Church essays

The future of religion is one that includes an ever growing number of female leaders. Being deeply grounded in traditional beliefs and practices, it is difficult for one to consider that leadership roles within certain religions will also grow to have more representation of females. But, that is not to say it hasn’t already happened. Females within the religion of Catholicism have already begun to defy traditional norms. There has been multiple instances where women have obtained leadership status. But,...

In the 1800s, there were many reform movements in the United States. One of the major reform movements was the religious reform movement. One of the major parts of that movement was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the Mormon church. This church was started by Joseph Smith Jr., and is still around and is still a popular religion. This religion attracted many members and appealed to many people during the reform movements. Joseph Smith Jr. was...

Before 1381, the English governing classes had encountered heretics but had never had to deal with them on a ‘large or concerted scale’. Heresy was counted as an occult or hidden crime, and so it’s detection was far from simple, there are doubts about the significance of heresy in late medieval English society, which stem from the ‘rediscovery of popular religion’. Some may even go to the extent of questioning ‘why should we bother with Lollards at all?’. The extent...

INTRODUCTION Over the years, there has been a significant drastic growth of churches both in Kenya and the world at large. Likewise the number of people both the poor and the rich who have moved to cities and urban centres around the world has increased tremendously overtime. With these kind of increases comes the demand to establish churches which accommodate and serve the interests of both the poor and the rich in these urban areas. The Kenyan urban areas and...

Introduction The deliberate yet life-changing transition process from traditional to modern industrialized societies dissolved many conventional facts and institutions that grounded humanity to love and kindness. French sociologist Émile Durkheim explains that this state of anomie led to high suicide rates (Clegg, Cunha, & Rego, 2016). Thankfully, religious institutions only grew stronger, giving the faithful a place to belong, a love to requite, and kindness to share. The Catholic Church is one such institution. It is said to have been...

Between 900 and 1100, religious society and culture in Europe underwent multifaceted changes, which reshaped the relationship between religious and secular society and the authority to each. Most historical narratives depict the changes in the church during this period is as the “Gregorian reform,” underlying the changes as a top-down and centralized reform. This characterization of reform views the agenda and activity of Gregory VII as the fullest expression of these goals and ushered in a radical reconceptualization of the...

When I was a younger child, my father would have my 3 siblings and I sit in a circle for our daily prayer. One night in specific, I recall my father telling a story about a celebrity who was a part of something that was spreading lies, pretending to be good when in the dark would be the exact opposite. The celebrity he spoke about was called by the name of Leah Remini. Being quite young at the time, I...

Technology has been helping to spread the gospel since the 15th century with the invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press (Kelley 13). Today, churches use technology in such mediums as television and social media in an attempt to reach more individuals and to keep in touch with their congregation (Kelley 14). Megachurches especially embrace the growing technology even within their sanctuaries and in the missions field (Kelley 15). Clearly, technology is an important part of any church that hopes to...

Introduction Throughout the course of history, music has continuously demonstrated its significant influence on humanity by virtue of its ability to evoke emotions and feelings in humans’ life. Consequently, singers and songwriters have embraced music to reach far beyond the limits of quotidian words in order to extensively convey ideas to the depths of humans’ heart. In the same vein, songs can be utilized to address an ample array of societal issues. Owing to its powerful message as well as...

The Catholic Church is one of the oldest and most followed religious orders in the world, yet it is not without its criticisms. Throughout history the Church has been criticized for its responses to many different affairs. One piece of literature that provides such criticism to how the Catholic Church as a community/institution had responded to moral issues is Soledad, a poem written in 1940 by Angela Manalang-Gloria that depicts a girl condemned by the Church after committing a grave...

“Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power” (“William Gaddis Quotes.” 1). When Rome fell in 476 AD, the Catholic Church became the most powerful department in all of Europe. By the time the Middle ages came around, the church had taken over physically and politically. Even to this day, the corruption of the church still taints the eyes of the world. Ultimately leading to its demise, the Catholic church’s once solid beliefs crumbled through corruption, power struggle, and heresy, ultimately...

This paper will mainly focus on the role of church in promoting care for the environment. Environmental degradation is a global phenomenon. Human beings are the agents of the environmental degradation. People have come to depend entirely on the natural resources which then result in major impact on the environment. Population growth has effects the environmental change. Nurnenrger states clearly that global economy has impact on natural environment. He says the impact on the environment increases when the population increase...

Introduction Anointing of sin is the second healing sacrament that has been performed for centuries, slowly being interpreted for the modern world. During this ritual a priest lays his/her hands on the participant and anoints with the Oil of the Infirm, first, on the forehead and then on the palm of the hands (Franciscan Media, 2020). Afterwards the priest says ‘’Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the Grace of the Holy...

In thirteen countries around the world, failure to comply with the religion recognised by the state is punishable. By death. However, out of the 86% of people who do choose to find comfort and hope in faith; some views are better off being kept private. These ideologies have crept into our governments, and not only are detrimental to minorities but allow unjust exemptions to other groups, and prevent access to unbiased education. Let us start by opening the Australian Parliament...

Introduction The place of worship that we visited and that will be the main focus of this task is known as ‘Seaford Christian Churches’. Within this space of worship, there are 5 denominations of Christianity. One catholic church congregates here whilst the other 4 are protestant, these include, Uniting Church, Church of Christ, Lutheran and Anglican. Often these churches are defined as Ecumenical, the definition for this as Merriam-Webster state “promoting or tending toward worldwide Christian unity or cooperation” The...

