Pilgrimage

The Christian Crusades of the middle ages are often discussed in regards to the decisions of the people in charge, such as Pope Urban or Saladin. However, the outcome of the crusades could not have been accomplished without the involvement of the citizens. In the late 11th century, a group of people came forward seeking to reform the church. They called their movement the Gregorian Reform. The reformers wanted to address various aspects of conduct among the clergy, such as maintaining duties and…

is the Five Pillars of Islam. The Five Pillars include: faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and pilgrimage to Mecca. Faith is acknowledging that there is only one God (18, 58). Pray three times a day, before dawn, midday, and evening (225). Charity is to help the poor and orphans, such as letting orphans keep their property (50). One must fast during the holy month of Ramadan (20). One must make pilgrimages, as big as going to Mecca or small, for the sake of God…

dignity of the human person and also against God, the creator of human life. Likewise, the Church affirms the right to life of all persons, from birth to natural death, and believes that how we experience our own mortality is a “pivotal moment in our pilgrimage of faith” ( ccc no. 1501). Meaning, how we approach death is of utmost importance to the individual and the society. The Evangelium Vitae explores many different cultural factors that have contributed to the spread of Euthanasia. Pope…

Throughout the course of history, religions have been a source of praise and of war. Over time, three main religions became prominent, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. The three religions all differ in their gods and the rules to abide by to remain faithful, but all three religions maintain a holy book to worship and all have one figure to pray to. All of the religions interacted with each other through means of violence and through means of peace, spreading the knowledge of each religion…

The Canterbury Tales written by Geoffrey Chaucer is a collection of tales told by different people on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. All of the tales have a strong central theme to them; The Pardoner’s Tale in particular, has one of the most apparent value lessons of all the tales. In the tale there are two sins that the rioters performed which led to their expiration; these sins include: drunkenness and greed. In the beginning of the tale, the pardoner denounces these sins as being two of the most…

Marie’s heritage is a unique one to say the least, her father’s ancestors came here for religious relief; her mother’s a refugee; both famine. There is so many events that would have hurt many people that shaped Marie’s past and future. Without the pilgrimage to America, the US and Mexico War, the potato famine in Ireland, the American Revolution, and so many more events; Marie would cease to exist.…

The Crusades were a series of historical events that were holy wars and pilgrimages fought against the Seljuk Turks and the Fatimid Caliphate. Both of these Caliphates were of different sects of Islam which meant they would not assist each other in case of an invading force.Although the Crusades were not successful militaristically, they were successful in other ways. In 1095 at the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to reclaim the holy city of Jerusalem, which at the time…

with limitations put in front, their education is stunned. There is no incentive to remain motivated, considering all things cannot be known. Subsequent to depression setting in, man becomes destructive. “Epidemics, heretical disagreements, the pilgrimages which inevitably degenerate into banditry, have decimated the…

ibn Affan in 644. Both of these men had been among Muhammad's earliest followers, were linked to him by clanship and marriage, and had taken prominent parts in various military campaigns. Aisha, in the meantime, lived in Medina and made several pilgrimages to Mecca. In 655, Uthman's house was put under siege by about 1000 rebels. Eventually the rebels broke into the house and murdered Uthman, provoking the First Fitna.[70] After killing Uthman, the rebels asked Ali to be the new caliph,…

A day after the war was over as legends say, Ashoka went out to the city and all he could see was scattered corpses and burned houses. “What have I done?” was the famous question he cried after the sight made his sick. Later Ashoka apologized for the Kalinga war and reassures the people away from his empire that he has no expansionist intentions towards them. The brutality of the conquest took him into adopting what he once knew of Buddhism. Using his position and newly way of thought on life to…