Theology

The fine-tuning argument for God’s existence is a version of the teleological argument. This argument states that there is a need of an explanation for why the universe is the way it is. The argument claims that the way the universe is confirms the theory that there is an intelligent creator/being otherwise known as God. The reason so is because that intelligent creator/being created the universe with purpose of their being life and that life being supported. This then brings up the question…

Kwan argues that religious experience can offer prima facie justification, or PFJ. He defines PFJ as follows: “An experience has PFJ if the claims of the experience are probably true unless there are positive reasons to the contrary” (Kwan 507). He will frame the argument in terms of justification for the individual having the experience; he is not arguing that everyone should believe in God on the basis of religious experience. Rather, if the argument succeeds, it will show that those who have…

Throughout the reading on Augustine of Hippo, I realized there was a common understanding of good and evil which I found intriguing. After describing his childhood experience when he steals pears from the pear tree near his vineyard, he claims that humans do evil things for the sole reason of sinning. I agree with this notion because I think everyone remembers a time where they knew where they were doing something wrong and yet continued to do it anyway. In Harrington, Augustine then goes on to…

In Janz article 83, Calvin discusses his work and belief on predestination. Predestination was an important topic during the reformation which is why Calvin had addressed it in his writings. According to Calvin’s understanding of the scripture, there is an explain that God has an eternal election. What Calvin means by eternal election is God has already selected the individuals that will receive salvation and those who will receive destruction. When human try and understand how God’s election…

Everyone desires to have God’s mercy, to be able to be forgiven by God and our brothers and sisters is all we ask for. The Abraham-Jacob saga depicts how God reveals his merciful love for Jacob in a multitude of ways. His faith for God grew immensely and abundantly in his life. Which then leads Jacob to change how he lived his life and treated others. The transformation that Jacob experienced throughout his life with his faith gave him the opportunity to be with close with his brother. His…

Holy Clues: The Gospel According to Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes is a series of amazing books that keep the readers on the edge of their seats from the start to the very end. However, Sherlock Holmes and the Gospel are two different genres that cannot be intertwined. Nevertheless, Kendrick's book, “Holy clues: The gospel according to Sherlock Holmes,” manages to establish a link between the two genres in a rather clever way. While Holmes was not a preacher of any sorts, Kendrick shows that…

In “Evil and Soul-Making”, by John Hick, he discusses how man has to grow to reach the full potential that God has for him. Hick starts off with what Irenaeus says, which is humans are still trying to become like God because we lack personal heavenly qualities to be like Him. Then he goes on to mention Johannine, who says as human we are supposed to reach a higher level of holiness, and according Irenaeus humans have failed to reach this higher level. Hicks says there must be an evolution…

Another way of describing this process is to say that these stages represent the descent of consciousness into form. Taoist practitioners, using various Inner Alchemy techniques, are able to reverse this sequence of events, to return to the realm of Tao. Taoist cosmology was shaped by the way in which the Chinese traditionally understood the world. Taoists believe that when the world began, there was only the Tao. This energy eventually developed two complementary aspects: yin, which is dark,…

Atheism is the state of not having travel beliefs or active belief in the existence of deities. Atheism is the negation of the concept of a particular faith is inseparable from the concept and meaning of certain religions represent. That atheism is nothing more than a downside one way or understood religiosity, which usually occurs as a certain antithesis, or the negation of a religious attitude, the main item that would make this brief essay should go. On the other hand, incentives such…

political: Masaya is led as a democracy. There was a ruler who was chosen every 10 years to rule the civilizations. The ruler passes laws and encouraged feedback from citizens. Generals ruled the military and recruited new people every 4 years. economic: People of all different social classes are provided with basic resources once a week. Masaya runs a huge trade empire and trades with surrounding civilizations. The citizens of Masaya create gorgeous, unique flowers and trade them for food that…