Religious law

The Bible: From Boring to Transforming “Honestly, reading the Bible is boring,” says 16 year old Micha, “I like the stories and stuff, but don’t see how it applies to my life.” This outlook of scripture is all too common among young people today. Micha represents a generation where all good things come in small screens, where satisfaction is based on speed, and where attention is unnecessary to succeed. This modern era has rejected patience and stillness for busyness and productivity. In such…

the protagonist in a story that takes place in Europe during the seventeenth century. There was a constant confrontation for using the Holy Scripture to determine the aspects of the physical world that from Galileo’s point-of-view was contrary to the laws of science. The only way to discern who has the upper hand in this argument is to find out who has the absolute truth. In a dispute that has a tendency to make emotions run high, opinions are seldom wanted; and the readers truly acknowledge how…

The Wesleyan Quadrilateral is an important tool for theological study and understanding. Although the title includes Wesley’s name, it was not given this formal name until the 1960s by Albeit Outler who summarized Wesley’s methodology in theology.1 The quadrilateral keeps Scripture in supreme authority while giving tradition, reason and experience authority to influence theology.2 Donald Thorsen points out, “The quadrilateral sees not just dependence but interdependence among Scripture,…

(Lambarra & Riener, 2015). Judaism stresses the importance of tithing to provide for the poor (Seelarbokus, 2016). With religion playing a critical role for many individuals, it is no surprise that around half of all philanthropic giving goes to religious organizations (Seelarbokus, 2016). Research has shown that donors who…

The privilege of being called a child of God is a notion that has been lost amongst us. We feel bombarded by the sense of entitlement that, because we bend our knee to the Master, we are somehow above the rest of our neighbors. Our failure to do so, amongst many other failures, has alienated many seeking rest and respite from their world-weary sinful ways. We have become the very thing that Christ warned us about in our Pharisee-Like pursuit of salvation. We have cherry-picked which sins we find…

According to vs 42 they continued steadfastly in the apostles ' doctrine”. This tells me that we are to continually search the Word. The KJV said they continued steadfastly, The Expanded Bible puts it as “They spent [devoted] their time learning the apostles’ teaching” ,the Amplified Bible said They were continually and faithfully devoting themselves to the instruction of the apostles and the Message Bible said They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles. I read of all that for us…

goodness or evil before this school year. This course has made me lose much of my faith within humanity. I have found that we lack the ability to empathize with other people, and demonize whole groups we label as an “other”. The witch trials and religious wars make it clear that people eliminate what they do not like, or even understand. An old…

This could mean through personal religious experience, or seeing an article about Religion through a media outlet. There are good aspects of Religion and there are aspects in which people will see a negative side. Religion is an impactful concept and this reason is why it will remain relevant. Religious or spiritual belonging helps us regain a sense of purpose. Religion offers a crutch and comfort to those who may be…

Did you know that in 1861 the Union forces required over 2,213,000 men to enlist during the Civil War? From these 2,213,000 men there were 422,000 who suffered fatal deaths and non-fatal wounds (McElroy, 1999). During the Civil War many civilians decided to volunteer, among one which was Walt Whitman, after witnessing such drastic measures taking place. Walt Whitman became emotionally and mentally involved with matters of the Civil War due to his brothers involvement. George Whitman, brother of…

Carson McCullers’s novel The Heart is a Lonely Hunter can be read as a religious allegory that validates why people depend on religion and religious figures through the symbolism of John Singer as a religious figure. This struggle is portrayed with the interaction between Singer, whom is romanticized in a religious way, and other characters such as Dr. Copeland and Mick Kelly. As a man who opposes religion and his family’s religious beliefs, Dr. Copeland seeks comfort and consoling nearly…