"A germ of religious exaltation, no bigger than a mustard seed, was sown in me and left to germinate. It has never stopped growing since that day" (47). Everything started when Pi was a little baby. His Auntie Rohini took him to a temple and somehow he recollected, unconsciously, his Hindu rite of p...
Religion in Literature Religion and literature have been closely related to each other as far back as one of the oldest existing poems in the English language, Beowulf. This epic poem certainly comes from a Christianized culture, yet never names either the pagan gods or Jesus. The Beowulf poet h...
In The Life of Pi by Yan Martel, the main character discovers that in life there are many different types of religions and within each religion, there are unique sets of values and traditions. Throughout the book, we the readers, grow with Pi as he learns to appreciate each religion in a different w...
There does exist one peace of literature written as a handbook for man to guide him throughout life's journey. This book is called the Holy Bible, and though there is but one author, many penned the words. Luke, who several think to be an apostle of Jesus, he was actually a gentile, an educated phys...
"Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation." 1 Peter 2:11-12 Man is fallen. ...
Hamlet: Task: Discuss the Islamic Belief concerning death and funeral using Act 5: Scene1. Concentrate on the words of the gravedigger, hamlet and action of Laertus. The two most prevalent beliefs that are shared by Islam and Christianity are the concept of death, suicide and funerals. In, Willia...
Luke's Significance in the Scriptures If I were lucky enough to lecture students on Luke's Gospel, simply discussing the factual aspect of his writings would not do him, nor Jesus, any justice. Along with it being a great depiction of Jesus" life from his conception until his resurrectio...
In this recreation of the cross, the iconographer has chosen to identify and depict these saints as the four most beloved saints of the Franciscan Order including, Saint Francis, Saint Clare, Saint Anthony of Padua, and Saint Bonaventure (Monastery icons, 1988). ...