Christian Worldview Essay

A series of crucial literature was produced between 1959 and 1964 in Brazil; the literature intertwined Christian principles, social and liberal sciences, and stressed the need for active engagement in the world in relation to justice for those oppressed. In Bogotá, Colombia the first Liberation Theology-based congregations were held in March of 1970 and July

St. Augustine and the Problem of Evil from a Christian Basis In his Confessions, St. Augustine writes about a large number of topics that continue to have relevance today. The text documents the development of Augustine’s faith and his Christian philosophy, and one thing of particular interest is his argument for the nature of evil. Christianity predicates several important ideas that Augustine builds upon in his philosophy, and within its context, he presents a thorough, compelling

In January 2010, I was privileged to be able to take a class at the Presbyterian Center in Louisville, KY called "Leaders in a Connectional Church". The course aimed to show how the leadership of the Presbyterian church connected with the presbyteries and congregations that make up its body through working intensively with the General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) and researching how the current structure had come to be. My assignment was within the Executive Director and Communications offices

body and the body is the church. The purpose of the church is identified in 1 Corinthians 12 when Paul talks about the unity in diversity of spiritual gifts and the unity in diversity of the body. There is no such thing as an isolated, solitary Christian life. Upon the conclusion of this paper the reader will be able to make a distinction between the concept of visible and invisible church. Also the reader will be able to identify how they are both related and that, when perceived spiritually

Personal Theology of Discipleship Just what is theology? This question can have a wide variety of answers, from irrelevant facts about God thought up by men centuries ago, to complicated theories discussed by scholars. Typically, the average 21st century man does not consider theology as relevant. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth. Theology by definition has the characteristics of both expounding the truth, and impacting the believer with that truth (Himes, 2011). Therefore

Fall From Grace: Satan as a Spiritually Corrupt Hero in Milton's Paradise Lost Can Satan -- a being, so evil that even as an Ethereal being of Heaven, who was cast out of God's grace - be a hero? John Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost is very much a romanticized character within the epic poem, and there has been much debate since the poem's publishing in 1667 over Milton's sentiments and whether Satan is the protagonist or a hero. As an angel in God the Father's Heaven, Satan rose up with a group

Today in our modernized world, religions can be found almost anywhere. Religions like Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, or Islam constantly shape our world by inspiring many people every day from every walk of life to follow and pursue the never-ending spiritual path to righteousness and salvation. Despite these big foreign religions, there is another type of religion which branches into several smaller versions which attracts much of the American public. This religion is called Christianity and within

Introduction One particular late afternoon of 33 AD there was that very day two men were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened over the past few weeks . Just as these men that were walking down the street to the village of Emmaus, and they did not realize whom this Stranger was… until their eyes were opened…, so has the many debates of the Church fathers from the birth of the Church and written

1. The author of this book is Zechariah. a. The first part of the book, chapters 1-8, is written between 520 and 518 B.C. b. The second part, chapters 9-14, aren’t given until after 480 B.C. 2. First Night Vision: Horsemen a. Zechariah had a vision of a man on a red horse by the myrtle trees. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses. They serve as a patrol for God to make sure everything is okay on earth. b. God is angry with the nations at ease, because they assisted in Judah’s and Jerusalem’s

authors Ben Quash and Michael Ward present eleven Christian heresies, their origins, and ways to avoid them, and ending the book by arguing for orthodoxy through an explanation of Biblical Trinitarianism, why it is important, and why Christians should defend it. The majority of the heresies discussed deal with the nature of Christ and his personhood, including Arianism and Docetism. The rest of the discussed heresies deal with issues of the Christian life and the church, such as Marcionism and Pelagianism