Lament for a Son: Christian Grief
There are few human experiences as all-encompassing in their horror as the loss of a child. It feels unnatural for a child to die before a parent. The "natural" order of things is that the parents raise the children Continue Reading...
suffer is to live. Suffering makes up a large part of a person's life. In Nicholas Wolterstorff's Lament of a Son, a collection of quotes and anecdotes related to the author's experience with the premature loss of Eric, his son, the author provides Continue Reading...
Thus, Rapunzel and the prince's relationship develops over time, so that the prince must bring "a skein of silk every time" he visits. Before continuing on with this analysis of the prince, however, it will be useful to briefly examine Rapunzel's re Continue Reading...
Dark Age and the Archaic Age
Having watched the lectures for the prior learning unit on video, I was prepared to enjoy the video lecture presentation for this learning unit. I previously found the presentation of lectures in the video format to be v Continue Reading...
The Epic of GilgameshTablet I1. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens with an introduction to Gilgamesh, the \\\'two-thirds god and one-third human\\\' king of Uruk. He is described as a mighty, heroic, and wise king who has seen all things and possesses knowl Continue Reading...