The Play Illustrated By Adu Gyamfi & Schmidt

A common theme in many great works of literature is that of forgiveness. Through studying some of these classics, we can learn the lesson that forgiving others, lets you to let go of hate and anger, and to draw nearer to God; this helps people to be happier and to obtain peace, even in terrible circumstances. First, in Left to Tell, Immaculée was able to find comfort and peace, when she found it in her heart to forgive. Second, in Blood Brothers, Elias found comfort and strength in the understanding that Christ loves and forgives all. Third, in Les Miserables, we see the results of being selfless and choosing to forgive. In this essay, we will examine this fundamental theme in the books Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza, Blood Brothers by Elias Chacour, and Les Miserables by Victor Hugo.

Universal among all journeys to destiny, tragic events test the perseverance and resolve of the one on his or her journey to destiny. In Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima, Antonio

Everyman is a Christian morality play written during the 1400s. No one yet knows who wrote this play. It is said that Everyman is the English translation of similar Dutch morality play of the same period called Elckerlijc. Everyman is generally represented as the best and most original example of the English morality play. “Like other morality plays from the late medieval period, it is meant to communicate a simple moral lesson to both educated and illiterate audiences” (Gyamfi & Schmidt, 2011). “Everyman” is about a man who is content with his life when Death calls and tells him about his end. The author has used metaphorical names for characters to show up the moral of the play.

Theme in “Defender of the Faith” can be interpreted in many varying ways, some of which are life-long lessons and others to the relation between faith and the individual.

Abstract The author’s perception and treatment of Everyman are that each individual need to prepare for it by repenting, following God, and doing good works. The author’s perception is that at the end of the day one cannot take anything or anyone with them when they die. The only entity someone can take is their actions and how they use the resources that are given to them. Those who put God before everything and perform good works will enjoy eternity with Him, but those who enjoy only the pleasures of life and forget God, will not. The author’s main message throughout the play is to not fearful of death but know that one day everyone will die, so do as much good as one can, repent of one’s sins, and to put God first. Keywords: author, perception, treatment, death The Author’s Perception and Treatment of Death in Everyman In the late fifteenth century, an unknown author wrote a morality play called Everyman. According to Pearson, a morality play during the Medieval period would communicate a moral lesson and make it so simple that both illiterate and well-educated audiences could both understand the lesson (Adu-Gyamfi, 2016). One may believe that the author of Everyman want to communicate to the audience that everyone will receive judgment the actions they commit on Earth. The author’s perception of death is that God is the only one who has the power to control when each individual die, so if one has a relationship with Him one should not be fearful death. The author

During the last of the class of the Pastoral Ministry, we talked about the book: ‘’Death Comes for the Archbishop.” The book was written by Willa Cather from Virginia. The story in his book can give an example of the mission to which it’s all of us as we are seminarians, priests and even all Christian are called. Especially for me that where I am in the Missionary Seminary Redemptoris Mater in Miami. Actually, Willa Cather describes a very interesting novel that gives us to consider about it. This book it’s reminds of the last summer when I was on the mission through one week. I lived without any phones, money but God constantly provided for us everything.

The purpose of this research paper is to compare the public view of suffering in the Old Testament with the public view of suffering in the modern world. In order to properly achieve this comparison, I will explain the relationship between God and His believers in the Old Testament. More specifically, I will elaborate on the opinion that God is the cause of everything, including suffering and relate it to the first poetic book in the Old Testament, the Book of Job. However, influenced by the changes in science, upbringing, and multiculturalism this commonly held view changes. Therefore, I will explain the meaning of each of these three factors as well as their negative impact on religion. Finally, I will use three television shows as examples

The whole world has crashed. It is full of emptiness and miserable scenes on earth, where dead bodies are all around lying on the ground, demonstrating the massive destruction caused by people who attempt to conquer nature. For decades, every creature except for humans has been extinct; everyone who struggles to survive wants to murder and rob others, and some people even choose to practice cannibalism in order to survive. Humanity and morality established through billions of years by human ancestors since the Paleolithic period fade with the dignity of every individual. God is no longer above this world; he is tired of people’s unconsciousness and immoderation.

