Disciples
Essays

It seems strange at first to consider one of the greatest of Victorian gothic novels, and the genesis of the entire modern vampire craze as a masterpiece of Christian fiction. However, it is precisely accurate to do so.

Managerialism in Advanced Industrial Societies

The role of women in church as laid out by the Apostle Paul has always been controversial. There are those who say that Paul hated women and created restrictive, secondary roles for them in the church because of it.

¶ … street what the Holy Spirit represents one would probably get a consistent answer regardless of the number of people asked, or the spiritual beliefs of those asked. Christianity is based on several foundational…

¶ … Stand, by Stephen King [...] personal response to the novel. "The Stand" is a disturbing book that recounts the story of survivorship, new worlds, and man's inhumanity.

Although Melville's story of the scrivener would ostensibly seem to be about the mysterious stranger named Bartleby, it can more accurately be described as a story about the effect that Bartleby had on those around him,…

Women in the Amish religion are committed to living a life that is subordinate and subservient to the male members of the community. Many women within the Amish community complacently accept this role, as it is the role…

This paper looks at the intensive and complex process of becoming an disciple and the specific tool which are available for individuals who are engaging in this specific process. The tools for the congregation member who wishes to become a disciple are many and are nuanced: most can be found in scripture.

Jesus describes his relationship both to the Father, and also to all Christian believers in John 15:1-8. The passage relies on a central, extended metaphor of Jesus as the Vine of Life.

¶ … nature is that opposites attract and there is much binary opposition in human-Nature relationships.