Thomas the Apostle

Ralph Ellison once said, “There must be possible a fiction which, leaving sociology and case histories to the scientists, can arrive at the truth about the human condition, here and now, with all the bright magic of the fairy tale (Ellison).” With the help of great sociological researchers like Dorothy Robert and Michael Root, this paper will expose some of the sociological fairy tales that exist here in today’s society that have been perpetuated for decades. Many times, there are issues that…

Theodore Dalrymple, a doctor from Britain that worked in prisons and hospitals for 14 years, spent several years during the course of his work touring the world. During his travels, Dalrymple witnessed abundant malevolent behavior. In Central America, he witnessed a civil war where there was complete tyranny over the society and armies that did not even think twice about massacring. In Equatorial Guinea, he saw malicious dictators who killed or exiled one-third of the population just for wearing…

Red Rocks Church is only ten years old, and the Lakewood campus is brand new. It’s not even two years old and so many people flock to that campus every Sunday. It’s astonishing to see hundreds of people come through those doors and find a seat in the movie-esk pew area and praise the Lord. The church is nondenominational. They believe that God is the loving creator of the seen and unseen. According to their website, they also believe that Jesus is God in the flesh and that he lived a sinless…

John writes the book of Revelation to testify “to everything he saw” of the testimony given to him by Jesus Christ. He recorded his vision from Christ “for the benefit of…Christians throughout history”. He wrote to the seven churches in the provinces of Asia to urge his readers to “be ready at all times for the Last Judgment and the establishment of God’s kingdom.” While Revelation is not, as some assume, a secret code to unlock the future, it is a great resource to Christians so that they…

The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson is a book written by Mark Twain. Pudd’nhead Wilson is a northerner who arrives at a small southern town in Missouri to become a lawyer. Upon his arrival he is alienated by the townspeople who do not understand his humor. They give him the nickname “Pudd’nhead” and never give him the chance to do any of their legal work. He then gets into the hobby of fingerprinting. Roxy is a slave in the same town who is 1/16th black and has a baby boy who also has a small…

The decisions of each individual can create significant changes to history, both positively and negatively. During the Holocaust, millions of innocent victims died due to anti-semitism and discrimination. Ordinary European citizens and Nazis shaped history by their inaction during the times of biased mass killings . Their decisions were greatly influenced by their understanding of the universe of obligation, which sociologist Helen Fein defines as, “the circle of individuals and groups ‘towards…

An Author’s Manipulations Chris McCandless’s whole life was an adventure. After graduating from college, he left home for the rest of his short-lived life to go on expeditionss into the uninhabited wilderness of the United States. Two years later, he was found dead in an abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail on the border of Denali National Park, twenty-five miles west of Healy, Alaska. Jon Krakauer, an inspired author, wrote a 9,000 word article for Outside Magazine about this boy’s story and…

During Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the blood-stained hand is a recurring symbol which is used to contribute to the understanding of human nature and the struggle with acts of evil and its consequences, which subsequently leads to the downfall of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. The concepts explored throughout the use of this symbol include the acts of evil, which then leave the characters filled with guilt and remorse and this finally results in the overthrow of natural order. The acts of good and evil…

I attended the Beyond Burkas and Bombers discussion. We watched the Beyond Burkas and Bombers documentary which showed Muslim Americans talk about how their lives changed when 911 occurred. Life was never the same afterwards and many Americans grew an irrational hatred of an entire faith. Everything evil and bad was associated with anything Muslim or possibly related to being Muslim. Often Muslim Americans must answer the questions for a few individuals that committed these terrorist acts. It is…

Luke’s, trade or occupation was that of a physician. The book of Acts is a sequel to the three gospel’s, Matthew, Mark, and John. Acts within its text captures the “action” of the gospel’s ministry. I am fond of the book of “Acts” or “Acts of the Apostles” because it gives comprehensive accounts of their activities, and accomplishments. I agree with Jensen when he stated that “Acts was designed by God to complete…