The Gospel of Wealth

“A Testimony against That Anti-Christian Practice of Making Slaves of Men: Wherein It Is Shewed to Be Contrary to the Dispensation of the Law and Time of the Gospel, and Very opposite Both to Grace and Nature.” New-Bedford: Reprinted for Abraham Shearman, Jun., 1825. Print. Taney, Roger. “The Dred Scott Decision." Digital History. Web. Consulted 15 Nov. 2016. http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p2…

Author John Littel claims the Taiping Rebellion of 1850-1864 to be the most destructive civil war of modern times. The Rebellion, regarded as a fanatical religious outburst, ravaged seventeen provinces, took over twenty thousand lives and irrevocably altered the Qing Dynasty. The Taiping rebels aimed to overthrow the oppressive Qing leaders as well as to change the theology in China at the time. This was done by forcibly spreading their own “Christian Messianic” theology. The Taipings used…

Power is a strong word that can represent many aspects. Not only can it be defined by wealth and popularity, power can also be defined the ability to do something in a particular way, which can also lead to be able to control other’s opinions and perceptions. Therefore, power is a vital element to the society. However, power can lead to either positive or negative influences. These influences are portrayed in the novel “Animal Farm” and the graphic novel “Marked”. Written by George Orwell,…

In Greek, this is an onomatopoetic word. This means it’s a word that imitates the sounds associated with the objects or actions it refers to (like the word buzz in English sounds like the sound a bee makes when he is flying around). The word zeloo imitates the sound of boiling water, and it literally means to bubble over because it’s so hot! In a positive sense, zeloo is to be zealous in the pursuit of good, to desire earnestly, to strive after, to pursue, to be eager to possess. In the…

Countless movies and books have come forth, which portray the zombie. These movies give humans a look at how zombies function. Books have come about how to successfully protect yourself from the zombie. But what of this undead entity? Where can it turn to gain some useful knowledge for survival? I have detailed here helpful hints for zombies and future zombies to heed. This is the Zombie's Survival Guide. Diet. For zombies finding brain to consume can be difficult. This delicacy is quite…

respectable life and work hard to reach the full potential. He told me “Success is not selfish and greed but passion to help others succeed”. As I have grown, disparity among the successful and the poor has grown. Success now is measured by greed wealth and not by wisdom. It has become a business of the greedy. The rich are selfish and greedy, not willing to help the poor achieve their full potential. Success has become subjective; based on where you were born, who you associate with, where you…

God to those gathered around him, he first prayed for peace: “The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” (Romans 16:20, RSV) He then preached repentance and the "Good News" based on the Gospels: Luke 24:44-49 (RSV) Then he said to them, “These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled.” Then he opened their…

The idea of nature is of huge importance and the concept of harmony with nature and oneself is the defining characteristic of the ancient Chinese belief system. There is an emphasis placed on the welfare and well being of the individual in the present life as opposed to a future one. What separates Confucianism, Taoism and Chinese Buddhism is the meaning which is associated with nature. Confucianism places emphasis on the nature of the human. Taoism focuses on harmony with the universe and…