Divine simplicity

Johnny Appleseed is living close to the “lost paradise” (Armstrong, 14). He lives life to be in unity with divine. “In every culture we find the myth of a lost paradise in which humans lived in close and daily contact with the divine...lived in harmony with one another, with animals and with nature.” (Armstrong, 14). Appleseed lives outside of the industrialised reality, alone with the creatures of the forest. He is pure:…

A Shocking Realization What is a miracle? Must it be the product of divine intervention? Or is it simply luck? I say it is an unexplainable, unforeseeable, unexpected change of fate. John Jeremiah Sullivan explores this in his essay “Feet in Smoke”. By questioning the common belief of miracles, he demonstrates that unreal ideas effectively portray reality. Sullivan recalls the event of his brother Worth’s near death. The shocking accident and process of recovery leaves John shaken as he…

appreciate music to another degree. This year in orchestra, instead of solely playing my piece, I often sit back and enjoy the beautiful harmonies created and take the time to admire how well written the songs are. Playing any instrument has a divine simplicity to it, and this is when I truly saw it in my trombone for the first…

examines / humankind” (Psalms 11:4). This presents God as an ever watchful presence that sees all of humanity. No human is outside of his vision and it is this boundless sight that allows God to judge the actions of all living souls on Earth. It is this “divine sight” that allows God to “test the righteous and the wicked” (Psalms 11:5). God is portrayed not as an ambiguous force, but as a tangible Lord that sees and judges the pure and wicked alike. The author’s personification of God even…

illustrated. The sequence of events that defined the purpose of Acts. I believe that such comprehensive accounts of these works would help those who have doubts about the miracles, signs, and wonders of the bible, could now research them with simplicity. Luke, seems to have a unique tenacity for writing the book of Acts. The three unique purposes for Acts, according to Luke seems would be: registration, vindication and edification. I concluded in my reading that the necessity for…

their subjects has changed over the course of a hundred years. Like any scientific discipline, anthropology has had its own evolution and growing pains before it became what we now know as modern anthropology. Armchair anthropology refers to the simplicity in which the anthropologists in the 19th century conducted their research and also the way in which they viewed their subjects as lesser than them because they were not white. Armchair anthropologists include Lewis Henry Morgan, Emile…

As one scholar speaks regarding the relationship between Erasmus and Luther, “Martin Luther, who had sought Erasmus’s approval… felt that ‘with him, human things were of greater value than divine’… he begged for Erasmus’s support in his struggle with the Curia. Erasmus replied, not very cordially, professing ignorance of Luther’s writings, but declaring that he had urged modernation in influential quarters” (Gilmore 315). Before researching…

mistress of da Vinci’s patron, the Duke of Milan. Recent discovery shows that before da Vinci finished this work, he changed his mind in the process, originally painting the portrait without its important subject, the ermine. The portrait, through its simplicity provides a massive symbolism. The two subjects within itself—Gallerani and the ermine, is a declaration of having each other. The lady seem to hold the ermine with endearment, as she cradles the creature in her arm. This could be…

preserve one 's spirit by accepting one 's fate. If "life is lived with simplicity, humility, cheerfulness" one will accept the end in peace. In conclusion, I think that Aurelius is preoccupied with how short the life is, with death being unavoidable, and how to get most of this life. Ultimately, he writes that being a good person is what makes an easy acceptance of death. 1. Why does Aurelius relate what a person does to god or divine? To me it feels out of context. 2. On what authority does…

considered one of the worser Emperors to have ruled the Roman Empire. Though he ruled for quite a long period of time, by the end of his rule, his own ego had back quite prevalent throughout the empire. Commodus had always placed emphasis on his own divine right. Numerous statues portraying him as Hercules were placed all over the empire, against the senate's wishes. Commodus also later claimed to be the son of jupiter, the representative of the supreme god of the Roman pantheon. His ego grew to…