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Borrowing The Bible, Echoing The Qur'an : The Significance Of Scriptural Acumen And Exegesis When Studying The Scarlet Letter And Moby-Dick, Mary Keough
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Despite their widespread socio-religious influence and prominent endurance over time, the Bible and the Qur’an lack academic precedence in required literary coursework today. As prototypes for future literary works across cultures and historical epochs, the scriptures’ absence in mainstream collegiate study is especially disappointing. This essay, therefore, examines two classic American novels—Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter and Herman Melville’s Moby Dick—through a scriptural lens, highlighting their similitude in character types, structure, style, and thematic content. Connecting significant narrative moments and stylistic nuances to biblical and Qur’anic text, this study exposes the importance of scriptural acumen to a deeper and more …
Homosexuals In The Clergy: Biblical Perspectives On The Ongoing Debate, Neal Heatherly
Homosexuals In The Clergy: Biblical Perspectives On The Ongoing Debate, Neal Heatherly
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In 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) decided to allow homosexuals in lifelong monogamous relationships to serve as Clergy. This decision upset many members of the organization, leading to the formation of the Lutheran Coalition for Reform (CORE) Church. Using the research method of rhetorical analysis, this paper analyzes the arguments of both organizations and compares them to the Bible, in order to determine the validity of both arguments, ultimately determining that both sides are entitled to interpret the Bible in the way they choose, meaning that the ELCA was biblically justified in making its decision despite the …