Non-denominational Christianity

Weksler-Bdolah, Shlomit, and Alexander Onn. “Modi’in: Hometown of the Maccabees.” Biblical Archaeology Review 40:02 (2014): On-line. The authors begin with explaining that Modi’in is the hometown of the famous Maccabee family and the author Alexander Onn passed before this article was released. An important part of Jewish history lies with the Maccabee family as they were the ones who led the Jewish revolt which is celebrated with the festival of Hanukkah. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah…

The coercive substructure of perfection in Paradise Lost The ideal human being, or the standard for which we strive to emulate, has been conceptualized in various works of literature and classical artwork, particularly Roman sculpture. Though the attributes that provide this human the pedestal title of “ideal” may vary discriminately with culture, the idea of having a framework to which the masses could compare themselves and others is not a foreign concept. The ideal human birthed from the…

Eve’s not Sorry: Stating the case for Adam’s Innocence According to the bible, Adam and Eve were the first humans to ever exist and live in the Earth. God created and placed them in the Garden of Eden, where they broke a promise they had made to the all-powerful. This mistake would change the course of all mankind’s existence for the worse. Through history, there has been a debate to settle whose fault it was. In “Eve’s Apology in Defense of Women”, Amelia Lanier tried to persuade the readers…

Albert D. Pionke's “Beyond “The Hero as Prophet”: A Survey of Images of Islam,”(2005) is a brief study of Thomas Carlyle’s lecture on Muhammad. The researcher starts his study by describing the significance and influence of Carlyle’s lecture, arguing that Carlyle’s image of Muhammad is a complex one. Accordingly, the author attempts to shed light on this complex image briefly by investigating the works of Carlyle in which he referred to Islam. First, Pionke analyses some parts of Carlyle’s…

We know this is ironic, because Christianity is one of the most common religions if not the first in America. Furthermore, to say that Americans are feeling like outcasts, always not being included, is foolish to anyone who has heard of America. Crump continues later with, “Maybe some people…

Religion is a complicated concept. On one hand, it is a way to understand life after death and ensure positive moral behavior. On the other, it has been used to legitimize the power of humanity’s worst leaders and justify slavery. Mark Twain’s literary masterwork, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, portrays the journey of Huck Finn, a young teenager on a mission to escape civilization in the 19th century American Midwest. Twain’s work is extremely controversial and has even been banned in…

1. Huckleberry Finn constantly pokes, prods, and makes fun of many of the values that make up America. Exposing the stereotypical Christian, mimicry of one of the most iconic play writers in history, and brings to light the beliefs of right extremists (Nicholas 210). 2. On the surface, Huck Finn may seem crude and unintelligent; however, there are many underlying satirical lessons that Twain is trying to get the readers to grasp, and because of this, we need to keep teaching this book in our…

Heritage of European(Portuguese/Eurasian) and Asian(Malay, Chinese and Indian)  As for taboos it could only be a few and it relates to the religious-socio-cultural dynamics of our Community. Most of the taboos associated with the religion mainly Christianity, though there are some other taboos not associated with religion but remains within the socio-cultural frameworks of the Portuguese community.…

Him, as this character is called, is an undeniable slice on homosexuals, and in normal conservative manner, Christian symbolism is intensely used to depict this character as essentially shrewdness. This character is called Him on the grounds that nobody dares to talk his genuine name or some poor like that. What? Is Satan another condemnation word for these republican nuts now, despite the fact that it's utilized as a part of the Bible like the word Hell? Notwithstanding, we're never told if…

Diverse and numerous motives have always driven masses to travel, religious motives were one of the oldest. International statistical defined tourist trips were those made for leisure and recreation in the strict sense, including religious reasons. Some traditionalists believed that the trip which was inspired by spiritual motives was more focused on penance, prayer, and medication whereas tourism was merely just a hedonistic phenomenon. However, there was a consensus that each journey motivated…