Obi Wan also introduces Luke to the Force, a spiritual power, and teaches him how to tap into it. He explains to Luke that, "Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him” (Lucas Star Wars: A New Hope 31). In addition, Obi Wan introduces Luke to a quest, to go to Alderaan to deliver the plans about the Death Star. Although Luke at first does not want to go to Alderaan, he changes his mind when he discovers his family has been killed. Obi Wan also helps Luke cross the threshold into his new life by going to Mos Eisley.
There may also have been the idea of taking revenge on those (the Muslims) who had desecrated Christ’s Holy City, and his people, the Christians. Reclaiming Jerusalem was a main religious factor that encouraged people to Crusade. In 1076, it had been captured by the Seljuk Turks, which was a big problem for Christians. Jerusalem was a Holy place of worship for many religions, most especially Christians. At this time, Jerusalem was shown to be the navel of the world: in most medieval maps, Jerusalem is placed at the very centre, the place where there was a connection between god and man.
No stranger to truth, and to the proof of the truth, Greenleaf was a principal founder of the Harvard Law School and a world-renowned expert on evidence. Challenged by one of his students one day to “consider the evidence” for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Greenleaf set out to disprove it, but ended up concluding that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ was indeed fact, not fiction. Being a man of conviction and reason, and in accordance with his conclusions, Greenleaf converted from Agnosticism to Christianity. His life and works went on to inspire such scholars as John Warwick Montgomery, Josh McDowell, Ross Clifford and Lee Strobel. But is Simon Greenleaf still relevant today?
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE USE OF RELIGION IN EARLY CHAPLAINCY A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JIM FISHER IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE CHPL 500 LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA MONDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2010 The use of religion in early history of the chaplaincy by and large seems to have been formulated mostly to rouse the troops to battle with a sense of well-being knowing that their God was on their side, and that the undertaking they were about to engage in was a righteous one. In the ancient biblical days, we see Moses as the commander/chaplain of sorts for the Hebrew forces in a battle against the Amalekites. Moses’ lifted hands acted as a morale boost
Study of Religion ‘Denys Arcand effectively contemporises the life of Jesus by using canonical and non-canonical texts’ ‘Jesus of Montreal’ is a contemporary film which explores the figure of Jesus Christ. The film is set in modern day Montreal and focuses on Daniel Coulombe, an actor asked by Catholic priest Raymond Leclerc to present an updated version of the Passion Play. The film makes use of aspects from each of the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and while not retelling the life of Jesus, attempts to portray how one man can be transformed into a Christ-like figure. Evidence suggests that Matthew was the first gospel to be written; it suggested that Jesus was the new Moses, or Messiah, for it was written for the Jewish community. The gospel of Mark recounted the life of Jesus, focusing on what he did and said.
Just for the sake of fairness I would have to say that just about any film concerning the life of Jesus is going to be considered controversial to some. These two stories were written and told by authors with contrasting religious beliefs and presented in convincingly different ways. Jesus Christ Superstar was written almost forty years ago by Andrew Lloyd Webber is a church of England Christian and is patron of a charity called the "Open Churches Trust" to get churches open to the general public. Mel Gibson born and raised a Traditionalist Catholic. Traditionalist Catholics generally prefer to be referred to either simply as Catholics or Roman Catholic.
The beginnings of Arthur as king are an interesting juxtaposition of pagan symbolism and Christian allegory. His removal of Excalibur from the stone reflects heavily on the pagan practice of icon worship, with the sword seen as the ultimate source of magical powers and associated with sovereignty of Great Britain. It is also in this scene of the movie, or excerpt of the legend, that the viewer or reader is simultaneously presented with the idea of Arthur as the “Chosen One”, an almost Christ-like figure with humble beginnings who is destined to be an important part of his world. Just as God had chosen Jesus Christ to spread his good news in the New Testament, to be the dynamic change that brought controversy and contradiction to the Jewish people, it seems there is an external source of power that has deemed Arthur the fated leader of his people; the king that, following the corruption and controversy of his father’s rule, will bring peace and glory to the people of his kingdom. In ascending to the throne, Arthur builds Camelot, his prized castle and fantastic
Stoessinger also calls out five presidents that helped America be torn apart; Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Stoessinger’s book is set up in a close proximity to chronological order. Stoessinger also clearly defines his thesis and personal opinion about each war, then follows with prime sources about the events. In regards to World War I, Stoessinger clearly states he believes the German Kaiser Wilhelm was to blame on the large outbreak of war. Stoessinger states that humans make the choice to go to war based on fears.
He married at the age of sixteen to Yasodhara, who gave birth to their son, Rahula. “Buddha’s answer to the problem of suffering was contained in his doctrine of the Four Noble Truths: (1) There is suffering; (2) suffering has specific and identifiable causes; (3) suffering can be ended; (4) the way to end suffering is through enlightened living as expressed in the Eightfold Path (Moore & Bruder, 2008).” Immanuel Kant is another great philosopher whose ideas have lived through the decades. Kant invented one of the most famous moral arguments for God’s existence. Kant criticized the ontological, teleological, and cosmological proofs of God and believed that God’s existence cannot be proved. However, Kant believed in God and assumed this was done by the rational, moral side of an individual.
George Lucas was considered a genius of his time, taking Science Fiction movies into a whole new direction with the usage of computer effects and taking his whole movie up into space. However, his true genius exists in adapting current world issues and milestones in a subliminal manner incorporated in his film. His hit movie, Star Wars may have been engendered as an inspiration of the space race and also to fill the emptiness that followed a ephemeral triumph, but it is clear that the underlying message of the movie pertains to the Cold War and all the feuds and struggle between the United States (represented by Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance) and the Soviet Union (represented by Darth Vader and the Imperial Army). The symbolisms of the struggles between two most powerful countries are portrayed not only though props and costume but also through the sounds in the film as well as camera angles used to make the film. Though the United States at the time of the Cold War were not a group of unorganized forces, like the Rebel Alliance, George Lucas uses the rag-tag band of misfits, the Rebel Alliance, to create a twist in the current power dynamics of the cold war, because in fact the United States was equal to, if not greater in strength to the Soviet Union.