Secularism

The Renaissance time period is what most people consider as the bridge between Medieval and modern times. During this time period, many subjects including science, math, art, music, and theology exploded, and allowed for new ideas and innovations to come about. Many famous people, who are known for their renowned accomplishments from the past, come from the Renaissance time period like Da Vinci, Shakespeare, and Michaelangelo. This started the revolution which allows modern science and…

How does a study of Donne’s poetry enrich your understanding of human connections and mortality in W;t? The role of humility in the human experience, primarily in relation to mortality and human connections, is clearly exhibited throughout John Donne’s poetry and the play W;t by Margaret Edson. The intertextual parallels further enrich one’s understanding of how suffering facilitates the development of demureness through the process of discarding intellect and embracing emotional response.…

in a responsible relation to Him. John Robertson published a book in 1963 titled, “Honest to God”, which Robertson reflected off Ronald Smiths 1970 book “The Doctrine of God” adhering to the primacy of secularization that mimics Harvey Cox in secularism. Robertson used some of Bonhoeffers analysis, along with other theologians as Tillich and Bultmann, that resented God in a pantheistic and mystical term, appealing to a secular culture that have a more post enlightenment views of ultimacy that…

Since the French and Indian War had just happened, Britain was in a lot of debt, so they decided to exploit the American Colonies so they could create greater revenue to pay off the debt and regain economic stability. The debt was so huge that it made the British government fall apart, thus it lead to conflicts that ultimately caused the Revolutionary war (Kindig, 1995). The British government decided to impose a series of taxes or navigation acts on the colonists to pay off the debt (Radojini;…

The release of Darwin’s book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life that was published in 1859 and later the book The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex that was published in 1871 put doubts in people’s minds about whether the Bible was correct on the account of Genesis. This doubt made some people challenge their previous presuppositions and interpretations on Scripture which led to a change in their…

The Democracy of France France has had a tumultuous political history. From the reigns of absolute monarchs, that led to French Revolution to the empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Today, France is a democratic parliamentary republic called the Fifth Republic. France generally is a well-to do country, but it is currently having issues. Economic concerns, like lack of growth and unemployment, have shook the country. Other issues, like terrorism, have left citizens afraid and unprotected by their…

For example, Michelangelo created his famous artwork on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Italy (pg. 337). Jacob Burckhardt, a Swiss historian and art critic described the Renaissance as the birthplace the modern world. Burckhardt also noticed secularism, “perfecting of the individual”, and the revival of antiquity during the Renaissance era. Renaissance Italy had…

There is more to reveal behind this painting. In other words, this painting portrays the arrival of a beauty and love. Why is that so? Firstly, the title of this painting – The Birth of Venus. While the Romans knew Venus as an ancient Roman goddess, the Greeks recognize the goddess as Aphrodite. The representation of mythological subjects was the trend back in Renaissance. Despite the different names, the main character of this painting symbolizes fertility, love and beauty. Botticelli followed…

Humanity has strived to rid itself of suffering since the dawn of man. The history of religious teachings tells us that even the most primitive humans understood pain, suffering, sin, and even evil. The development of complicated belief systems spawned from a need to atone for human evils. Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity are some of these belief systems which were created to give an explanation to the world and the suffering it brings. The fundamentals of these religions all revolve around…

An Individual is a single human that is distinct from a group. A social group is having two or more people interacting with one another and sharing similar characteristics. They also have a sense of unity. A society is a group of people involved in social interaction or a group that shares a common or same social territory subjected to the same political authority and cultural expectations. There would be no society if no one was talking to each other, interacting and cooperating with one…