Believers

Byzantine art, especially Byzantine icons, can be commonly be referred to as sacred art. As described by art historian, Herbert Read, Byzantine art is “the purest form of religious art that Christianity has experienced.” (Cavarnos, pg. 25). Due to Byzantine art’s deep rooting in the Christian faith, most of the depictions of this art period are religious figures. Most of the icons are closely associated with wooden panel painting (Brooks, p. 1). The many themes found within Byzantine art are…

In The Believer, a movie about a man named Daniel Balint who was a former follower of Judaism and who later becomes into a Neo-Nazi who still holds some Jewish values, is a movie that not only intrigues the audiences mind by showing this odd contrast of someone who has a strong hatred for Jewish people and their past but who also can still hold many important aspects of the Judaism religion, also shows a true continuation of the central tenets of Judaism with Daniel’s alternative…

Imagine Dragons song Believer is actually a really big story. The meaning of the song goes along with children and adults alike. In the song he talks a little bit about his childhood and taking control or becoming an adult. The song will have different meanings to everyone but it all has one overall meaning. Believer starts off with “First things first I'ma say all the words inside my head” (Imagine Dragons). I chose this verse because it is the very opening of the song and usually the…

feeling, sense, even a gut reaction.” Nevertheless, clarification is need when projecting or conveying to others. Perhaps, for instance, clarifying the importance of saying, “As a Body of Believers,” which would emphasize a person or a group knowing who he or she is in reference to Jesus Christ. The Body of Believers would know some of the aspects according to Scriptures that conveys…

Muhammad and the Believers presents us with a historical narrative of the early life of Islam and its formation. The five chapters inform the reader with the necessary exposition and background as well as subtle and reoccurring criticisms. While Donner makes it clear that not every story, reading, and text in the Quran is believable, they are in fact important as they give us insight and understanding. The book presents itself as a historical reading yet is familiar enough for the average reader…

Keller A Strong Believer Strong, brave, and inspiring are three words that people think of when they hear the name Helen Keller. Helen Keller changed the world by being an inspiration to people all around the world. She showed the world that having a disability doesn’t stop you from doing great things. She proved this by becoming part of important organizations, going to college, and spreading her knowledge to the world in talks and lectures. She left a legacy as a strong believer. The early…

Night written by Elie Wiesel and The Believer directed by Henry Bean, are different in terms of period of time and conflict, however they do share a number of similarities. The novel, Night, is based on a young innocent Jewish boy named Eliezer Wiesel who is very devoted his religion. After facing the many struggles from Nazis and other Jewish people, his beliefs and attitudes changed drastically, and he no longer believed in a Higher authority of God. He lost his belief in God and in his own…

Fred Donner’s Muhammad and the Believers: at the Origins of Islam presents itself as an interpretation of early Islamic history geared towards “nonspecialists” that attempts to take on a new paradigm of thought not conventionally held among his fellow historians. He prefaces his primary thesis with the context of paradigms of thought that were once held or were presently held at the time of the writing of his book. From the start, Donner asserts his belief in Islam’s beginnings taking root in a…

sport’s training gym, to be the perfect fit and I knew it would teach me more about what goes on behind the scenes of training. I see myself as being a capable leader and I strive for success so the book I read throughout may program was “Be the First Believer”, by Ed Deutschlander, where he covers all the values a great leader should have and why successful business people and athletes are so successful. In his book he talks about all the good habits you should form if you want to be successful…

God’s Promise to His Believers Even though an Atheist believes that God does not exist and there is no eternal life for a non-believer. Accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior will give you eternal life. because As a believer, you must trust in God by faith, through salvation, Romans 10:9 ESV states, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved,…