Essays on Religion

Imagine a fantasy-world divided into nations, but different cultures are not divided in continents and countries but nations which correspond to the four elements in our world: fire, air, water and earth. Every nation, as our lands, has its own culture and can be distinguished...

In Book IV and Book IX of St. Augustine’s Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo dealt with the deaths of two people dear to his heart: an unidentified Manichean friend in his young adulthood, and his mother, Monica, in his later years. These deaths affected Augustine...

Sin is a major element of individuality that has been ingrained in society, influencing one to come to terms with their struggles through self analyzation. In Augustine’s Confessions, the role of sin has come to symbolize a time of confusion and growth throughout Augustine’s life....

Islam has existed for about 1400 years in the Middle East and other parts of the world. One of first places to have become fully populated with Muslims was the Levant. Jerusalem (also known as al-Quds) was often regarded as the most Islamic city in...

The first thing that needs to be emphasized here is that the Mariner is commonly not considered as a vampire. For centuries he has been considered more a figure of prophetic warning or the Wondering Jew. One of the reasons could be his parallel with...

The influence of Buddhism in the eastern world is modernly profound, enduring from its roots thousands of years ago. Founded in the 6th century B. C. E. the emergence of this religion in Asia was a result of a convergence of numerous factors and events...

Suffering is prevalent in everyone’s life, but the way people react to it differs across theological beliefs. I am going to address the differences in the way the western religion, Christianity, and the way eastern religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, view evil and suffering while incorporating...