Each poem below was written for a class I took, each based on the poems of different literary figures like George Herbert, William Wordsworth, John Donne, and Christina Rosetti. Poetry Composition’s Inspired by George Herbert’s Poem “Prayer I” (link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44371/prayer-i) Prayer: the appearance of Peace, the humble bow,The Spirit descending below as the mouth speaks,OneContinue reading “Poetry about Humanity and Religion”
Category Archives: Exploring Religion
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, I have always been fascinated by the various denominations of religion across history and the globe. This page is focused on that, exploring common and unique topics found in various religions that people have chosen to devote their lives to.
The Parable of the Two Choir Singers
This is a modern day ‘parable’ I wrote for a Religious Class all about the joy of music. There was once a young woman who loved to sing. When she learned that her community was starting their own choir and was holding auditions, she quickly raced down to try out for a position. She wasContinue reading “The Parable of the Two Choir Singers”
Finding Answers Within The Doctrine and Covenants
Answers to prompts, quotes, ideas, and themes from reading The Doctrine and Covenants 105-138 for a religious Come Follow Me class. Doctrine and Covenants 105 How do you feel that your life might change if you were to trust in the Lord just a little more than you do right now for your own situation?Continue reading “Finding Answers Within The Doctrine and Covenants”
The Mission of Satan in ‘Doctor Faustus’
How Christopher Marlowe explores the reality of Satan and his followers in ‘Doctor Faustus’. Being a play based on the story line of a man selling his soul to the devil, Christopher Marlowe’s play ‘Doctor Faustus’ is filled with various religious quotes, messages, and ideas. As the issue of this story is that Doctor FaustusContinue reading “The Mission of Satan in ‘Doctor Faustus’”
‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’
My impressions, favorite quotes, and class notes from a semester of reading the LDS church history book ‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’. My Introduction This book is almost 600 pages of detailed historical background on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1815 when the Smith family moved from VermontContinue reading “‘Saints: The Standard of Truth’”
A Loving Yet Just Christ
An LDS Perspective on understanding Sufi Mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi’s Poem, ‘What Jesus Runs Away From’. ‘What Jesus Runs Away From’ is a poem written by a Sufi mystic named Jalal al-Din Rumi. In The Essential Rumi, a book filled with Rumi’s poems and translated by Coleman Barks, I was struck by many of theContinue reading “A Loving Yet Just Christ”
Crusades for Wealth and Power
How the great Christian ‘Holy Wars’ were less like the wars for religion than traditional Western history has painted them as. Traditional history taught that the Crusades were ‘holy’ wars where followers of the Christian God fought against followers of Muhammad’s Allah: that it was a push to take the ‘Holy Land’ for God insteadContinue reading “Crusades for Wealth and Power”
A Warning Against Conformity and Tradition
Found in John Milton’s writings are ideas of Freedom of Speech, Religious Tolerance, Individual Conscience, and Democracy that stand as a rejection to the systematic control of the clergy and monarchy that surrounded him. (links to referenced writings at the end of the post) In the summary before Areopagitica is the statement that “Milton defendsContinue reading “A Warning Against Conformity and Tradition”
The Purification of the Soul
In the classic tale ‘The Story of Layla & Majnun’, Majnun goes on a journey to find God through love. My Favorite Quotes “If prayers remain unanswered, do we ever reflect that it may be for our good? We feel sure that we know our needs, yet the future is veiled from our eyes. TheContinue reading “The Purification of the Soul”
The Gravity and Power of Christ’s Crucifixion
How ‘The York Play of the Crucifixion’ takes a familiar and well-known scene and displays it in a way that shocks the audience- and how that leads to a new understanding. ‘The York Play of the Crucifixion’ is part of a genre known as the ‘Mystery Plays.’ These plays were Bibilically based stories created andContinue reading “The Gravity and Power of Christ’s Crucifixion”
Seeking After Knowledge 