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Essays 1621 - 1650

The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong

radicalism and there is no way of rationally communicating our way out of entanglements with those having this mindset. H...

Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe and the Character of Ezeulu

require him to act as an arrow in the bow of his God. Unlike his contemporaries, Ezeulu exercises great compassion and demonstra...

Biography and Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Dominicans were like the Franciscans in that they were a mendicant order wherein the friars "vowed to live faithfully in pover...

Exploitive Criticisms of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

as it is with pure identity based on the unique woman that Janie is. Janies life is one that is likely very realistic as many Af...

Self Assurance in the Works of Zora Neale Hurston

unimportant, appearing merely as part of the background and playing not real role in Janies life. In her introduction to the no...

Encountering God and Diane Eck's Unconvincing Argument

carried through in any short amount of time; in fact, each step forward toward a modicum of religious harmony is often met with a ...

Evil and God

encompassed as well. This view of good and evil has a very Eastern flavor to it, as Eastern religions, such as Hinduism, stress th...

Jesus of Nazareth As God

born a Jew and lived under the Jewish law and system (Galatians 4:4). * Jesus life was characterized by service and humility (Phil...

Janie Crawford's Freedom Through Self Knowledge in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

to have such a crowd enjoying themselves in her house; its apparent that she enjoys it. We know because she says that shes sorry ...

Revelation and Gospels Portrayal of Jesus

Greco-Roman thought and tradition. Nevertheless, traditionally, Christian scholars have been extremely reluctant to give credit fo...

If God Did Not Exist, Would Morality Exist?

the idea of punishment; the God of the Old Testament is particularly fierce in his judgments. So perhaps morality is in reality f...

Examining Two Aspects of Islamic History

son or "the good shepherd" who leaves his flock in order to find a lost sheep (VanBuskirk). Paul pointed out this change in the co...

Jesus is God

He was the promised Messiah: The woman said to Him, "I know the Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When He comes, He wil...

Puritan Character Usage by Nathaniel Hawthorne

as a "sweet moral blossom" for the reader (James). Hawthorne thus identifies the story at the outset as a parable that is designed...

Catherine Lim and 'Or Else, the Lightening God'

In one such commentary, "Managing political dissent," she offers up a look at Singapore from many perspectives. In this essay one ...

Accepting God and Conflict Resolution

"probably influence a greater number of important decisions than do statistical projects, opinion polls, consultants reports or ev...

Overview of Odin, the Norse God

also suggests that battle was not only crucial, but perhaps desired. We also note that in some legends Odin sacrificed one of h...

Nature Imagery in the Works of Zora Neale Hurston and William Wordsworth

are not representative of nature and he finds refreshment and nourishment in his memories, and now in his seeing nature again. ...

Christ and the Theology of Karl Barth

of Gods existence; even in "leaving" God to come to earth Jesus remained with the Father. Though physically separate, spiritually...

Philosophically Considering the Existence of God

"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...

Belief in God and Fear and Trembling by Soren Kierkegaard

when he has found what he sought, he wanders before every mans door with his song and with his oration, that all may admire the he...

Homer's 'The Iliad' and Free Will

the conflict in terms of an insult to his personal honor. Homer writes that Achilles responded by telling Agamemnon, "Ah me, cloth...

Vernon God Little by Pierre

takes a decisive step from the shadow of Tuesdays devastation, with the arrest of a new player in the deadly web of cause and effe...

Soren Kierkegaard and Friedrich Nietzsche on Joy, Will, and Knowledge

knowledge is not as important as faith. That is a significant difference between the two. At the same time, neither admits that hu...

Religion, Sumerians, and Hebrews

main gods of the Sumerians included the god of water (Enki); the god of earth (Ki); the god of air (Enlil) and the god of heaven (...

Their Eyes Were Watching God and Zora Neale Hurston's Use of Dialect

dialect, plain speaking, and easily conversational (Bloom 95). The subject of local gossips whispers, the thrice-married Janie co...

Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7:29

and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...

Janie in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

provide Janie with financial security. Many women, less independent than Janie, would suffer and endure. Janie leaves with another...

Overview of Engineering Ethics

been utilized in the protection of public interest, especially when issues of safety can be impacted by widespread public response...

Pledge of Allegiance and 'God'

As would be expected there has been a great deal of outcry about this particular ruling. For example, one senator stated, "This is...