God Is Not Great

world was destroyed and people forgot the important knowledge that was known at that time. The simple knowledge they know now is how to hunt, and that there is a place where the gods live. But when the main character, John, goes to the Place of the Gods, which was forbidden, he discovers the truth of what happened during the Great Burning. John’s journey of discoverance shows that the people of the village and the priests have knowledge, but do not have the total truth. The people only have the…

The Great Awakening swept America as a major religious movement. The colonists felt that as the colonies matured they began to lose their religion, which spurred the movement. The American colonies were in disarray with neither the Southern, Middle, nor Northern colonies having much of their culture in common. The Puritan faith dominated much of the New England colonies, the Church of England had much authority over the South, and the Middle colonies were overrun with a variety of congregations…

The Greek Gods were a belief in ancient Greece. The three main Gods were Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon. The romans believed that these were their gods and if you worshipped them nothing bad would happen to you. The Greeks feared the Gods yet also praised them. They did not want any misfortune to happen to them. The romans believed that each god controlled a part of life. They believed that Zeus was the god of gods The ruler of the skies. They believed that Zeus overthrew his father Kronos with his…

stories contain similarities in plot, content, and outcome. In the “Great Flood” myth and The Book of Eli their story displayed prior, during and after their heroes’ journey relate and are reflections of the ancient and modern day cultures that created them. God saw the “wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Speiser). In the “Great Flood” myth God is regretful for creating man and has decided to wipe clean…

in our lives and can bring about deep and purposeful thoughts regarding God and ourselves. There are many things that are brought into perspective regarding this subject through the study and interpretation of the text in the book of Job. Still, even though theodicy is intertwined in the text, it is still quite open when it comes to interpretation.…

People believe in god for many different reasons. Some believe that there is a greater power, some need an explanation to what life holds after death, and some just need answers for the things we cannot explain. "Pascal assumes that there are just two options for wagering: either believe in the God of Christianity, or don't. But those aren't the only options. There are lots of religions with rival accounts of who God is, how to serve him, and what happens in the afterlife.” I believe this is…

One of the New York Times Bestseller, The Reason For God by Timothy Keller is known as answers for Christians to grow their faith in God. Keller uses his philology, and his knowledge to discuss the doubt and skeptical from not only atheists, but also Christians in religion. Furthermore, The Reason For God provides for the readers about God and the central of Christian belief. Thus, Keller creates a strong connection for Christians and God in this book. The book has two main parts that Keller…

mysterious idea that there is but one God, and He is the only God. The following statement stands true due to the numerous amounts of instances in the Hebrew Bible; the concept that seems to be emphasized most strongly throughout the Hebrew Bible is that God wants his followers to devote themselves to Him and Him alone. Before the concept of a single god appeared, when people needed luck, good fertility, rain, or any other form of help, they would worship a certain god for a certain necessity.…

was very great in the Lord 's sight, for they were treating the Lord 's offering with contempt” (1 Sam 2: 17). Like Eli’s wicked sons, cultural elitists shamelessly and selfishly plunge their forks into parish music programs and draw up as much organ music as they want. In their zeal…

the Bible, we can find different passages in which God teaches us how to forgive others. Right in the beginning of the Bible we find Adam and Eve who turn away from God, however he does not put them to death, but sends them out of the paradise. Then Cain kills his brother Abel. God does not allow anyone to kill Cain, but he puts a mark on him to protect him. Then in Exodus, we find the people of Israel who often turns away from God. At some point, God allows some people to die, but most times,…