Christian Essays

Beowulf is an epic poem featuring a conflict between pagan and Christian beliefs. Within this context there is a continuous theme of good versus evil. Beowulf is a Christian hero who is endowed with superhuman strengths representative of paganism. He battles Grendel and Grendel’s mother, pagan monsters, whose lineage can …

On April 3, I visited the 9:00 AM mass at Holy Family Catholic Church in Kirkland with my grandma who has been a practicing Catholic her entire life. The church had a very welcoming atmosphere. The church building is somewhat simple, without many of the top decorations. The architecture is …

The Crusades were wars between Christians and Muslims, fought in Palestine. In 1071, Turkish Muslims captured Jerusalem. The Muslims stopped the Christians from visiting the holy places in Palestine. Naturally, Christian rulers in Europe were very angry about this. The Byzantine emperor in Constantinople asked the Pope to help him …

In the book Peasant Fires, the author gives an account of the story of Hans Behem, a peasant shepherd who claimed to have seen a vision of the Holy Mother Mary. Han’s then gave passionate sermons and speeches about equality for all peasants, for which, peasants came from all over …

It would be appropriate to consider the Middle Ages the “Dark Ages”, for numerous reasons. One of which would be because of the black plague that swept through Europe killing thousands of people and causing great suffering for many people, leaving families devistated. Another would be because of the many …

Saint Stephen is the first Christian martyr of the first century. In the Acts of the Apostles, written by Saint Luke, the Evangelist, his faith and martyrdom is described. In the days after the Ascension and Pentecost, the numbers of disciples grew so large that the apostles had no time …

Christianity is a religion based on ethical teachings. The Christian Ethical Teachings are based on the belief that the adherent is an image of god with intellect, free will and power of self determination. The extent to which the ethical teaching impacts on a persons life is obviously dependent on …

In Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca’s Relacion, Cabeza de Vaca writes an account of his disastrous expedition to the New World, as well as providing a legal document in which the rhetoric of his narrative transforms his story of failure into a story of success. In chapter thirty-four, Cabeza de …

“From Hell” is a look at the cross-section of a thoroughly rotten society, corrupted from the top down. The Ripper murders cut through layers of social class designed to insulate the sinners from the results of their sins.” THE HISTORICAL MERITS OF THE FILM FROM HELL During 10 weeks in …

There are several examples of God’s Divine Providence recorded by William Bradford in Of Plymouth Plantation. During their voyage they encountered many hardships that they were able to over come by the grace of God. Among the voyage was a young man, one of the seamen, which condemned and cursed …