Exorcism

Ever since man has walked this earth, humanity has set of social norms each and every person has to follow or would face consequences. When a human being breaks these norms they tend be know as criminals since they have broken the norm, or a law. Society believes that for every law broken, there must be a reason the crime was committed. From early history to well into the eighteenth century, Demonology was one of the many theories that explained what led people to breaking laws. Demonology rose…

for female catechumens, the ritual has to be explained step by step. The sequence of events could vary from place to place. There were even rituals to get prepared for the rite of baptism, and it started with many preparatory prayers, litanies, exorcisms and invocations. After that then the women would have to have their faith examined. The female catechumens were examined by interviewing them based on their faith. Here the deaconess, who had instructed them, would assist the women. The Statuta…

within the faith. Matthew, Mark and Luke are believed to be more accurate than John as they share a larger amount of information as 90% of the book of Mark is included in Matthew. Furthermore, the book of John doesn’t include key events such as the exorcism Jesus performs or the presence of lepers. While, Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13 share specific details such as the temptations faced by Christ in the wilderness after his baptism. There is very little information about Jesus Christ in first…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is an autoimmune disease, where the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. To fight diseases our bodies produce antibodies, but in an SLE patient’s case, their body will produce what’s called ‘autoantibodies’. This means their immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign invaders and healthy cells. These autoantibodies cause the symptoms of the disease. Lupus can affect the skin, joints,…

The era of invention and jazz age Both the era of invention and jazz age had their fair of social changes around the world and the United States, The creative’s response to the rationalist practices and perspectives of new lives and ideas provided by the technogical advances of the industrial age caused society to manifest itself into in new ways compared to the past. Artists such, as Matisse, Kandinsky, and Klee helped show us these new developments in this era. Two of the richest eras…

auditory and visual hallucinations. Recently, my parents were led to believe that it was demons or angry spirits that I had conjured and was communicating with. My mother called countless pastors and had them speak with me, she even considered an exorcism. I truly felt like the accused. My parents fully believed that I was possessed. It went on for a while until my mother finally got me psychological help. With the help of a psychiatrist it was found to be a schizo related bipolar disorder.…

After the eighteenth century, France was in a stalemate and had a hard time finding people to colonize land in the New World. France wanted to colonize near the delta of the Mississippi river, but there was too many issues involving the landscaping of that region to settle in. So, France took the initiative and hired a company to build settlement in New Orleans, Natchez, and near the Mississippi. To their dismay, the company went out of business and New Orleans was for the most part consider…

Understanding Schizophrenia Does one really know what schizophrenia is? Some have this prejudice idea of how all schizophrenics behave; that they’re all insane and live in mental hospitals or on the street. Over all this is simply not true; schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder characterized by loss of contact with the environment, by noticeable deterioration in the level of functioning in everyday life, and by disintegration of personality expressed as disorder of feeling, thought (as…

Jesus Christ was the promise fulfilled and hope of salvation, by faith, for those who are lost. Harrelson stated in The New Interpreters Study Bible that, “Jesus’ life and ministry reveal God’s presence to the world, but also confronts the world with the difficult decision of whether or not to accept this revelation” (1906). God did not have to send his son to offer salvation to the world, he could’ve simply mandated it, or dramatically opened the heavens and given the call for salvation. Yet…

Faith, theology, Belief, and spirituality Unfortunately, over time, the word Christian has lost much of its meaning and is often used today to refer to a religious person or with high moral values, whether or not a true disciple of God. Many people who do not believe in God regard themselves as Christians only because they go to church or live in a Christian nation. But to go to church, to help the poor, to be a good person does not make you a Christian. Going to church does not make you a…