Historicity of Jesus

My Grandparents January of 2017, my Grandpa went to be with Jesus. That particular month will always be one of the most memorable times of my life. Prior to this happening, my parents, along with my youngest Aunt departed for Israel. It was during this time, their week-long vacation in Israel, my Grandparents were assigned to babysit all eight of us children. My younger siblings, especially, were extremely pleased with this prospect. A week filled with amusement and revelry, spent with our…

It can be said that these two stories are differently similar. On the contrary, there are more differences than similarities. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, Ea is the God in the story, while in the story in Genesis, the Lord, father of Jesus Christ is the Father. In the story of the Epic of Gilgamesh, there are many gods mentioned in the story. Ea warns Utnapishtim about the flood and tells him to build an enormous boat. Unlike Ea, The Lord found a man that is righteous and blameless in…

Name Professor Course Date Analyze and Interpretation: The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis In The Screwtape Letter, Lewis writes a satirical and epistolary text that explores the Christian theological concepts of temptation and the capability of human nature to resist satisfying greed and personal benefit. Lewis uses fictional characters such as Screwtape, a senior demon who writes a series of letters to Wormwood, his nephew and a junior tempter. These letters are instructions which pertain to…

How does someone prove they are not a witch? They don’t. Two hundred people between 1692 and 1693 had to find a way. Their two options were die, or admit to a crime they were not at fault for. Pride meant too much to some people and they could not come to peace with admitting witchcraft. In result, twenty people were hanged during these witch trials. The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, takes place during the late 1600s in, Salem. Townspeople believe that if something can not be explained, that it is…

How does Pope Francis’s letter, Laudato Si, relate to the ideals of the Sacramentality and how can the themes of Laudato Si present a new perspective in a sacramental way? Pope Francis’s Papal Encyclical entitled Laudato Si, which means “Be Praised”, illustrates a spectrum of global issues and how human beings are intended to solve the matter. Issues such as; preservation of the environment, protecting life and creation, and a general decline in moral and spirituality amongst all people of…

When studying Philosophy of Religion, one may recognize there are many aspects this discipline addresses. One of the features discussed is the existence of God. Over the years, circles have expressed their thoughts concerning this topic because it is of great value to humanity. In 1968, H.J. McCloskey decided to express his views on this topic in his article, On Being an Atheist. Within the article, McCloskey presented his atheistic views and why they are right along with theistic views and why…

Spiritual Retreat Reflection Paper James K. Cameron Crown College When I first read through the syllabus for this class and saw that the assignment for a six to eight-hour spiritual retreat, I felt somewhat overwhelmed and apprehensive. I had never participated in a spiritual retreat of that length on my own (previously together with other staff members), and I honestly was not sure how to even go about the retreat by myself. I spoke with my mentor, Senior Pastor, previously during two…

Rough Dfrat Caryll Houselander and Elizabeth Ann Seton: A Comparative Analysis Introduction Religious faith is manifested in many ways due to the underlying dynamics that informs it. The distinction between devotedness and those living a wild life is often a predicate of one's personal experiences and the nature of social interactions that one sustains. Time and again, living a life full of faith demands much devotion and dedication, something that is much deeper than simple conformity to…

Observations Carl S. Dudley and Sally A. Johnson offer some helpful descriptors in their book Energizing the Congregation. Dudley and Johnson offer five images, survivor, prophet, pillar, pilgrim, and servant to describe the character of different congregations. It is important to take the narrative and ethnography and interpret it to better understand the congregation and how it might meet its missional call. While Dudley and Johnson are careful to point out that it is rare for a congregation…

Rodney Stark’s book, God’s Battalions: The Case for The Crusades, is an overview of the highly controversial Christian Crusades into the land of Israel from a predominantly Christian perspective. Stark covers reasons for why the Crusades happened, how they happened, and the effects they had on the people and culture who took part. In addition to this, Stark refutes many of the commonly shared claims about the Crusades and Christianity of that time, opposing views that hold Christians responsible…