The Puritan man must tread lightly and avoid sins in order to enter the good graces of God. Otherwise, the undeserving man will plunge by God's own hand into the pits of hell. Mercy is not easy to come by and those sinners who are not embraced by the kingdom of Heaven will live in eternal, painful m...

"Ignore fact and reason, live entirely in the world of your own fantastic and myth-producing passions; do this whole-heartedly and with conviction, and you will become one of the prophets of your age." Bertrand Russell wrote this controversial statement in his essay, How to Become a Man of...

"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" captures the intensity of the Great Awakening. He implies during the sermon that if the "natural men" don't change their ways, undergo conversions, they undoubtedl...

Dear Mr. President; Apparently, the government is considering not allowing the American public to celebrate holidays in public places. I, as an American teenager and citizen, feel that this policy is too restricting. I do not agree with not celebrating holidays in public places. Please, allow m...

Early Christian Ireland and Pagan believes In the beginning of the Christianity movement in Ireland the priests and teachers of Christianity had to be creative in their teachings. They had to spread the word of the one God in terms and symbols that the Celts would understand. Amazingly enough,...

The Puritan's have a somewhat complex idea of what constitutes a sin. If the weather is bad, they would wonder what they had done to deserve the dreadful weather. If someone came down with a severe illness, they would assume they had committed a terrible sin to deserve it. They feel like the co...

Robert Browning, one of the most talented poets of the Victorian period, is famous especially for his dramatic monologues. Often these long poems deal with such issues as love, death, and faith. Much of his work is directly reflective of his life and of those issues...

As William Blake wittily comments, "those who restrain desire, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained," The Marriage of Heaven and Hell sneers at restrictions and advocates appeasing sensuous desires that are condemned by orthodox Christian belief. Blake masterfully makes a...

There is no doubt that our environment is in the face of crisis. The threats that our ambiance suffers is the product of man's exploitation of nature. However, whether the answer to this problem is to completely change our worldview remains controversial. Lynn White, Jr. argues in his essay The...

Francis de Sales: Patron of Catholic Writers The American Heritage Dictionary defines a hero as "a person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose. A person noted for special achievement in a particular field." Francis de Sales was a hero to Catholics in France during a violent ...

All of my life as a Christian I have been truly scared to read the book of Revelation, but I must admit that I now have a new profound outlook on the book. Revelation is a book of hope for God's people. It is also about the future and about the present as well. For it offers future hope to al...

Acts is certainly intended as a history of the early church, and indeed it is the most complete and valuable history of the Christians in the 1st century. Acts could be considered anti-Jewish and I am going to share with you some of the ways I think this is true. The Jewish people were not happy, ...

Edwards' Style Jonathan Edwards as a well-known preacher during the Great Awakening expresses a style different than other writers. In one of his sermons titled "Sinner in the Hands of an Angry God", he uses a great amount of figurative language. Such as metaphors, imagery, and similes. Edwards al...

William Carey was born on August 17, 1761 in the village of Northamptonshire in the midland region of England. Carey’s interest in education would form a major part of his life’s work, as the eldest son of a village school master and weaver, Edmund Carey. At the age of seven, Car...

The Medieval Church and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales In discussing Chaucer's collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. I think that the Medieval Church was full of corruption, and Chaucer depicts this co...

The Medieval Church and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales In discussing Chaucer's collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales, an interesting illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. I think that the Medieval Church was full of corruption, and Chaucer depicts this co...

William Carey William Carey was born on August 17, 1761 in the village of Northamptonshire in the midland region of England. Carey's interest in education would form a major part of his life's work, as the eldest son of a village school master and weaver, Edmund Carey. At the age o...

Homosexuality"Suddenly the Lord rained burning sulfur on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and destroyed them and the whole valley, along with all the people there and everything that grew on the land" (Gen. 19:23:25). What possibly infuriated the Almighty God that enabled Him to destroy two cities ...

Cults&Sects Boston Church of Christ or CrossroadismThere is a group growing rapidly across the United States and the world called the Boston Church of Christ or the Crossroads. This cult is a highly aggressive movement that bases its doctrine on the Bible but many say is way off. Looking deeper into...

"There is no such source and cause of strife, quarrel, fights, malignant opposition, persecution, and war, and all evil in the state, as religion. Let it once enter our civil affairs, our government would soon be destroyed. Let it once enter our common schools, they would be destroyed." Supreme Cour...

"Creed or Chaos"Dorothy L. Sayers looks deeply into the controversial topic of the church's downfall including how and why dogma plays a vital role in ones distrust in the spiritual strength of Christianity. "Creed or Chaos" focuses on dogma as such a doctrine of faith proclaimed by the church and ...

Jason BlankenbillerDr. HowsareTH109April 23, 2003An Intelligent Person's Guide to Catholicism ReviewIn Alban McCoy's book, he tries to point out and answer all the questions about religion, God, and all that seems to exist in the Catholic religion. He gives a very strong account of religion in an i...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances (United States Constitutio...

AbigailAbigail was the wife of Nabal. Nabal was rich but quite mean and surly in his dealings whereas Abigail was intelligent and beautiful. Her intelligence and discernment saved her family from destruction (1 Samuel 25) When Peter made his famous statement about women being the weaker vessel (1 Pe...