Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

a negro folk tale. “ Dear father,-it was her mother praying- we come before you on our knees this evening to ask you to watch over us and hold back the hand of the destroying angel.” John was praying to God to make sure God watches over him and his family. Baldwin includes scriptures and stories from the bible, even personal experiences. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever should believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”The following…

In one article by Imani Kazini, entitled, Black Springfield: A Historical Study 1977 describes legal laws that sanctioned slavery as acceptable practice. Such laws the Puritans believed that they were employed covenants throughout their society including the act of marriage, church construction, to the development of towns, and establishing further levels of government jurisdiction. Such laws, gave acceptance to punishment for infractions especially around behavior. Such laws for instant…

neighbor when in need, and remain kind and generous to others in addition to showing love to his enemies. The ultimate goal of this model of society was to improve lives, preserve God’s graces throughout the community, spread Christ’s gift, and glorify God. Religion in the American Colonies was everywhere. The beliefs of the colonists were such a major part of their lives that it became impossible to separate the religion from the people. This model of life was very beneficial to the Colonists’…

She ask many questions that should not be answered. Hester in the other hand answers this question as a lie, like all the parents do nowadays to their children to keep them away from certain things. Her mother lied that the black man gave her the scarlet letter, where in really she did put the mark on her bosom. Quote: "'I…

Children’s stories have an immense impact on the upcoming generations as they show what is valued within a particular culture in order to effectively teach children societal norms. Such normalities can be seen through the lessons taught through such stories as the next generation learns about the world with the aid of them. Within William Dean Howells’s “Christmas Every Day” describes a lesson that many children learned through reading the story. Howells describes the danger of having Christmas…

between Gods and mortals in Archaic Greece is often a central focus to scholars studying the period. This is due to the popularity surrounding early Greek poetry through the extraordinary images of iconic Greek Gods and Goddesses, and how these figures are dominant in the lives of Greek people during the Archaic period. In terms of early Greek poetry, Homer’s Odyssey and the Iliad, along with Hesiod’s Theogony tend to be the most popular and useful in studying both the relationships of Gods and…

trained just seems weird but understandable if God has come to experience the human condition. What jumped out at me in this chapter was the reference to Jesus living by sight not by faith and that it was held as Catholic theological tradition by Aquinas and others. “In his human mind Jesus enjoyed the beatific vision and hence lived by sight, not by faith” (266). This statement to me makes Jesus less relatable as suffering servant and more like God going through the motions to placate the needs…

Throughout the play, The Crucible, many of the characters experience a dynamic change. John Proctor, specifically, changes in three ways that impact his actions during the play. The change in John as the play progressed was motivated by his reasoning behind his guilt, anger towards Abigail, and his care for Elizabeth. Many of John Proctor’s actions throughout the play are motivated by his guilt. Over the course of the play, the reasoning behind this guilt changes. In the beginning, John showed…

This all started when he found out that the Catholic Church was granting indulgences, which gave sinners a way to pay their way out of sin. Martin strongly disagreed with this idea that the Catholic Church was practicing. He thought that people could only truly be saved by having faith and by their honest repentance to God. On October 31, 1517, Martin wrote the “Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences,” which was also called the 95 Theses. He posted…

One of the first societies that students learn about in any history class focused on the United States is the Puritans. These people sailed to the Americas from Europe in 1630 in order to dissent from the Church of England, unlike the Pilgrims who had arrived in the Americas ten years earlier whose goal was to be separatists. The Puritans hoped to purify the church, still having hope that it could be repaired from within. They landed near present-day Boston and founded the Massachusetts Bay…