Evangelicalism

Carson McCullers’s novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter can be read as a religious allegory that validates why people depend on religion and religious figures through the symbolism of John Singer as a religious figure. This struggle is portrayed with the interaction between Singer, whom is romanticized in a religious way, and other characters such as Dr. Copeland and Mick Kelly. As a man who opposes religion and his family’s religious beliefs, Dr. Copeland seeks comfort and consoling nearly…

In his book, Honor and Shame: Unlocking the Door, Roland Muller presents three basic worldview systems that effect every part of human life. The three systems that Muller identifies are: guilt/innocence (right/wrong); honor/shame; and fear/power. Almost every culture has a mixture of two to three of these worldview systems, however, there is always one system that primarily dominates a culture (Muller 2000, 67). Muller looks at how these worldviews effect societies, especially pertaining to the…

The release of Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life that was published in 1859 and later the book The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex that was published in 1871 put doubts in people’s minds about whether the Bible was correct on the account of Genesis. This doubt made some people challenge their previous presuppositions and interpretations on Scripture which led to a change in their…

would be no way to deny that Judaism is the most important intellectual development in human history." Although most Christians have the same fundamental core values (even though there are variances between the numerous denominations, including Evangelicalism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Anglicanism), Judaism and Christianity have significant differences between the two religions. Looking at Judaism next, many Christians or people in general are often unable to define Judaism…

Ballet of Two Brains Doubt, it is the whisper through the night, the cold wind that makes christian 's skin pucker up with goosebumps full of fear and anxiety birthed by the difficult questions. The question that makes a room full of people feel like a raging sea of Sunday school answers answer you were given in 5 grade. Along with people digging trenches packing up their love and concern for you distancing themselves with those words, "I 'll be praying for you," leave you walking away feeling…

Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz present an almost antithesis to the Second Great Awakening with The Kingdom of Matthias. The religious revival movement of the mid 1800’s emphasized a host of things previously unheard of by the zealots of the 18th century. Women were empowered in their roles of spirituality and salvation became a journey instead of a destination. I consider the mark of the Second Awakening to be an opportunity to define religion and what it means to you—within the parameters of…

of religious revivals between 1800-1840, led by the Methodist, Baptist, and Protestants. The “Second Great Awakening,” took on many causes the greatest being that of minority rights, which included the rights of African American Slaves. Due to Evangelicalism being the religion of common people, it appealed to women and Africa Americans and placed them under the umbrella of their cause. These revivals converted men and women, welcomed slaves to the revivals, encouraged black preachers, and…

The term “dissolution,” as defined by Merriam-Webster, is “the act or process of dissolving: as a: separation into component parts. b (1): decay, disintegration (2): death. c: termination or destruction by breaking down, disrupting, or dispersing…d: the dissolving of an assembly or organization…” Each of these descriptions accurately describes a different aspect of Dissolution by C. J. Sansom. The reign of Henry VIII saw the termination of Henry VIII’s marriages, disintegration of…

Davidoff and Hall’s publication Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780-1850 (henceforth referred to as Family Fortunes) is a classic example of a work of local history. Davidoff and Hall’s Family Fortunes is a study tracing the changes in class, society and gender relations of the newly emerging middle classes from 1780 over a framework of 70 years. Furthermore, Davidoff and Hall examine in detail these changes through local communities, particular families and…

The discovery of the New World was not the first encounter of immigration, nor will immigration into the United States cease within the 21st century. The United States consists of a large group of individuals who are different from one another in more ways than one. If two Americans were compared today, it would be apparent that they are not entirely “American”, or “white” (Robbins), but there is no doubt that they had to go through similar processes to arrive and assimilate. Upon the discovery…