Excommunication

Shawn Corey Carter, known professionally as JAY-Z, is an American rapper and businessman. He stated that "Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it but to try to understand it and to use it as a foundation to grow." In the novels, A Complicated Kindness and The Kite Runner, the protagonist Nomi and Amir, have to overcome challenging situations to develop their identity. Neither protagonists fully realise or accept themselves until they are…

indulgences to the poor? Luther suggested that according to Bible, Christians should serve for their families and the needy ones. By the use of Theses, Luther provided a voice for the growing discontent with the Church. Due to fear Church’s excommunication, nobody had the courage to speak up. However, after studying the Theses based on the Holy book it was understood that church was not saint. Catholic Church’s initial response to the Theses was slow, which further escalated the amount of…

kings and serfs were always meant to be serfs. This mindset made social mobility extremely uncommon. The Great Chain of Being was seen as being blessed by god and those who questioned it were persecuted (Lenehan 2). This crime usually resulted in excommunication (Lenehan 2). Although the Great Chain of Being was one the most important beliefs in christianity there were other important things to understand. The Church had means of communication, because all of its members were literate…

Prior to the Great Schism and the separation of Christians worldwide, there were many things that unified those that faithfully believed in Jesus Christ and His teachings. They were unified in belief and deed, save for some minor disagreements. Because of this, it is practically impossible that the results of the Great Schism, two disputing churches, are as distant from each other as they claim to be. Though highly controversial among modern-day Christians, the Western Catholic and Eastern…

Introduction Arguably the most infamous monarch in British history, Henry VIII impacted the world and changed England through his marriages. However, the six women themselves are far more than just the ill-fated wives of a monarch desperate for a male heir. These six women are from different backgrounds; from a Princess of Spain to a daughter of an English noble. Something all six women have in common is their marriage to Henry VIII. Henry VIII was the second king of the Tudor Dynasty of…

The Amish community can be described as, “distinctive, small, homogenous, and self-sufficient.” They separate themselves from modern society because they choose to live the lifestyle of their ancestors and they know that the traditional way of living is still able to be done. They work hard to provide each other and their own families the food and supplies needed to live. This is done by them maintaining family farms and building or crafting most items they need during their lifetime. Working…

Martin Luther was a very influential person not only of his time, but also in the centuries to come. He is the reason why most of us call ourselves Protestants and why we are so grateful for the salvation we have through faith, not works. Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Saxony (now Germany) which was part of the Holy Roman Empire. His parents’ were Hans and Margaretta Luther. His father was a very hard working businessman and at an early age his family of 10 moved to Mansfeld. At the…

of Ireland that those who continued to recognise the pope’s authority were enemies of the state. Maureen Wall writes that Catholics had been attempting to prove their loyalty since the days of Henry VIII, but points out that Queen Elizabeth’s excommunication in 1570 and the aid given by the pope and by Catholic continental powers to the Irish during the wars of the…

Karen Cushman's Catherine, Called Birdy, a historical fiction novel, accurately portrays the process and rules of arranged marriages, but depicts the treatment and expulsion of Jews from England in 1290 partially inaccurately to make the storyline more entertaining. Catherine, Called Birdy is historically accurate when it describes several Jews traveling to London from other parts of England for King Edward I to expel them. In the novel, the Jews are travelling through Lincoln on October 3,…

Abortion is a very touchy and seems to be a very recent issue in today’s society, but it is interesting to know that abortion is actually an age-old issue. It’s been actually a bigger issue before than it is now; abortion has been hiding in the shadows of larger issues and has passed through the centuries rarely noticed and discussed. It is noteworthy to see what the early church and society thought about abortion and why they believed the way they did. Abortion has recently been a big issue and…