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Ostensibly, intellectualism appears as incongruent with the nature of belief, commonly misunderstood. Endeavoring to unify these perceived incongruences, Robert Louis Wilken’s book, “The Spirit of Early Christian Thought” demonstrates how the “Christian intellectual tradition came into being” (pg. xiv). Intellectualism isn’t disconnected from believing, rather, the function and belief of the Church established its pattern of intellectual thought. The Church was Christocentric and thus, their…

.As I continue along this journey of life there are many things that have shaped my faith and allowed me to create my own Christian philosophy of storytelling. The three major points that have developed me into who I am are the background that has got me to where I am today, the most important things in my life that can help the world in ways, and the way people need to stay connected and be able to forgive others no matter what the situation might be. I hope that other people can start to…

wardrobe reflect Christian beliefs and what does it teach us about the Christian faith? By Adam Shooshtarian The story of Narnia is one of the most popular fantasy novels in the world having sold over 100 million copies in 47 different languages. When you read or watch Narnia for the first time you may not understand the true meaning of the events taking place, for there is more depth and hidden meaning to what seems like an innocent children’s book. There are many references to Christian…

everybody’s different (Tammet 201).” People need to realize everyone comes to understand things differently and this also goes for putting faith in God. Daniel shared how he came to know God and that many people are surprised to hear that he is a Christian. How did Christianity change Daniels understandings and interaction of individuals? When Daniel was younger, he came to realize that “everything” or the edge of existence was not a logical or mathematical answer, and that realization…

Say you are Shakespeare, and you get popular and like how he was, you would wanna be as popular as any other course a college student would have to take, right? Of course you would! Michael Mack wrote a speech to Christian freshman that are just starting college, and is trying to tell them that learning Shakespeare will help you find your heart, but not only your heart, but once you learn his writing, you can officially mark yourself as an educated person! Even though you can say you’re smart,…

The topic that I want to talk about is polygamy in church history. With conversations that I have with people that are not of our faith, polygamy gets brought up the most. Many still think that our church still practices polygamy to this day, even though the people know me personally and my family, they still ask the question. Many people around the world believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints still practice polygamy. I am originally from South Korea, and I can remember…

streets in a land where you never grow old. In the famous Jim Reeves song across the bridge, there is no more sorrow, across the bridge, there is no more pain. Eternal life in heaven and the avoidance of the wrath of God in hell is what biblical Christians refer to when they use the word “salvation” (Jordan, 2011). The word “salvation” refers to an eternal, spiritual deliverance. Paul in the New Testament told the Philippian jailer what he had to do to be saved, he was referring to the jailer’s…

Hans Christian Andersen stories are illustrious to young ones but why? Adults read different versions of his fairy tales to put children to sleep yet, they do not know how strange and disturbing they actually are. Fairy tales are read to kids worldwide because they create situations to inspire infants to be better. However, do you know what horrors lie between the pages of classics? There is no doubt people have heard of The Little Mermaid, The Little Match Girl, and Thumbelina. Does everyone…

ministry, though it is important that these methods be in conformity to the Divine Pedagogy. Groome’s Shared Christian Praxis and Cavalletti’s Catechesis of the Good Shepherd draw upon the Pedagogy of God through the role of the catechist and through the means by which one obtains knowledge. According to Groome’s pedagogy, the role of the catechist is exceedingly active and directive; shared Christian Praxis requires a significant amount of time, energy and effort from the catechist. Especially…

Students are constantly asking the question, “Why do we have to learn this?” As Christian educators it is important that we are always ready to give an answer to this most important question. Perhaps the best answer is found in Isaiah 40:26 which says, “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Or we can look at Hosea who…