Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

It was real, I believed that I was a sinner, that Christ died on the cross for me, and He was raised from the dead and now his spirit lived in me. I don 't/didn 't doubt my salvation. As years passed, I continued feeding myself those lies, and slowly but surly began to drift away from my childish…

shamed publicly by a lot of angry members of the online community like a riot. The New York Times stated “ (Mrs. Sacco) was fired from her job, an effective 12 hours later.” (Source C). This excerpt demonstrates how due to the public shame Mrs. Sacco received her professional life was ruined as she was fired from her job. This also ruins her job oppurtunities in the future due to the fact that it was public that she was fired and said something so disrespectful. On the other hand, Mrs Sacco…

Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards were two of the most influential men during America’s enlightenment. However, they have two very opposing viewpoint on virtually everything. Edwards believes that man’s primary responsibility is to God and is driven by Calvinism, while Franklin rejects theology as the responsibility of man and instead determines that man’s responsibility is to seek a virtuous life through purpose. Jonathan Edwards uses his sermons and explicit imagery to convey that man’s…

Here, souls are either covered in mud or they are completely consumed in the muddy river Styx. Souls not in the river are covered in mud and live eternity striking at each other. These were people who were angry during their lifetime. Souls who are submerged are the ones who were always sad. In Canto eight Dante says, “Sullen were we in the air made sweet by the Sun; in the folory of his shining our hearts poured a bitter smoke….sullen we lie forever in…

The Minister’s Black Veil: The Symbol of a Sinner Nathaniel Hawthorne’s works are symbolic. He developed his short stories around a symbol. He was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. He goes deep into the dark side of humanity. “The Minister’s Black Veil,” revolves around the Reverend Mr. Hooper, pastor of Milford. This story was set in the 1600s, in a village of Puritan New England, this story reflects Hawthorne’s deep awareness of his Puritan ancestry. They believed…

Although St. Augustine was born about six hundred years before Plato and Aristotle, he nevertheless encountered the great thinkers through their works. Consequently, a plenitude of themes seen throughout the Ancient Greek philosophers’ books are scattered across saint’s letters and sermons. Because Augustine was a Catholic, however, there exist stark differences between the men’s ideas. Therefore, after naming and briefly describing several of St. Augustine’s writings, I argue that the Christian…

Will Eisner’s graphic novel, A Contract with God, explores several topics that are not usually associated with the comic medium. In this half semi-autobiographical work, Eisner illustrates and describes what 1930s New York City tenement life was like. While most of the short stories place the characters in the fictional 55 Dropsie Ave tenement or in the city itself, two stories, “Cookalein” and “A Contract with God,” are either set in natural spaces, or the outdoors play an important role in the…

“God’s hand has held [them] up” (Edwards 154). Equivalent to this conflict, in Jonathan Edwards’ Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God, he depicts his belief that man is only enlightened when he is with God. He passionately exclaims, “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart..” (Edwards 154). Edwards makes use of metaphors to instill fear that God’s punishment is worse than Hell itself. By showcasing the “wrath of Almighty…

History and Literature connect in every time period and continue to do so. What is experienced during one’s lifetime affects what and how the literary works are written. These great literary works continue to apply to later generations, and continue to be considered important by readers for the significance of its content and the artistry of its form. The content often teaches valuable life lessons. Great literature is important to read because it humanizes us, draws us together into community,…

It was because of those generous, hospitable, and god fearing characters that Odysseus was able to survive throughout his rough journey on the wrathful sea. In her writing “What Pains are Fated to Fill Your Cup: The Role of Food, Drink, and Xenia in the Homeric Epics”, Amanda Urban states, “ This crucial moral principle was often exercised through the sharing of feasts, wine, and gifts between guests and their hosts. It is unsurprising then that The Odyssey is rich with examples: Odysseus, the…