Essays on Religion

Many denominations have emerged as a result of the growth and spread of Christianity around the world. According to Oliver (2015), these sects have different traditions, values, adherents, and doctrines when it comes to their Christian beliefs. Furthermore, denominations continue to grow and integrate into sub-denominations, resulting in the emergence...

The Afterlife and Its Impact on Christians' Daily Lives The reading, St. Faustina's Visions of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, explicitly tells me that the afterlife is so crucial to Christians' faith that what happens to them after death has a significant impact on their daily lives. Dualism in St. Faustina's Visions The...

Theotokos pictures are the artistic images that focal point on the Virgin Mary as used in the Eastern Orthodox Church or the mother of God as known via many Christians. There is a great amount of such photographs but the paper will delve deeper into three. One is the image...

The Gothic Church The Gothic church used to be a place of worship for the Anglicans. It comes into existence due to the arrival of Benedictines Nuns to Kylemore. In 1920, the Gothic Church was re-dedicated as the Catholic Church. It is also a stunning testimony of the Mitchell Henry love...

Introduction Dead Men's Road by Chinua Achebe, a Nigerian poet, explains how a clash in cultural principles has emerged between the old Igbo Nigerian traditions and the westernized philosophy of Christianity. The tale is set in 1949, a time when the traditional culture was still high in Nigeria, though education and...

Victor's Creation of the Monster Victor eventually succeeds in constructing the beast that emerges vividly in a dream in this passage. Victor's experimental fascination leads to the creation of the monster, which turns out to be evil and sickens him both physically and mentally. The passage's intent is to instill terror...

The concept of Christmas has changed over the years and this change can be attributed to innovation in entrepreneurship and commercialization. The true which means of Christmas, which was anciently marked as a holy day to celebrate the birth of Christ has modified its meaning over the years. Instead, most...

Introduction Since humans are created in God s picture, life is incredibly precious to Him. Furthermore, He has shown His deep love for humans by sending His only son to atone for their sins. Christ came into the world so that those who believe in Him could have life and have...

In the preceding years It has been a family tradition to attend New Years Eve celebrations in our local church. Since I used to be young, our parents made it mandatory for the whole household to participate in the service as we usher in the New Year. A Reggae Concert to Usher...

Church Services and their Significance Church services are relevant in a number of cultures, as some people attend regularly, whilst others frequent the church only. Few churches hold their services on Fridays, others on Saturdays, and others on Sundays. There are also programs for children and others for elders to help...

Buddhist faith is common in the Asian region. Over time, Buddhism has evolved from a easy doctrine to a complicated cosmology with several figures and symbols (Danto, 1991). This is the identical course that any religion would follow. The evolution of the Buddhist faith has seen it proliferate into an...

Sunday Morning at St. Monica Catholic Church I stood at 701 California Ave in Santa Monica opposite the shopping centre, and it was 9 o'clock on the Sunday morning. I noticed instantly that many cars ran into a well-built house, and more people ran to it. I began to track them...