Mandate of Heaven

In the Inferno, Dante takes us on a journey through the different levels of Hell guided by, ancient Roman poet, Virgil who enlightens Dante on the way. Through contrapassos, which literally translates to counter-punishment, Dante unpacks the punishment that sinners undergo. At the start of canto III, an inscription above the gates of hell reads “Justice moved my high maker, in power divine, wisdom supreme, love primal” (Canto III, 4-6). The interpretation is that God, the divine, created Hell on…

“Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell.” Florence Welch belts out in a beautifully deep voice. In an instant, she’s rendered the ideals of both Heaven and Hell as insignificant, trivial delusions. She’s singing about the way she feels when she’s in love. This human emotion she’s experiencing is so much more remarkable than anything to be experienced in the afterlife. If love is sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell, then what is there to look…

Anselm is best known for the arguments he provided in regards to the existence of God. He especially contributed to what today is known as the “ontological argument”, or an argument about the state of existing or being. Anselm provides many reasonable arguments for the existence of God, and had an avid ability to explain reason behind it. Through Cur Deus Homo, he tries to rationalize God’s method for saving the world through Christ’s death as satisfaction, Anselm has been able to offer a…

connection is necessary for the human soul to closeness with God. In Book VI is an example is stated “Even now after the descent of Life to you will ye not ascend and live? But wither ascend ye, when ye are on high and set your mouth against the heavens. Descend that ye may ascend and ascend God. For ye Fallen, by ascending against him.…

to be Heaven? The Bible promises that if we turn our back on sin and accept this gift we will end up in heaven in true eternal happiness. There are those who question if there is really a Heaven or question the reliability of the Bible, they could be considered to have an ironic point of view. The narrator as I previously mentioned has this same point of view questioning the reader if you believe in not only Omelas but the citizens as well. Whether you believe in the Bible, Jesus and Heaven or…

embarks on a life-long, hard journey to the celestial city (heaven) where he will face many trials. Christian values…

Benchmark Assignment: Gospel Essentials So far in this class we have learned about how God created the Heaven, Stars and the Earth and all of the animals that live on it. We have also learned about the first human beings, Adam and Eve, who didn’t abide by God’s rules and let him down. We also learned how God gave his only son Jesus to come and walk with us as a human. We learned how he died on the cross for us and arose again to forgive us of all of our sins and so that we can one day walk…

Christ. It testifies of His coming, His ministry, His suffering and death for our sins, and of his resurrection. It is through those last three that mankind is able to become resurrected, immortal beings, and eventually return to Him and Father in Heaven. Two important chapters in the Book of Mormon that give information on the topics of Christ and resurrection are Alma chapters 11 and 40. This analysis of those chapters describes similarities and each’s emphasis on the doctrine of…

Homer’s The Odyssey: The Afterlife Reading Response Journal Entry #2 Part One: In middle school and the first part of high school, I went through what I can only characterize as a Christian phase. However, in recent year I have substantially outgrown Christianity and in my opinion, mainstream religion altogether. As I see it, now I subscribe to agnosticism. I accept the fact that I have no power to know what the afterlife holds, and I never will so long as I am living. Some people describe…

reader to grasp the views the writer has of political, social, and religious ideas of the time. The moral sense involves reading to determine the writer’s sense of right and wrong. The anagogical sense uses concepts in the literary work to allude to heaven or the afterlife. While reading Dante’s Inferno,…