God Is Not Great

formed the Ontological argument as we know it; which can be found in the second chapter of his work, The Proslogion. The Ontological argument is not an argument designed to convert the atheist, but to reassure those who have faith or some belief in God, it was meant for the believer seeking understanding, in other words some logic behind their belief. Since only the “fool” knows but does not believe (Psalms 14:1, 53:1). The word, ‘Ontological’ comes from the prefix ‘ontology’ meaning…

Valley and the Great Flood To begin, the Yellowstone Valley and the great flood myth is drawn out by a older man of the area whom was being interviewed by a journalist. According to the tale, Yellowstone Valley survived the great flood by learning from the action of the greedy men who were taking the tribe's land, animals, and resources. The tribe peacefully dealt with the men and let them do their actions. Then the rains began. It began pouring and pouring, it was sent by the gods to get rid…

spending time with God. By the end of the couple of months of me commuting back and forth I finally decided that it was time I changed. I decided that it was time that i stop trying to take control of every…

Great Awakenings and the Separation of Church and State The concept of separating church and state did not arise from the Great Awakening. However, the Great Awakening influenced political and religious leaders that the two entities should be separated because they threaten the civil and religious liberties that the colonist had grown to expect over 150 years of neglect. The Great Awakening was a spiritual movement that swept through America that stressed individual personal relationship with…

Earth; so ’tis easy for us to cut or singe a slender Thread that any Thing hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his Enemies down to Hell,” (Edwards 5). In this context, Jonathan Edwards, a minister who wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, is putting a fiery image into the minds of the Puritans who attended his sermon on the day of July 8th, 1741. At the time of the Great Awakening, there was a loss of faith directly related to the widespread use of science and…

Finding God in All Things – Ignatian Spirituality Spirit is derived from the Hebrew word ruach, meaning wind. What is Spirituality? The definition of spirituality that I most prefer “is that which animates a person’s life of faith to greater depths and perfection.” God calls, we respond. There are many examples of call-response accounts throughout the Old and New Testaments. In Exodus 3:10, God calls Moses to lead his chosen people out of Egypt, Moses responds. God called Moses to…

stories articulate faith in God. Of the patriarchal stories, the narrative that empowered me the most was the story of Moses. The narratives of Noah, Abram, and Jacob where just as impactful, but I felt I had a spiritual connection to the patriarchal story of Moses. Moses was a great man of God who made a covenant with God, or who encountered God. Moses was attentive to God’s will and was faithful and trustworthy towards God. Being faithful and trustworthy towards God, Moses was given…

blood; Imhotep became one of The Great Djoser’s, a Pharaoh’s most trusted visors. His importance has triumphed even past Djoser. After his death, he was given titles of such high respect; Patron of scribes, personifying wisdom and education. He was so well accomplished he was given the nickname Son of Ptah who was the chief god of Memphis. This was to award his wisdom during his role as a chancellor. He served by own priesthood; known as the mediator between gods and humans. This made him…

Christians worship one God and believe in a trinity of their God. The concept of a monotheistic religion wasn’t accepted in the pagan Roman Empire. Christian beliefs were insulting to the pagan polytheistic culture. Christians did not have legal rights in the state unless they professed belief and made sacrifices to the pagan Gods. As a result, Christians were persecuted in a penetrating and malicious way. In 64 AD, Emperor Nero blamed the Christians for the great fire, he initiated, in…

The Telemakhy(Books 1-4) Characters: -Gods: Zues*, Athena(Also disguised as Mentor, 284~)+, Kalypso-, -Mortals: Telemakhos(son of Odysseus)+, Penelope(Wife of Odysseus)+ , Antinoos(Suitor of Penelope)-, Eurymakhos(Suitor of Penelope)-, other suitors-, Peisenor(Crier of Ithaka)*, Leokritos(???)-, Mentor(Comrade of Odysseus)+, Eurykleia(Devoted nurse of the Laertes household)+, Nestor(Prince of charioteers, comrade of Odysseus)+*, Menaloas(Comrade of Odysseus)+, Eteonas(Guard/Doorman for…