Shane lives in poverty, chooses to spend his days with the poor, and ultimately serves his enemies. Whether Shane preaches that the Church has become apathetic and over politicized, he serves a purpose to change the way Christians think about their religion. Shane cannot be called a sideline spectator either, he walks the talk, Claiborne preaches in the city of Chicago, Philadelphia, in conventions, and in Iraq, risking his life. He absolutely has moral authority and credibility in his ideas and opinions. While I do not completely agree with his whole book, Shane Claiborne speaks some truths on many ugly topics of our society.
Luke 6:27-28 (NIV) states, “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.” The Bible was taken out of context and used to expand power and influence for those usurping power over the body of Christ rather than the Crusades being honestly used to advance Christ’s kingdom. The scars caused by the majority of these Crusades are still bleeding today as the conflict between Islam and the rest of the world continues on when mission’s work is what was truly needed at a time the church chose to carry the
I think there were other reasons also, but the story points to this one in many places. First of all, Connie was not happy at home. To me Connie felt ignored by her dad and the other family members because they could give her the attention she wanted. This sort of relates to John Hughes movie "Sixteen Candles" Sam Baker struggles to get through the day on her 16th birthday because her entire family has forgotten about it and gave there attention elsewhere, to her sister wedding. Her father was most of the time at work and when he was home he didn't bother talking much to Connie.
Mary was Jesus’ mother, and there is a prayer called Hail Mary, which if she were to pray could bring her salvation. This is great representation of how Mrs. Turpin needs to gather a since of humanity and tolerance of others. Then without hesitation, Mary Grace throws the book at Mrs. Turpin, and proceeds to choke her. But before she falls asleep Mary tells Mrs. Turpin to “go back to hell where you came from, you old wort
Many examples in the book made me consider perspectives that I had never thought of before. In my opinion, this book definitely stirred up a reassurance of my place in society and what can be done to liberate the oppressed. I believe the voices represented in this book can cause negative reactions from some churches because it goes against what is and has been normal. Churches would not really like to change the view of “white” Christ to be a diverse Christ of another race because it would change certain aspects and power. The church is called to be one diverse body of God, but as churches can remain dominant to one race, it becomes difficult to incorporate diversity into what already is established.
The Grandmother tried to convince the Misfit he was a good man in order to save herself (O'Connor). When she could not achieve this task, she began to question Jesus herself, “Maybe He didn’t raise the dead,” the old lady mumbled, not knowing what she was saying and feeling so dizzy that she sank down in the ditch with her legs twisted under her.” (O'Connor). It’s unclear why she said what she said next. She reached out and touched the Misfit and told him, “Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!” Upon this action, the Misfit shot
Faith in God is easily converted into superstition amongst the ignorance of the uneducated. Juxtaposed to this, Mompellion adhered to religious belief and had to research and inquired thoroughly yet he still found God a “poor listener” . In the novel there is an obvious ambivalence in his ability to encourage the people to have faith in their time of crises but then not be able to deal with his own hardship. It is seen that the educated and observant are the best equipped to emancipate themselves from the confines of the societal
Both of these chapters were about culture knowledge and how we can’t accept other cultures because we think our way is the right way. They both used to be obstacles that stand in front of us and stop us from getting what we want. Now these problems are still affecting our lives. When we go to our church and get use to the programs and
“Langston, why don’t you come? Why don’t you come and be saved? Oh, lamb of god! Why don’t you come?” His aunt sobbed. Hughes felt the pressure while sitting in the mourner’s chair, his friend Westley decides to get up and be saved.
Cantor Rabinowitz’s my way or the highway approach to religion caused Jakie’s extreme reaction of running away. Most people who grow up under such circumstances do not run away, but they do often rebel wildly, once they reach adulthood. In the end our beloved main character Jakie Rabinowitz is able balance his own personal desires and his families religious desires. Unfortunately, this does not often happen in the real world. This fairytale ending is easily accepted by many, not because they believe it is feasible, but because they wish it was.