The novel Wise Blood by Flannery O"Conner is the grotesque story of Hazel Motes, a man on a spiritual quest to find truth. The novel is filled with a number of societal misfits such as con-artists and fake preachers as well as a plot induced with scenes of prostitution, self-mortification, and murde...
" (Bonaventure, The Mind's Road to God 1.1). In The Mind's Road to God, Bonaventure argues that when one contemplates God in the mind, he must ascend the steps on the road to God. ... For since it is first, it produces all things for its own sake alone; and therefore it must be the very end, the beginning and the consummation, the alpha and the omega" (Bonaventure, The Mind's Road to God 5.7). ... According to Bonaventure, "For since [God] is eternal, it does not come from another; nor does it cease to be nor pass from one thing to another, and therefore has no...
Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, "Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame." 22 ""Sir," the servant said, "what you ordered has been done, but there is still room." 23 "Then the master told his servant, "Go out to the roads and country lanes and make them come in, so that my house will be full. 24 I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will get a taste of my banquet."" ... After this had been done and room still remained, the master told his servants: "Go out to the ro...
The Philosophies of Mr. Blue All people have beliefs and morals. In Myles Connolly's character sketch, Mr. Blue, Connolly shows his own beliefs of life as Mr. Blues" philosophy of life. Blue's philosophy is stated as follows: Joy is possible even in times of great suffering; Poverty is a b...
Page after page I am reminded how little human nature has changed throughout the centuries. The quest for "greatness", wealth, and spiritual fulfillment still plagues present day earth as it did thousands of years ago. The fall of the Roman Empire had many contributing factors. The most harmful t...
In the Bible, there is the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. They experience many hardships over their sixty-year journey in the wilderness. The Joads" journey in The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, is a very similar journey. John Steinbeck uses a...
My Outlook of Religion In our culture today we live in a society that has shifted its focus to career, money, and personal gain. We have lost much relative to our belief in Jesus Christ and his message. The scientific and technological advances in medicine have lessoned the impact that the mess...
They had been holding a illegal Bible study in their house, defiant of the Communist law against it. It was dangerous, and they knew it, but they risked it. They never forgot what happened that day. Men burst the door open. They all had guns. The leading officer shouted for the pastor to give him...
The Quest For The World History Book It all started on a Wednesday afternoon when I received a call from Mrs. Betty Lawrence. The call informed me that my World History book was missing. It donned upon me that I had lost a textbook the past 3 years. Each textbook has an average price of abo...
We should also fast and pray when we have important things weighing on our mind, for life changing situations (a proverbial fork in the road), for nonmembers, for our and others health, for our own blessings and for blessings of those close to us. ...
What can be described as a road trip gone wrong, "A Good Man Is Hard to Find " is a tale full of irony and wit. ... If she had never told John Wesley and June Star about the house with the secret panel, they never would have begged to see it and Bailey never would have gone down the bumpy road that caused the accident. ...
"A Good Man Is Hard to Find" The Misfit in Flannery O"Connor's "A Good Man Is Hard To Find" functions within the story as a kind of Anti-Christ, and the grandmother serves as an opposite image. O"Connor illustrates the distinction between good and evil, evil versus Christianity and believer ver...
In the classic novel, The Grapes of Wrath, the Joad family, who was evicted from their land, decides to migrate out west to California for a chance at survival. John Steinbeck, the author of the novel, uses multiple literary techniques to convey the theme of brotherhood. Steinbeck uses the self-fa...
"What we've got here is failure to communicate. Some men you just can't reach. So you get what we had here last week - which is the way he (Luke) wants it. Well, he gets it. I don't like it any more than you men." Spoken with a heavy Southern drawl, The Captain of Cool Hand Luke addresses Luke...
"...of the many individuals of any species which are periodically born, but a small number can survive. I have called this principle, by which each slight variation, if useful is preserved, by the term Natural Selection . . . " Charles Darwin, M.A., 1859 Not long ago, my brother and...
Paul is an important figure for all denominations of Christianity and his contributions to the understanding and spread of the Christianity. His writings continue to be a means by which many Christians learn about their faith. Paul's work most significantly underpins the Christian belief in salvatio...
The First Missionary Journeys of Paul I. Directed by the Holy Spirit Paul and Barnabas traveled from their home base in Antioch, Syria to Seleucia, Cyprus and Pathos. A. In Pathos they found Bar Jesus (Elymas), a Jewish false prophet who claimed to be sorcerer and attempted to discredit their teach...
"Passionate About the Passion" is an article by Keith A Fournier. In his writing Mr. Fournier gives his account and reactions after seeing Mel Gibson's controversial new movie "Passion of the Christ". He talks about the apprehension he had before viewing the movie, the affect it had on him and the o...
Why do we strive for perfection? Why do we overanalyze situations in our heads? Why do we worry? Jesus once asked if anyone could add an hour to their lives with worry by saying, "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?" (Matthew 6:27). The answer is no. There is no eviden...
"For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes" (Rev. 7:17). It wasn't until I realized that Jesus' love brilliantly shone from within me that I could recognize that the horr...
Devil, Jesus, and God on a Dirt Road Due to Flannery O" Connor's deep religious roots she often includes many character references to the Bible and to Christianity. Through out her life O" Connor Remained a devote Catholic and never turned from her religion. (Lit. 672) Some of the characters are...
Santiago as a Christ Figure On its surface, Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea tells the story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has been 84 days without a catch; Manolin, the young man who loves him; and Santiago's tremendous struggle with a gigantic marlin. Far from port, and agai...
Themes Picked for the Audience People of current culture have trouble digesting a biblical movie. The Matrix is a movie that is loaded with references to many different themes throughout. People in general have different takes upon the movie. Some see Neo as Christ, Morpheus as God, or the movie...
Belief systems, or religions are perhaps the strongest force in society. All of these beliefs are important to each religion in there own way. Theyre what make each religion individual and special. Each of these religions had its own beliefs and sacred texts, though all shared some concepts. In the ...
