreign…

Religion was very important to the people of Medieval Europe, and it played an important role in their lives. The catholic church was the last institution that survived the fall of Roman Empire (Richardson, Robert 1). The church was outside of feudalism and didn’t take part of it (Richardson, Robert 2). The church and government were very important and powerful in the middle ages. The church was viewed as powerful when the pope crowned Charlemagne as the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. This…

realize how important Christianity is in my life every day. My parents were both Christians before I was born, so, naturally, I was brought up in the Christian faith as well. Throughout my early childhood, I was influenced…

James Fowler’s “Stages of Faith”, there are six stages that adolescent could struggle to deal with their beliefs. Basically, his idea is that people develop his or her spiritual growth with qualitative changes throughout the life. (Berger, 2014, p. 531). Firstly, a stage, “Intuitive-projective faith”, starts at a young age. However, I do not have any relevance with it. This is because although I am raised with Christian family, I had not had any thought about the matter of faith. In fact, I had…

bit of backlash from different groups. He was using an unconstitutional approach to portray his religion. Moore was ordered to take it down but he refused because of his religious belief. He believed that he could not complete his job without his faith in God. It would be unfair to other religions if he could keep the monument in the courtroom. If Chief Moore had discussed what he was planning beforehand, the reaction may have been less dramatic. It was more of a surprise that the monument had…

While many may not have noticed, our collective spiritual understandings have been undergoing change over the decades. Leading edge philosophers and open-minded theologians have noted an evolutionary shift toward a broader, more comprehensive existential understanding than that put forth by our traditional religions, and beyond that which is recognized in most of our mainstream society. Where traditional religion was based on based on the need for comfort, protection and rules meant to save an…