Essays on Religion

Puritans. The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices they maintained that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and needed to become more Protestant. Opposed to how...

Introduction The Bible is like a big puzzle. Each piece, having its size and shape, must be placed together to create a single image correctly. The image can be described as a love story, a spiritual guide on how to please God, a history textbook,...

Though Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism have similar philosophies but different religious practices, they all provide their own answers to the origin and end of suffering. These world religions are concerned with how to cope with suffering and offer guidance for the fundamental question of the...

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.” John Milton. Religion is commonly interpreted as a belief or worship in an omniscient, superhuman entity who is typically held responsible by their worshippers for the...

The Transforming Vision written by Brian J. Walsh and J. Richard Middleton is a book that explains the Christian Worldview, cultural mandate, the metanarrative of scripture, dualism, the relationship between faith and reason, integration of faith and learning, and so much more. Walsh and Middleton...

A worldview is a set of belief and opinion on how we understand and perceive the world. Everyone has a virus of the world, an understanding of every concepts. There are many concepts that influences one’s perspective of the world. For instance, religion, parenting education...

Life as we know it, began when the Creator revealed Himself in Genesis 1. But today, centuries later our world is slowly falling apart. What once was this perfect, sinless life leaves us all either experiencing losses, facing pain, tragedies, or disappointments that are hard...

Justice Justice is a concept based on numerous ideas and theories coming from many different fields, viewpoints, and perspectives. Simply stated, justice means to be fair to all, or to set things right (Pomerleau n.d.). Although this definition seems simple it sparks important questions such...

The theme for the reflection day is ‘make a difference’. A reflection day it is time where your whole cohort gets to reflect on how the year is going and experiences a wide range of performances and activities from the Youth Mission Team about the...

Introduction In this essay, the topic of confirmation within the Christian church is going to be discussed as a rite of passage. Confirmation is a religious ritual practiced by Christians where a baptised person is able to confirm the promises made on their behalf at...

In the novel Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, the most significant theme that strengthened connection between the contrasting sections through the former life recognition of various characters of six stories. However, the main characters of the six stories are not reincarnations of each other. The...

Evil and its origins is a very difficult subject to comprehend. It is a concept people have been contemplating for centuries. At the forefront of this subject are the arguments put forth by two of the most well-known philosophers in history, Saint Augustine and Friedrich...

A person’s religious views, and how they are raised in religion can greatly affect their moral compass, values, and general outlook on life. With over 4,200 religions out there. It is difficult for humans as a society to respectfully understand one another’s beliefs. One of...

In Islamic law, there is prohibition on consuming non-halal food and beverages. The order to consume halal food is clearly found in both reference sources for Muslims, namely the Qur’an and Hadith. But, the fact is that Muslims in Indonesia, there are still many who...

In biblical history, covenant is one of the most important contract or agreement made between God and his chosen people. They live according to the agreement without losing their faith and hope. They are committed to abide the commandments which was given through Moses at...

In this essay, I will be discussing how the philosophical ‘Problem of evil’ aims to disprove the existence of God, its soundness and persuasiveness in doing so and why I ultimately believe the premises of the argument to be unsuccessful because of their parochial nature....

Reincarnation is a belief believed for many years and this belief changes religion to religion and it is a mystery situation. Anybody don’t know the truth maybe this situation is only a legend real. According to our beliefs and minds, there are a lot of...

Shintoism is a faith that is followed by people who are Japanese or sometimes live in Japan. Shinto is sometimes not labelled as a religion because it is more of a livelihood. Shintoism is a very old religion, and is like an indigenous faith to...

The idea that you have lived many past lives, and that you will die and be born again in another life is one of the more mind-blowing beliefs in the practice of Hinduism. This process is known as Samsara to Hindus. It makes a person...