example essays master post

*long post alert* hi! i finished this course over a year ago now but someone commented asking me to post some example essays, so i thought that might be helpful seeing as this blog seems to get only more busy! now i want to clarify a few things. first, i accidentally deleted a lot of …

bullet summary: liberation theology and marx

intro archbishop of san salvador oscar romero was shot and killed while celebrating mass in a city chapel the day before he had given an influential radio sermon pleading with the soldiers as christians not to exploit and murder the poorthis branded him as a communist and a rebelhis martyrdom continued to inspire many to …

bullet summary: pluralism and society

intro some cities and neighbourhoods are very diversehow have these contemporary multi-faith societies developed in the west and what challenges does this present? development of contemporary multi-faith societies globalisation globalisation describes the way we think about the world as increasingly interconnectedit is used in a variety of ways, both positive and negativeit is the ease …

bullet summary: death and the afterlife

new testament foundations jesus' resurrection and its implications although the resurrection was important to the writers of the NT, there is no system of explanation for the afterlifethey agree the resurrection marked the start of jesus' movement and the foundation of christianitythey agree jesus' resurrection was a moment of hope over despairit was a moment …

bullet summary: pluralism and theology

intro liberal democracies in western europe are characterised by the ideology of liberalismit tolerates the freedoms of the individual as long as there is no threat to the wellbeing of societyit allows and welcomes plural societies religious pluralism one aspect of a plural society is religious pluralismthis can be christian denominations or a variety of …

bullet summary: secularism

intro 9/11 challenged the western globalisation mindset which sees religion as a private beliefit it indicated that non-westerners see religion and politics as oneit reinforced the view of many that religion is irrational and dangerous when left aloneit challenged the endist western view that liberal capitalist society is the peak of human historythe effect in …

bullet summary: cma, dietrich bonhoeffer

bonhoeffer's life bonhoeffer was an outstanding academic theologian but he also lived a life attempting to embody christian principles morally and spirituallyhe had a profound effect on what it means to put moral christian principles into action early life born in germany, he had an idyllic childhoodthe war cut it short, and his older brother …

bullet summary: gender and theology

intro for many feminists, christianity has been a cause of female oppressionit reinforces traditional gender roles and the subservience of women to menthe bible as a whole regards women as a weaker sex and reinforces patriarchychristian feminist theologians think christianity isa source of spiritual and social liberation and their task is to offer convincing responses …

bullet summary: augustine on human nature

the human potential there are striking examples that show the polar opposites of human nature between cold-blooded murderer and selfless priestwe have the potential to be boththere are two very distinct philosophical explanations:jean-jaqcues rousseau argued that humans are essentially generous and act differently when the situation causes them to. he famously said that 'man is …

bullet summary: gender and society

intro the nuclear family model is a westerm, middle-class product of the mid-20th century during a time of industrial prosperitybut it has been popularised by christian teachingsince the 50s things have changed, altering the ideas on family and presenting society and the church with big challengessome believe the family is in decline and we need …