Essays on Christianity

“Have notI commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest” (Josh. 1:5-7, 9). Christ is the perfect example of being courageous. He was the most courageous person that has every lived on the face of the…

From late antiquity onward, Christianity was essential to European art culture, and the life of the Virgin and Christ is understood as an expression of Christian doctrine. This demonstrates the popularity of scenes from Christ’s life in especially in European Renaissance art, while also remaining loyal to biblical tradition. It is often assumed that such…

Joseph Smith founded the Mormons other wise know as Latter-day Saints in 1830 at Fayette, N.Y. Joseph Smith was born in 1805 and died in 1844. As a child he went through many hardships and poverty on a rough frontier. He had documented later in his life that he had seen visions when he was…

Mormonism began in a cauldron of religious excitement. The Pennsylvanians, eastern New Yorkers, and Yankees who left the rocky soil, rigid society, and lack of opportunity of the New England hill country in the 1790s to settle west of the Catskill and Adirondack mountains were mostly young, disillusioned with their previous economic and spiritual life,…

Over the past century, Mormonism has evolved to be known around the world. From the missionary’s knocking on every door to being able to find famous plays being made about the religion, and over 158 operating temples today Mormons have become a household name. But how exactly did they become so famous a little over…

Mormonism, one of America’s strongest and most influential religions, was not always popular with the people. Joseph Smith was the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints, and the leader of the Mormon, faith. Through all the scapegoating and violence, Mormons were forced out of countless states, and were prosecuted…

Anson Shupe and John Heinerman. The Mormon Corporate Empire. Boston: Beacon Press, 1985. The discussion of the Church Security Program in this book is under a heading titled “The Myth of Mormon Welfare.” This is of the bat giving the reader a bias of not believing in the Welfare Program installed by the church, and…

Religion should be used as a tool for self-improvement in humans rather than something that limits life experiences. The 19th century, German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had very notable things to say about Christianity: “I call Christianity the one great curse, the one intrinsic depravity… In the entire New Testament, there is only person worth respecting:…

The billions of dollars, hours of time and energy that goes into mission trips all over the world has not done anything to improve the long term sustainability of the towns within the areas. The thought in hindsight isn’t bad; a group of people trying to spread their beliefs throughout the world while trying to…

Have you ever wondered how it is possible that the sky is resting still without any pillar or support? Have you ever been in a conversation with someone thinking that how the sun lightens the day and how the moon and stars glitters the night? The answer to this is the creator of everything, God….