Obeying Carolinian Creed

The true meaning of Christian in CCU is defined by this Evangelical orientation, which transcends denominational boundaries. These beliefs in action are defined by four distinct concepts. The first being conversionism, which is the belief that lives need to be changed. Next activism, the expression of the gospel in effort. Biblicism, a particular regard for the bible and finally crucicentrism, a stress on the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. (Session 1 Biblical perspective, n.d.)

1. 140 years ago, in Maysville, South Carolina, Mary McLeod, a child of former slaves was born. Coming up from very simple beginnings, would later in life become a renowned educator and college founder, an advocate, for civil and human rights, and a valued advisor to several United States presidents? As a young girl toiling in the fields alongside of her parents, Ms. McLeod knew that education and knowledge would eventually open her eyes to the world outside of South Carolina. At the tender age of 10, Ms. McLeod, began her educational journey by entering Trinity Presbyterian Mission School, followed by Scotia Seminary in North Carolina, and Moody Bible Institute, in Chicago, Illinois. Ms. McLeod, at first wanted

We see the first signs of a Christian centric society take shape in the New World when John Winthrop founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and gave his famous speech, “A Modell of Christian Charity.” (Doc A) He believed it was their duty (the colonists) as Christians to spread the Bible across America and to act as a beacon of civilization - to lead others by example. The widespread implementation of these fundamental principles was the main purpose of his speech.

The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia and the Letters of Maria Taylor Byrd to William Byrd III provide examples of how the community ledgers and leadership provided by Early Virginian parishes are responsible for the foundation of our nation’s religious and social structure. The pilgrimage to North American left early colonial citizens attempting to build a functioning civilization on a vast unknown land. Due to the zealous faith of early immigrants, the church flourished much quicker than political, social, and economic systems. Early Virginian religious leaders, equipped with Christian authority as well as the business adeptness needed to maintain a church, extended beyond their religious duties to also resolve social and economic controversies for the wellbeing of the community. In order to understand the roles of the Early Virginian Parish, we must study the church’s roles as a sacred place of worship, community center, economic firm, and political office.

In reading Bill Davis’ book, In All Things Christ Preeminent, it is evident that receiving an education at Covenant College will be a unique spiritual and intellectual experience. With Christ present in all areas of the school, the structure of the college and what it as an institution aspires to accomplish varies greatly from that of the high school I attended. Based on the Christ-like goals, student body, and instruction of Covenant College depicted in In All Things Christ Preeminent, receiving an education from Covenant seems vastly different from my secular experience at LaFayette High School.

The Maryland Charter St. Mary of the Angels School has developed a practical and philosophical approach to education called the Maryland Charter. The goal of the Maryland Charter is to prepare young people to be good American citizens and Catholic faithful by providing them with a pedagogical approach that stresses the development of moral character, a living faith, fundamental intellectual aptitude and logical analysis, as well as a strong and confident social disposition. It is our hope that these efforts of ours, in collaboration with the Archdiocese of Chicago, will inspire other Catholic schools. The Maryland Charter was named for the Catholics who came to the New World in search of religious freedom.

Mark Twain’s “ The Celebrated Jumps Frog of Calaveras County” created a lot of figurative language using his details that structured the folktale. The author Mark Twain gots the readers a real feel of the 1800’s with the figurative language he used in the story, it really gives the readers a visual of the setting and the events that are occurring throughout the whole story. Twain was incorporating the imagery using the figurative language he was using which keeps the readers engaged in his folktale. An good example of him painting a image in the reader's mind using figurative language is from his story “ The celebrated Jumps Frog” is the line when he says “ He was a different dog; his underjaw’d begin to stick out like to castle of a stream boat and his teeth would uncover, and shine savage like the furnaces.” Twain used this figurative language to describe the way the character Jim Smiley's dog main features of the dog so the reader can have more details and be more knowledgeable of the features the dog has instead of just saying “ it was an ugly dog”. Using the figurative language made it more interesting for the reader to read by incorporating the figurative language really gives the readers great imagery.

Freedom of religion was first applied as a principle in the founding of the Maryland Colony in 1634. The Maryland Toleration Act, drafted by Lord Baltimore, provided:

Colonial New England ideologies were strictly religious in their puritan beliefs. Clergymen were highly educated and forced religious practices in the name of being righteous and holy. Conformity to religion was not considered a rational choice to those that were forced unto American soil and forced to live a way of life so different than their own. Enslaved Africans brought with them their own religious, marriage and funeral, and medicinal practices. These practices prompted radical puritans to fear these religious traditions that were so unlike their own, condemning blacks and the various ways they expressed hope in oppression. McMillan states, “As blacks occupied the lowest rung within society, their ability to survive the ordeals of

In 1832, a contractor that went by the name of Philip Duffy owned a stretch of a railroad line about thirty miles west of Philadelphia, Mile 59. He hired countless Irish Catholic immigrants to work for him and continue to build the line for the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad, now connecting Philadelphia to the Main Line. Not only were the working conditions terrible, with the wooded hills and ravines, but less than two months after the workers came to Philadelphia, they were assumed to have died from the Cholera outbreak that was a worldwide pandemic for the second time.

The history of Maryland is closely related to religious freedom and toleration. Many of the first Europeans to arrive in Maryland did so in order to escape religious persecution in England. Maryland thus came to be considered the birthplace of religious freedom in America. However, residents of Maryland, along with many people throughout the world, continue to face challenges to religious freedom. Since the early settlers of this area were motivated by religious freedom and toleration, Maryland has grown into a center of religious activity in which issues and challenges regarding religion remain important to the people of Maryland today.

King’s primary argument is that of the current decline of mainline denominational catechesis, particularly youth through several factors identified by Hart in Deconstructing Evangelicalism (Pg. 30). These factors include Succession, Lack of Tradition, Age Segregation, and Decisionism (Pg. 30, 32, 33, 35). The cumulative effect of these factors is the loss of a consistent catechesis and formation strategy. Our youth, King provides, are prepared and able to handle a variety of complex practices for discipleship that

John Winthrop’s ideological values of personal sacrifice, hard work, and brotherhood were not only a necessity for basic survival, but also for success and salvation. The importance of the individual was overlooked, as “the care of the public must oversway all private respects, by which, not only conscience, but mere civil policy, doth bind us.”(Winthrop) The concept of public over individual emphasized the mutual partnership and consent of the people, which was essential to a civil lifestyle and government. The Puritans presumed that they would attain salvation by bearing one another’s burdens and thinking of the community before themselves. As one people, they must “labor and suffer together, always having before our eyes our commission

The United States Constitution is not an original work, it has been taken from multiple documents over several centuries. The Mayflower Compact was written as the first agreement for self-government by the Colonists. The Virginia Statute For Religious Freedom ensured freedom of religion for every man and woman in America. The Massachusetts Body of Liberties contain the nationwide policy that every man, woman, and child has the same rights and freedoms.

The author concludes that Christians are to live faithfully by the values of the bible. As members of society, we are expected to play a critical role in in our community rather than isolating ourselves from those opposed to Christian worldviews. There are ways for Christians to live out their faith, but still remain active parts in the community.