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Eastern Christianity (Byzantine) was the strongest in not only religious, but as well in cultural, societal, and political aspects. To begin I would like to focus on multiple reasons as to why the Roman Empire came to its fall in the first place. The biggest…
Raymond Carvers short story “Cathedral” is a transformation from shallowness and disbelief to diversity through vision. The husband cannot think of a precise description since he never understood the meaning or symbolism of a cathedral. As he is not a religious man and he is…
Paul W. Werth (2003) in his article “Coercion and Conversion: Violence and the Mass Baptism of the Volga Peoples, 1740-55” attempts to dispute the authorization of violence by state during the dawn of missionary campaign that took place in Russian Empire in the middle of…
For centuries romantic love has influenced writers and has been the topic of plays, songs, films and any other creative or artistic activities that you might think of. Many people would like to ask why? Because, when anyone who’s been in love understands, love is…
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Having a rather diverse background three primary identities appear to me in this year of 2019 as the most salient those being my identity as an American, my identity as an Irishman, and my identity as a Roman Catholic. I define each of these identities…
During the mass which I attended in St. Jane Frances de Chantal Catholic Church; a local priest brought attention to the churchgoers about their pagan superstitious beliefs which contradict their Catholic faith. The priest in the calm tone rhetorically asked the question: “How many of…
Flannery O’Connor: A Background Mary Flannery O’Connor was an American writer born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1925. She had spent years in Iowa and New York for her education, while the rest of her life was spent in her birth state, though more in Milledgeville,…
And in spite of myself, a prayer formed inside me, a prayer to this God in whom I no longer believed. Oh God, Master of the Universe, give me the strength to never do what Rabbi Eliahu’s son has done.” Night by Elie Wiesel is…
Religion provides a way to create a community of people with like-minded beliefs and ideologies while simultaneously giving them a sense of belonging. When the violation of the rights of these groups take place, an impactful individual needs to show leadership and unite the persecuted…