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…of the Rose" by Umberto Eco. It is the year 1327 when William of Baskerville and his young scribe (Adso of Melk, who narrates the story many years later) arrive at the monastery. The monastery contains the greatest library of Christianity. The monks live "by books…

…makes another point by introducing the Europeans to the story. The Africans had never seen white men before, so they thought that whites had some kind of a disease. Christians quickly started to evangelize many Africans. After a while schools were setup…

…. Crusoe and Defoe feel that the natives of the New World should be made “civilized”. They should be educated in English morals and taught in the ways of Christianity. This not only reinforces the theme of European superiority over the “savages” of the New World…

…must keep trying. http://www.emory .edu/ENGLISH/LostPoets/JM-Comment.html Wilfred Owen offered an arguable point- whether Christianity could survive. He grew up emotionally and spiritually during his war experiences. He uses irony in the poem…

…as much scorn as Hester is getting. However, would it not feel better to scorn than to be scorned? And what good could ever come of sinning? Suddenly, Pearl is labeled as a child “of demon origin” (89). The townspeople believe that “a Christian interest…

…, the Pope had to take existing theology about violence and warfare and turn it on its head. Until this time a Christian soldier had to do penance for any violence in order to reduce the time he would spend in purgatory before going to heaven. Violence…

…, considers the Bible to be divinely inspired, and holds the Eucharist or Lord's Supper to be the central act of Christian worship. The Episcopal Church grants great latitude in interpretation of doctrine. It tends to stress less the confession of particular…

…itself. Metaphysics is the brand of philosophy that studies the nature of reality. The term of itself means ‘after or beyond physics.’ The root of metaphysics is only in the person of Jesus Christ. He founded the Christian metaphysical reality…

…names: “The Beast”, “The Son of Perdition”, “The Man of Sin”, “The Lawless One”, “The Little Horn”, “The Wicked One”, and “The Turban Head”. Maitreya is the name visionaries have said is the Anti-Christ. The Christian view of the Anti-Christ is given in II…

…places his figures in nearly balanced groupings, yet never loses a feeling of that motion and lightness. The Birth of Venus seems to be a combination of mythological and Christian ideas. On the surface, the painting represents not a Christian legend…