God the Father in Western art

and writers through their work of art. We have John Donne for example which became a literal canon by T.S. Elliot, giving him a great influence on countless generations before and others yet to come, as well Michael Longley and we can tell the great influence from the Iliad by Homer upon his writings, which had a great effect on so many of us, even the new Greek generations uses his poems such as “Cease Fire” as a way of understanding the history of their ancient Gods, kings and most importantly war

Throughout history art has been one of the most essential expression that humanity uses to portray emotions, preserve history, communicate and even to just capture one’s own beauty before it demolishes. However, in order for us to understand the real work of art, we have to understand the experience the artist goes through while making a work of art. In “Art as Experience”, John Dewey states that a real work of art is the experience of making the work of art and not the final piece. For instance

How has art affected Islam? Section A: Rational and Preliminary Research Growing up in a Muslim family I was always been told that there are no drawings or paintings of Prophet Muhammed (s.a.v) and not because it was a sin to have one, but that the Prophet (s.a.v) himself told his followers that the only one that should be worshiped was God alone and a drawing or painting of him would get in the way of that sole connection with God. Instead, I have seen very elaborate calligraphy in many mosques

Organizational. I come from a place where there are the highest number of languages and cultures reside, India which is meant for its religious and cultural beliefs and where there are people of different religions worshipping and following different gods and goddesses. It’s a birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, collectively known as Indian religions. I follow Jainism. Jainism is a religion that started back in India around the fifth century B.C.E. Jainism never approves of

the most popular religion in the world with Islam right after. Judaism is a monotheistic religion and while most Christians believe they are monotheistic as well, many Muslims think upon Christians as polytheistic because they believed both God and Jesus are gods. In comparison, both empires were ruled by a pope. The Byzantine Empire was impacted through Christianity because the pope was the head of the empire, such as Constantine who became pope in 708. The Islamic Caliphate was also impacted through

This paper intends to discuss the use and importance of images within the context of Byzantine art. The works produced in the service of the Eastern Orthodox Church still employed today, show a remarkable synthesis of doctrine, theology and aesthetics. The rigid program of Church decoration was meant as a didactic element to accompany the liturgy. The majesty of the images bespeaks of the Glory of God and the spiritual realities of the Christian faith. The images were intended to educated and provide

escape him she turned herself into a mare. In his lust for her, Poseidon changed himself into a horse and took her. Their encounter resulted in a horse offspring, Arion. It is thought that Poseidon and Demeter are a good match because they reign as the god and goddess of fertility. An additional notorious story of Poseidon consists of the rivalry

Socrates was a Greek philosopher, who is one of the founders of western philosophy. Socrates never wrote down his ideas or thoughts; his student, Plato, wrote down his ideas and thoughts. Socrates was accused of expressing there were different Gods and he was brought to trial in 399.B.C.E. Socrates character, in the different passages I read, Euthyphro, Apology and Citro are a little contradictory. Also if the act of persuading the state is the only alternative to blind obedience, why did Socrates'

John 3:16 “For God so love the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believe in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” There are plenty of scriptures within the bible that elicits the love God has for his people as well as the equality he eludes. It is apparent that without God, Christ, or even Christianity the world would not be the way it is today. Religions have been around for thousands of years, some have decimated over the years while some have managed to flourish, like

Nicholas Faddoul Chapter 4: Ancient Greece Section 1: Early Civilizations Mountains two peninsulas pretty much make Greece 80% of Greece is mountainous Plains and river valleys made up much of Greece Seas The Aegean, Mediterranean, and Ionian Seas make the borders of Greece The Black Sea was also an important Sea that the Greek used Minoans and Mycenaeans In 2800 B.C., was created a Bronze age civilization on the Island of Crete It was called the Minoan Civilization The Minoans were not Greek