The Church spread its Catholic beliefs all throughout Europe in Medieval times, greatly impacting both nobles and peasants. The Church’s ability to influence everyone, rich and poor, gave it the power to always be right. With this power, the Church was able to control things like who was King, as shown in Primary Source One, or what people thought about the afterlife. They did this through weekly services or paintings like Secondary Source One, where peoples souls are being ripped...

Capital Punishment, also known as the ‘Death Penalty’, is a government-based exercise in which a person is killed as a punishment for a specific crime. Many countries, including First World Nations, have Capital Punishment already established or in practice today. Capital Punishment dates back to the 18th century when the first laws for execution were in place, when a man by the name of King Hammurabi was killed for the commitment of 25 different crimes, although murder was not one...

In recent years, the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea, and lingering fears of bioterrorism have brought about a new military revolution of chemical warfare (CW). It describes warfare that uses toxic chemical substances to kill, injure or incapacitate an opposition. Involving extremely hazardous and lethal compounds of chemical weapons. Under the chemical weapon convention (CWC) a chemical weapon is defined as ‘all toxic chemicals and their precursors that causes mass destruction’ (Ref: OPCW website). It has been used...

A church, in the Old Testament in Hebrew is Quatial and Eda which means a gathering and in the New Testament is a Greek word Ekklessia which also means a gathering. It was used to mean the calling out of people to gather to the discussion of public business. A church also means the people of God and the body of Christ. In this contemporary world, a church is the build where believers gather together to worship. The common word...

The objective of this study was to develop a sustainable model to enlarge missional involvement in the local church. This will include the strategizing and planning activities which could help the local church to implement the principles indicated in this study. As part of its introduction, this paper discussed the importance of dialoguing with other faiths as one component of missionary responsibility of the church. It was noted that many churches in Mission especially on the context of Manipur do...

Introduction A. Background of the Study For over 87 years, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) have recognized, and continuously lent support; protecting and conserving sites and structures that demonstrates historical significance. In keeping with its mandate, the NHCP shall focus on the significance of the site or structure being considered for inclusion in or delisting from the National Registry of Historic Sites and Structures in the Philippines. In correlation to their principles, the state is responsible to...

Introduction The dominant influence from 1921 to 1950 in Ireland was The Catholic Church. They had a huge say in how the country was run during this time period as they were in partnership with the government, Éamon De Valera was the Taoiseach, the party leader of Fianna Fáil which expressed right-wing ideas. Right-wing politics is characterized by authority and order. Ideology is a body of ideas and beliefs, including those which form the basis of economic or political theory...

I am a tradition-minded Catholic. I adhere with my whole heart and with my whole soul to Catholic Rome, the guardian of the Catholic faith and of those traditions necessary for the maintenance of the faith. I am writing this article to express my annoyance at the way modernism has infiltrated into the Church around the world. Had an article like this been published before 1965, nobody would have questioned it. But many reading it now may have their eyebrows...

“Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.” -Dwight L. Moody If you are a pastor or you are in charge of a church, the most important thing you should be thinking about is how to grow your church. To make a church grow you need to be able to track where you have been and where you are going next. These days we are seeing a declining attendance...

As a young child, I once made a request in church after pledging some money. I wanted to be a pastor. I didn't know much. I was admiring a dedicated, charismatic man of God named Pastor Tony (surname concealed of a very popular ministry in Ibadan, Oyo State then. I found peace in the house of God and to a large extent, I lived my life like I was under the constant surveillance of God. For years, I was a...

Introduction During the medieval period, the development of individuals was strongly conditioned by their immediate relationships. This included relationships with parents, siblings, kin, friends, lovers, spouses and children. In the Middle Ages, getting married was easy for Christians living in western Europe. According to the church, which created and enforced marriage law, couples didn’t need the permission of their families or a priest to officiate. Medieval marriage practice continues to influence ceremonies today – from banns [the reading three times...

Introduction Various Christian-based groups have been associated with violence and cultic activities. The groups have been charged with brainwashing to increase and retain participants in churches. The literature review sets out to focus on the Unification Church, with conflict as an underlying theme. Focusing in on it as a new religious movement, criminal movement, cultic movement, brainwashing movement and business enterprise. With the intention to conclude on whether there is a consensus in the field or not, and where future...

Have a pleasant evening everyone! Currently, we are in a situation that we don't expect to happen. We have been battling against the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year now. During this pandemic, many problems have arisen. Social, political, mental, and physical problems are associated, and most of these problems don't have a solution yet. One thing that really caught my attention is the teenage pregnancy during a pandemic. We can observe that there is a rise in teenage...

Religion traditions are of extreme importance for humanity since our early origins. Since the Neolithic revolution, when humans created agriculture and transitioned from small scattered groups to organized groups, it is already possible to notice the first forms of religion. “As hunters-gatherers made the transition to a complex social structure, depictions of humans-or gods- began to appear”(Musi). One of the earliest examples is the temple of Gobleki Tepe in Turkey, which is way older than the great pyramids and suggests...

Thesis Statement: The Church between c. AD 300 to c. AD 800 grew within the Roman Empire due to both positive and negative occurrences, assessments, and divergent religious sects. The growth of Christianity outside the Roman Empire in that same period is indebted to missionary journeys to eastern countries, monasticism, and support from leaders of high status. The Rise of Christianity: c. 4th century AD to c. 9th century AD Nearly three hundred years after the death and resurrection of...