New religious movement

of death, New Living Translation: Even when I walk through the darkest valley, Young Literal Translation: Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, The Message: Even when the way goes through Death Valley. 3. In these five different variations of scripture, the reader receives the same message in a few different ways. One of the clear differences is in the way writer describes how they are walking through the valley. In the Contemporary English, King James, and New Living…

I do not know a religious text that tells a story like this, but I wish that I did. In the story, the sage Gautama finds a baby elephant and must raise it. In return, he and the elephant become the closest of friends. Indra, leader of devas, contests their relationship and…

In this essay, I would like to relate Augustine’s and Egeria’s idea of memory with the use of scripture to the question of individuality. For Augustine, reflection of will and understanding Scriptures are essential in shaping one’s individuality; as for Egeria, it is the act of reading and writing to connect Scripture to the physical world. By defining individuality as the unique journey of the individual, Scriptures provide a central point of conversion to direct one’s memory toward his or her…

This composition is to identify the changes that have 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…

One decision that Noah has to make in the movie is to continue the human race by allowing his sons to have wives that can bear the children. He does not think that human kind is worthy of living in the new world because humans are so evil and corrupt. In the Bible Noah commanded to take his sons and their wives to continue his family. God even creates a covenant in Genesis 9:1 with Noah telling him, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth…

The witch hunt craze that enveloped Europe and the New World throughout the 13th-16th centuries resulted in the senseless murders of countless people through horrifying methods of torture and execution, and all for seemingly no reason. Women constituted the vast majority of victims of the witch hunt craze that enveloped Europe and the New World throughout the 13th-16th centuries, with up to 80% of all witchcraft victims being women (Barstow, page 7), for a wide variety of reasons that can all be…

“The choices that we make aren’t always perfect but it’s ok… It’s part of the journey” (Hayley Williams). As I encountered another religion, the sacred book used acts as a guide for its followers. Sacred books act as a road map to help followers live a fulfilling spiritual life because of the instructional text and moral compass that can be acquired. I visited Christian Baptist Church in Linwood, NC. I debated on whether or not I would go to the early morning service or the evening service. I…

Matthew Richard Schlimm, who wrote “This Strange and Sacred Scripture” raises a plethora of questions to sections of the Bible people have always thought to have had answers too. As someone who has always taken the Bible at face value and believed everything to be true; both the Old Testament class and Schlimm’s book make me question what I truly know as a fact from the Bible. Both the class and the book make me wonder why God did certain things in a particular way too. One of the first topics…

to make things up to my standards that was thought to me by my parents. My family has greatly influenced my self-concept for the reason that they want me to be nothing but the best in life. For example, after I came back from my very first day at my new elementary school I rushed to tell my parent how my day was. I told them how awesome my day was, how I made friends with some cool people and wanted to be like them. But all of a sudden my father’s face changed from a smiling face to a serious…

2015 at 4:38 AM my mother lost her brave fight against Cancer. I was initially going to talk to a pastor who lives next door to me. After my mother’s passing I decided to talk to my sister about her faith. We grew up in the same house, but our religious beliefs are very different, she is a believer and has faith and belief in God. I decided to talk to my sister about her beliefs and why she thinks we are so different in our beliefs. I already miss my mother and can’t believe she is no longer…