“Everyman” is regarded as a morality play that was written in late 15th century. According to Michael A. Babcock, author of the story of Western culture, “Morality plays can be explained in best ways because of allegories figure out efforts made between seven virtues and seven vices contained in heart of man”. The play is a picture of what Christians should do or how they should spend their lives to save their souls from being convicted by death (Yaw Adu-Gyamfi P.265). The understanding of death in “Everyman” play is influenced by how people live their lives. The play brings out an idea of how people struggle to choose between worldly things and the ultimate spiritual judgment. The conflict between riches, relationship and the spiritual enrichment, heaven and hell and God’s verdict seems to be on the rise in the play. Babcock also states, “Everyman is a struggle between good and evil, between seven virtues as well as seven vices”. (167). we see how life is a transitory, when the play documents Everyman’s journey from sinful life to sin free life and finally to a holy death.

The play Everyman is a perfect representation of public literature from the Renaissance period. The anonymous author reveals through the morality play that 'everyman' should be prepared for judgment at any time because, "Suddenly, [Death] come[s]." (Scene 1, Line 81) This, as with all allegorical works of that period, was constructed under the direction of the Roman Catholic Church to strike fear in to the hearts of men and, in doing so, have power over them. The church succeeded by censoring all works and designing them to fit their purpose.

The Iron Giant was a movie that I believe had many different theological theme. But for me the one theme that stuck out the most was of Christ and his sacrifice for us. Just like Christ sacrificed his life for us The Iron Giant sacrificed himself for the people of Rockwell. In this paper we are going to look at how The Iron Giant and the journey Jesus Christ and his sacrifice for us are similar, we will also look at how we are supposed to live life like a child.

In the poem “The Journey of the Magi”, T.S. Elliot describes the journey the three magi took to see the birth of Jesus in the Bible. The first section details the world before the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and what the speaker likes about that life. While using symbolic allusions to guide the reader through Jesus’s life, the following stanza examines Christ’s death, and the end of the suffering that the crucifixion brings. The final stanza describes the way the speaker feels when he realizes that he is more thankful for the death of this King and the change that it brings than Jesus’s birth and life. The magi decided that he would rather die than witness the upheaval of culture the newborn baby will bring. T.S. Eliot portrays these events and ideas by the use of imagery, allusion, and reflection.

This paper is targeted at Christians struggling in difficult seasons, wondering if “God cares for me’. So, this writer will be using the difference or similarities from historical to contemporary situation, reflecting OT message. With the aim to enable application of this principle into present-day lives. The key concept is, God’s faithful love and promise.

Why are we here? What is the purpose of our existence? How can we make meaning in our lives? These questions have spurred debate for centuries, as humans question and struggle with the idea of the meaning of our lives. We have tried to explain it with religion and theology, science, philosophy, yet we have failed to find a definite answer. Perhaps we will never know, but we can still speculate, as this paper aims to do. In Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, and Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru, all three protagonists, while extremely different in culture and background, share the common struggle of bringing meaning to their lives. Siddhartha focuses around Siddhartha, who embarks on a spiritual journey to attain enlightenment during the time of Buddha. In Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl recounts his time in the Nazi death camps during The Holocaust, and uses the framework of his theory, logotherapy, to describe how he found meaning in midst of his suffering. Finally, Ikiru is a Japanese film that tells the story of Mr. Watanabe, who struggles to make meaning of his final days of living upon finding out he has a terminal cancer. Using the logotherapy that Viktor Frankl centers his novel around, meaning can be found through three paths: work, love, and suffering. With this framework, along with the stories of Siddhartha, Mr. Watanabe, and Frankl, we will try to answer the age-old question of how to find meaning in our lives.

Sir Thomas Mallory’s Le Morte d'Arthur is a classic piece of literate that reveals the depths of mankind in numerous ways. Man is a complicated creature, greatly influenced by a variety of circumstances and often the choices made in those times mold man into who he or she will become. The lens for which one views beauty and goodness can be greatly affected by these experiences. As I have spent time reflecting on Mallory’s writing, it is apparent that he used several key themes to explain his views of man; those being identity, fate, love, family, and redemption. These themes parallel much of scripture and when paid attention to, can help one understand the truths of Scripture on their Christian journey.