Righteous among the Nations

It is difficult to imagine the Barbarians and Christians had much in common when they rivaled each other so adamantly during the Medieval period, but resentment toward one another surely stimulated fierce conflicts that paralleled their violent tendencies. Those within the Carolingian Empire required biblical justifications for any controversial matter concerning Charlemagne’s desire to pursue the universal expansion of Christianity. Pagans proved to be exceptionally defiant toward converting to…

man chosen by God, the first in the Bible to be called “prophet” (Gn 20:7). Abram is presented as the anti-Babel character par excellence. A kind of dichotomy can be seen in the two accounts. The promise of God to Abram “I will make of you a great nation” (Gn 12:2) finds its counterpart in the story of Babel when the people said: “Come, let us build ourselves a city” (Gn 11:4). The promise “I will make your name great” (Gn 12:2) in Babel was “let us […] make a name for ourselves” (Gn 11:4).…

Topic 1 Essay Question Jerusalem is the central and holy land of the Jewish people, although its past is anything but righteous. How is it that such a holy place can be victim to such violence, yet remain the epicenter of an entire religion? Jews once flocked to Jerusalem to visit the temples and even when those temples had been destroyed, the remained faithful to their holy land. Reasons as to why can be negotiated, but the historical lineage of Jerusalem and Israel is one that will always…

Were there really any “hero’s” during the holocaust? There were many; they may not have been fighting in the war, but they did their part in living and standing up for what was right. Karolina Juszczykowska, a single mother who had little money and strength to help her child, found a little way to help the world against the Nazi’s. Karolina was born in Bowkow, Poland in 1898. “I never went to school. Until I was thirteen years old I lived with my parents, and then went to Germany where I…

naturally assume their own customs are the best way of going about things; looking at other cultures helps them to see where they have room for improvement. Nussbaum uses the example of childcare, they might also look at the healthcare systems of other nations, to improve their own. Secondly, she argues that they would be better able to solve global issues, such as that of pollution and global warming, if they are more willing to work together rather than reverting to competitive nationalism.…

Law: Main Pillar of the American Constitution. Introduction The Declaration of Independence could be considered as the opening document in American History, especially in the sense that it announced the principles that guided the founding of the nation, which in many ways leaves a legacy that directly affects its governance. This excerpt has pertinent implications that cannot be ignored by America’s political system. These concepts include “all men are created equal” and that people are…

Juliette Moore, MCS 546, Systematic Theology, The Cross of Christ Summary There are many fascinating and valuable points that Stott makes in his book, The Cross of Christ, and each and every one of them pierced the inner workings of my heart and my soul like a bullet. Primarily, because I never looked at the realities of the theme of this book as Stott has stated them. However, main points throughout the book is propitiation, salvation, redemption, justification, dereliction, revelation,…

passion for differing viewpoints is shown when he said “...every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different names brethren of the same principle. We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists . If there be any among us who would wish to dissolve this Union or to change its republican form, let them stand undisturbed as monuments of the safety with which error of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it". But more importantly later…

just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” This shows his passive tone because he is choosing to ignore everything that the south has done and move on to healing the country and it shows his depressing tone by his use of phrases such as “bind up the nation’s wounds” and “care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan.” It seems as if Lincoln is mentally exhausted from the Civil War and just wants to move on and become one nation again. This quote…

Can someone intentionally walk away from a person in distress on the street? People assume that onlookers nearby will help the distressed person by assisting or phoning emergency services. Yet, most people will not lend a helping hand. For example, in 1964, there was a bizarre crime in New York City; a young woman named Catherine Genovese, commonly called Kitty, was murdered and thirty-eight onlookers witnessed the act and yet nobody came to her assistance or phoned the emergency services.…