Religious war

leaving the shore to effectively illustrate this point, he writes, “...when a ship floats on over a tranquil sea, all the things outside seem to the voyagers to be moving in a movement which is the image of their own” (13). This optical illusion mirrors the geocentrism Copernicus was attempting to dispel. Copernicus also noted that clouds and falling objects are not affected by the rotation of the Earth because they obey the same nature as earth. 9. “Whether Many Movements can be Attributed to…

society described by Arthur Miller in The Crucible. Though Puritans are very religious and value honesty, the emergence of the witch hunts brings great chaos and a religious reason to prosecute and judge one’s enemies. By placing Elizabeth in such a world, Miller uses Elizabeth 's evolution in terms of compassion to illustrate that in a world that abuses religion for personal gain, a person who remains true to that religious ideology often finds themselves judging those closest to them, before…

Catholic and leaned towards the belief in God. Religious practice and privacy was established by my parents, the two of which came from very different backgrounds as far as religion goes. My mother, a light hearted Catholic from a Mexican family cherished religion, but cared little for the church, believing as long as you practiced God’s teachings you would be fine. My father’s side was the polar opposite, Already split up from contrasting religious beliefs, he was raised Pentecostal with a…

Personal Pilgrimage “O God of wholeness, when I consider the lack of balance and wholeness in my life, the one-sided spiritualties with which I attempt to appease you, to appear good in the eyes of others, and to please myself, I come face to face with my need for a holistic spiritual life. Help me, I pray, to hunger and thirst for the wholeness you have for me in Christ. Help me to be willing to surrender to you whatever stands in the way of such wholeness” (64). Wholeness was a state that I…

for even religious theologians to define, and there hasn’t been a clear definition for this term simply because what we know as religion is more than what one word can describe. The academic study of Religion is a major key to understanding this concept. However, in the academic discipline of Religious Studies, there are many theoretical approaches, and other discipline theories that are used to define and understand religion, and that makes it possible for religious, and non-religious…

California State University Northridge is a conglomerate of different cultures, ethnicities, and religions. The students and faculty are a good sample size of the American religious landscape: numerous ethnicities from different locations around the world come together and bring their religious practices with them. This nation holds great pride in its diversity and acceptance of others. This concept of pluralism is something the nation would prefer to have as a common belief, however there are…

In his essay “After the Quotidian Turn: Interpretive Categories and Scholarly Trajectories in the Study of Religion since the 1960s,” Thomas Tweed critiques the redirection in religious studies to the interpretative tradition of lived religion. He defines the subject of this Quotidian Turn as, “The embodied practices and material culture of ordinary people beyond the threshold of worship spaces” (Tweed, 362). In other words, the term Quotidian Turn synthesizes the shift in academia from studying…

H. Edward Pruitt starts 100 Years of Theological Convergence: Edinburgh 1910 to Lausanne 2010 with an introduction. In this introduction, he starts off with his thesis; “This thesis argues that a theological convergence developed out of the ecumenism that existed within the Edinburgh 1910 Global Missions Conference, and that this ecumenism grew from Edinburg 1910 until the Lausanne Movement that began in 1974, at which point it began to flourish” (Pruitt 5). He then defines some terms and lists…

Views on Heaven and Hell According to Christian theology, multiple views of heaven and hell have been explored. Some suggest a metaphorical approach, as others present a more literal perspective of what the Bible says. It is very clear throughout Scripture that there are exclusively two destinations dependent on our faith in God. Knowledge regarding what comes after our earthly lives is essential, so we will be more capable to share with others. God has a well thought out plan for our eternity…

In times of great sorrow, individuals often find themselves drowning. The despair, desperation, and darkness that accompany the tragedy of losing a loved one is engulfing. A life is torn away all too soon and suddenly, family and friends are left to pick themselves back up again. This despondence causes certain individuals to grasp helplessly onto religion as their lifeline. In A Death in the Family, James Agee showcases several characters with attachments to religion, most notably among those,…