God the Father

questioning of God. He was hopeless and disappointed at that time. Because of the transport, Elie had change a lot. He used to believe in God, and now he was doubtful to God, why didn’t stop this kind of thing. They were facing to death, but God just kept silent. He lies to the his relative because he don’t want to hurt his feeling. That’s because his sympathy. Moreover he cares more about his father. He lie to the SS officer about his age and occupation because he wants to stay with his father,…

between believer and God (312). Once thought to be “un-Jewish” until new knowledge of Judaism became possible, the Lord’s Prayer was rediscovered as a primitive Jewish prayer simply because in Judaism they also refer to God as “Father.” This is now understood to be a basic ethical text, a “guidance to the sublime life” according to Gregory of Nyssa, and a summary of the Christian message. The openness and ambiguity of the prayer’s petitions and wording…

Camus draws attention to the absurdity of religion through the beliefs of Father Paneloux, Dr. Rieux, and Tarrou. Camus initially draws attention to the absurdity of religion through the character of Father Paneloux. Father Paneloux, as a preacher, manifest an abundance of faith. However, the authenticity of his beliefs later becomes uncertain just as he exposes himself to the creeping…

Fredrich Nietzsche’s father was a Lutheran pastor. However, Nietzsche’s father only lived until Nietzsche was five. After his father died, Nietzsche’s brother only lived for six more months and died at the age of two. Nietzsche attended boarding school and university in the hopes of becoming a minister like his father was. Although, after one semester at university of studying theology, Nietzsche had a crisis of faith. It was a delayed reaction to the death of his father and brother. He couldn’t…

presence of God. King attempts to demonstrate the traditional time honored disciplines, symbols and practice of the church can help students find a tangible, tactile, applicable and relevant Christian faith. This experience can only be made authentic and accessible when youth leaders and sponsors embodies these practices and allow them to shape their personal faith. Presence-centered youth ministry “is about creating an environment where we and those around us are able to come face to face with…

moral standards in the form of compassion. The question of what should be considered as right in a world not governed by laws resonates throughout the novel. However, McCarthy portrays the protagonist boy in the story as representing the virtues of God in order to demonstrate that benevolence is how humans naturally act without societal influences. The novel implies that the boy’s age is less than ten because of his straightforward communication and his reliance on…

Wiesel’s reevaluates God, in which he questions Gods and confesses the answers or lack of answers that he receives. Wiesel’s concept of God was seen as both the protector and…

little if anything. His relationship with God hugely, and his way of life. “ Elie and his fathers Relationship changes a lot throughout the story. At the start of the story, Elie and his father (Shlomo Wiesel) had a bad relationship. Shlomo Wiesel “rarely displayed his feeling, not even with his family” (Wiesel 4). As the book goes on the relationship get better and they communicate much better. Towards the end of the book Elie would let his father have his food and he'd take…

God of the Sky and Ruler of the Olympian Gods; Zeus Zeus wasn't all just lightning bolts and thunder, he was the deity of the universe, the most powerful God, and the ruler of the Olympians. He punished those who displeased him mostly oathbreaker and liars (Richardson, 3). Being the father of men, he watched over his people rewarding charity, fairness, and truth, while punishing lying and wickedness. Zeus had his flaws as a husband and father, did what his ancestors did before him, but was a…

taken place pertaining to morality within the Catholic Church since the Council of Trent. As a summary, hopefully it will enlighten how we can look at and approach morality and intertwine spirituality with the unique style Father Richard Gula uses to corroborate his thesis. Father Richard Gula points out that since the Council of Trent (1545-1563), morality was more in assisting the priest in the confessionals as to determining the moral thinking to determine which actions were sins or not…