Sabbath in Christianity

Challenges The most significant challenge to living a life of love rooted in the Christian narration of reality is the dominant competing narration of reality in American culture, modernity. The ultimate narrative of modernity consists of two main subplots: consumerism and American nationalism. Each of these subplots presents significant challenges and obstacles to living a life of rightly-ordered love. Consumerism presents myriad problems in regard to developing a rightly-ordered love.…

Louise Erdrich’s novel, Love Medicine is a fusion of Catholicism and Ojibwe beliefs. Both played a central role in the life of the author. The status of Catholicism is apparent, nevertheless, she possesses first-hand knowledge of Ojibwe culture as a recognized member of the tribe. As a product of an interracial partnership, Erdrich embraces and respects both cultures, accordingly, this can also be said about many of the main characters. Having done some research on the author’s background, I…

In the Cunningham and Kelsay article, myth is described and defined in several ways. The first way that it is defined is that myth "is associated with stories that are not true" (Cunningham and Kelsay 59). After stating that, the authors go onto say that, "In the field of religious studies, myth has a different meaning. Myth indicates a narrative concerning sacred reality and its relationship to humanity." (Cunningham and Kelsay 59) As discussed in class, a myth needs three key components. The…

The Synoptic Gospels are written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to share with others the life, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. In the Gospels, there are different portrayals of the Jews that have hindered the way people read the Gospels today. A majority of the Gospel is interpreted with an anti-Semitic point of view. Anti-Semitism can be defined as the prejudice against, hatred of, or discrimination against Jews as an ethnic, religious, or racial group. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all…

At a young age majority of us grew up believing that there is a higher being above us that created us, that shaped our lives to be where it is now, and that being is known as god. When we were a child, we did not have a choice whether we truly believed in the existence of God. We were told what to believe and never questioned it that belief. In this essay, I will analyze the existence of god between “Does God Exist?” by Ernest Nagel and “Why God Allows Evil” by Richard Swinburne. Although Nagel…

3.2. Dean Borgman - Contextual youth ministry Dean Borgman, youth ministry professor at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, was to America what Pete Ward was to the UK during the 1990s. His take on the incarnational approach influenced a wide range of youth ministry. He summarises his view in this way, As leaders committed to youth ministry, we may read the command of our Lord in this way: “You are receiving power from the Holy Spirit to be witnesses of me in all the youth cultures of the world”’ (Borgman…

Benson Bures Rhetoric and Writing 1310 Section 009 Date: 9/27/17 Martin Luther’s 95 Theses The 1500’s the Roman Catholic church was the prevailing religion and controlling force across most of Europe. The church was far from perfect though they required people to pay for salvation as well as many of the leaders had greed for money for themselves and not to help the people.(Alloway). Martin Luther was a devoted follower and priest in the Catholic church. Luther found many things that were…

Purpose The Wounded Healer: Ministry in Contemporary Society is written by Henri Nouwen. Henri Nouwen was much more than an author, he was also a priest, teacher, theologian, and writer who was fluent in five languages. He was born in Holland and became an ordained priest at the age of 25. Nouwen earned a degree in psychology at the Catholic University of Nijmegen and moved to the United states at 32 to continue to further his studies. Eventually, he settled down in Ontario, Canada where he was…

thinkers in all of history. St. Augustine's creation of a theological system created a lasting influence in society today and his writings still play a major role in the modern practice of Christianity, specifically in Roman Catholicism. Throughout his 75 years on earth St. Augustine played influential roles in Christianity and his roles as a rhetorician (O'Donnell, 2017). His contributions to the field of rhetoric helped shape society, not only during the middle ages, but also in the present…

Cameron Peters Nicholas McEntire HIS-112-350 21 November 2017 Consequences of the Catholic Counter-Reformation The Catholic Counter-Reformation can be looked at in two different ways. The first way is as a response, or “Counter-Reformation,” to the Protestant Reformation that was happening around the same time in the early sixteenth century (Britannica n.p.). The other way is of a reformation that sprung up from the Catholic Church itself as a result of criticism of the Renaissance popes…