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- 271: T.S. Eliot
- ... of this, but evidence was beginning to show in his work. Pound had also turned Eliot onto the works of Dante, and around 1920 he began writing critiques of Dante’s work comparing it to Christianity. Eliot also wrote a critique on William Blake and talked of how Christianity was the underlying meaning of Blake’s works (Margolis, 38). Eliot unknowingly was starting to unleash the beliefs that would lead to the end of The Criterion. Eliot began to focus more on the Christian ...
- 272: Song For Simeon
- ... the change toward modernity is on the horizon at the time "A Song for Simeon" was written. The image of asking God to console the people of Israel (the Jewish people) before the birth of Christianity, is a metaphor for the way the speaker would like to be consoled before the changes in his future. The fourth stanza also begins with a biblical reference. "According to thy word / They shall praise ... represent the Judeo-Christian split after the death of Christ. Perhaps the speaker is conveying that he believes the changes in the future are likely to have an impact as large as the birth of Christianity. It also may represent that the speaker believes the people in the era to come will not believe in God, and religion will die or become much less common. The lack of concrete statements in ...
- 273: Heart Of Darkness
- ... refers to the colonists, as "men going at it blind-as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness" (140). The torch usually means bearers of a spark from the sacred fire, bearers of Christianity. But in this sense, the torch seems to be destructive, a tool that is used to start fires on the savages’ homes. This gives the sinister effect on the face. Christianity isn’t being served; the torch is being used for evil. All this means that Kurtz actually realizes all that is happening. Kurtz is beginning to understand what this foreboding evil is, the darkness all ...
- 274: Best Evidence
- ... and "the Almighty making the earth" (8), and the other relates to Anglo Saxon religious beliefs; i.e., "the omens were good" (118) and "fate will unwind as it must," (189). The poem alludes to Christianity, a monotheistic religion that rejects ideas of fate. On the other hand, there are rudiments of Anglo Saxon philosophy, pagan on account of its elements of fate. The conflicts in the epic between the two ... fight against evil is won through teamwork. The concept of teamwork to succeed is universal, in that it is represented through religion. In Judaism, it takes ten or a minion to have valid prayer. In Christianity, all is encouraged to attend church to have unified prayer. The epic incorporates the universal concept of cooperation, thus adding to Beowulf’s appeal. Beowulf fights all three main battles, thereby representing good, battling the ...
- 275: Hypocrisy In The Church,young
- People use one major excuse for their refusal of embracing Christianity in the Church:hypocrisy. This something that has been present in the Church since "Day One." People use many of the misdeeds done in the of Christ as evidence, such as Crusades, the Inquistion, witch trails, and many other horrible acts. Due to this behavior, a majority of them tend to say, "If that's what Christianity is all, then I don't want any part of it." First, it must be admitted that there is hypocrisy in the Church today. For example, there are many leaders and ministers that have been ...
- 276: World Art
- ... David, 22-19 (1501-1504. Marble, 14’3” high. Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence.) One of the significant developments in the later part of the Early Iron Age was the rise of monotheistic cultures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Monotheisum emerged from within a male dominated society, where priestesses, women, played no roles in religious matters as they once had in the Ages before, now only priests remain. Gender balance had come ... solely male. With the fall of Rome in 500 CE so marked the end of the Early Iron Age and the beginning of the Middle Iron Age. The fall of Rome had little impact on Christianity; churches began popping up, with extravagant gothic architecture. Many churches had high volt ceilings; attached figures that seem almost unattached as if floating alongside the edifice and stained glass windows that were mystically illuminated with ...
- 277: Human Nature and the Declaration of Independence
- ... an oppressor. All would be lost if the same...body of principal men...exercised these three powers." Also in comparison to the ideology of monarchy and commonwealth of Thomas Hobbes, Montesquieu wrote, "The principles of Christianity, deeply engraved on the heart, would be infinitely more powerful than the false honor of monarchies, than the humane virtues of republics, or the servile fear of despotic states." John Locke's view of human ... I strongly believe that our country would have quickly decayed in immorality and greed. "So whither you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." (1Cor 10:31) - Christianity and the Constitution p.51,53 ; America's Providential History p.156 ; Myth of Separation p.195-96
- 278: Life Of Raphael Sanzio
- ... right outside it’s lair. In contrast to the action of the painting, the background is peaceful and serene. In the story of Saint George, after the dragon is slain, the town all converts to Christianity, symbolizing the triumph of Christianity over all. Raphael stayed in Florence until he decided to go to Rome where he could branch out and away from his two competitors. Once in Rome, Pope Julius II immediately commissioned Raphael because of ...
- 279: The Puritan Society in N. Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
- ... in the introduction, this mode of confessing and suffering publicly was seen as a way to help the culprit. These cruelties show the discrepancy between the way the Puritans behave and the original idea of Christianity. Most of them, for example the "morally coarse" women who cry at Hester, are not capable of forgiving, mercy or neighbourly love. They claim to be pure Christians, but what they actually practise is a perversion of what Christianity really is. Together with their difficult situation and their religion, the suffering they had to endure in England partially explains their behaviour. They were brutally persecuted themselves because they were thought to endanger the present ...
- 280: Hawaii by James Michener
- ... in 1809, in truth, history records that a certain Henry Obookiah stirred the emotions of religious New Englanders. He was sent to school, for he was a promising candidate to return to Hawaii and preach Christianity. Unfortunately, in 1818, he died of typus or pneumonia. His death caused much grief, and among those who felt the impact were Reverend Hiram Bingham, and Reverend Asa Thurston. It is possible that Abner Hale ... prayers. All of the missionaries, in fact and in the novel, were selected by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. After the missionaries arrived in both cases, they targeted their efforts on introducing Christianity to the King, Queen , and the High Priests. After a while, both Kaahumanu, the real Queen, and Malama, the Queen in the novel, became interested in learning to read. Next, the missionaries built churches built ...
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