Religion or Competition?
September 29, 2011 by Drew
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As we were talking about Christmas and how we don’t really know what day Jesus was born, I started thinking. We discussed how Christians picked the date of Christmas to compete with the Romans’ celebration of Saturnalia. It makes me wonder how much of our beliefs and practices come from competition between religions rather than […]
Go to Liberty?
September 22, 2011 by Drew
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All throughout reading the Unlikely Disciple, I was intrigued by Kevin’s new experience. I thought he was insane for trying to study there with his lack of evangelical christian knowledge. I’m glad he had the courage to go and write this book. His insight on Liberty has shown me that there is more out there […]
Sacred Center. Do I Have One?
September 15, 2011 by Drew
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All of our studying about Eliade’s model of pilgrimage has me thinking a lot about how the axis mundi is that one spot where people of a religion feel the closest connection to the heavens. This place is like the ladder to God/the gods. It was very easy to learn this as a concept, but […]
My Dream Job
September 14, 2011 by Drew
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Looking for someone to create new ideas for our products (food and other products) that will draw in our customers. Need to have experience in business marketing/advertising and some knowledge in chemistry. Must be able to critically think and be able to have social knowledge. In order to get this job in the future, I […]
Marx’s Valid Point
September 8, 2011 by Drew
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As I read about Frazer, Freud, Durkheim, and Marx, I begin to rethink my faith. Is what I believe true? If it is, how can I be sure? All four of these theorists have some valid points. The one theorist that has really interested me though is Karl Marx. He is the one that makes […]
Salvation Purpose and Audience
August 26, 2011 by Drew
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Langston Hughes wrote “Salvation” as a part of his biography to show a huge event in his childhood that changed his life forever. He did not want to just express the feelings he had during the event; he wanted to show what and who had changed his life. Hughes wasn’t necessarily criticizing his aunt and […]