… the United States has developed tremendously in culture, religion, and the diversity of people who created it. We take pride in our country because our family has come from distant seas to experience the American Dream. Through these hopes and destinie…

… one without the other does not and can not exist. This part of writing has existed from the beginning of literature. In Genesis 1-3 the most apparent good and evil are faith and temptation, but just like in all writings there are more than just the…

… of Israel from slavery in Egypt. In Exodus, God plays a major role in the book. Prior to the book of Exodus, it is said that God is the creator of the universe. However, in the book of Exodus, God transitions from the role of creator to the destroyer.…

… call from God. He finds it difficult to understand the ways of the lord and why God does the things he does. The book of Jonah itself and God and Jonah himself, can be analysed in many different fashions. Jonah is first spoken of in the book of…

… discrimination. Although religion and race were both successful in instituting social hierarchies, the implications of their characterizations were quite different. Though similar in their origins, the transition from religion to race as the basis…

… first question , which comes into my mind when I think of the issue from our (post)modern perspective. The most striking feature of a secularised society is the distance between church and society. The earlier generation had a appreciation of/for the…

… knows the healing powers of the Earth. Throughout time, there have been people who have understood the mysterious forces of nature and found ways to use its resources for healing. In earlier times people did not have sophisticated pharmacies, but…

… faith of the understanding and will. It is a belief that a man is only saved when he has a livening faith in Jesus. Faith is not the cause of salvation, because the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cause of salvation. Faith is not the cause…

… and Appleby state several theoretical precepts that all fundamentalist no matter what religion follow. These precepts are used to find the underlining message different people in Christian fundamentalism have for the actions or statements they make.…

… of Mary Rowlandson, we see the trials and tribulations that Rowlandson encounters as the Indians take her and her family captive during an invasion of her home. During her captivity, Mary Rowlandson turns to the Lord and scripture, as her guidance and…