The Reformation can be divided four spheres of issues: Epistemology, Ecclesiology, Liturgy, and Soteriology. Each of these issues came with different responses from three primary groups, the Catholic Church, the Reformers, and the Radical Reformers. The Reformation impacted Christianity in a major way, and we can still see the effects of it today within what we can loosely call these three sub-traditions.
Read MoreIn this post I explain how the sacramental system of theology can actually be a framework from which one can build their entire view of reality itself.
Read MoreToday in our modern world we can easily get caught up living a life based on comparisons. What I mean by this is we often fall into the trap of judging our abilities and even our worth as a person by what other people achieve.
Read MoreWhy do we enjoy films? As somebody who has grown up watching movies, it can be hard to take a step back and think of a world without film. Yet, that has been the case for most of history. Although film itself is a modern invention, creativity has always been a central part of human existence.
Read MoreJoy is a sense of being at peace, of being content. It is possessing the knowledge that no matter how bad the world may be, in the end all will be well. Joy is having satisfaction that transcends the material world.
Read MoreOur society loves nostalgia. We can all think of movies, music, or video games that we used to play. With them arise certain feelings and memories.
Read MoreMaterialism is very much a prevalent issue in our society. We all live in a consumerist, commercialised, world that is always pushing us to build up the best "collection" of material possessions, power, and wealth we can.
Read MoreSand. As far as the eye could see. Sand and scorching heat. Fathom d’Sol stood, looking out at the barren wasteland as a Rakosian soldier cut off his rope bindings. This was his fate now, the sand. The constant drumming and screeching of the harsh desert winds against one’s face.
Read MoreOne of the key rituals of the Christian faith is the celebration of the Eucharist.In this essay I will outline three key questions: What is the Eucharist (history of the ritual, where it is found in the Bible? What are different beliefs about the Eucharist? How is the Eucharistic as a ritual performed?
Read MoreLight. It was what gave the world life, meaning, purpose. As captain Emmerick Lisan stood upon the massive towering stone battlements of the Great Citadel, his world felt like a cloth covering a lamp, smothering the light that attempted furiously to escape, in vain. The captain simply stood, his mind numb as he watched the futile bloodshed below.
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