Altar College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

It is true that religions express mystery of life and reality of sacred by symbol systems. A symbol is a thing or a signifier, which represents something else. From time immemorial, human beings have been symbolizing creatures. The religious symbols entail emotional and intellectual significance to those who hold them. Therefore, religion is essentially made up of either symbols or the activities, which are mediated by the symbols. This essay focuses on the symbolism of fire altar in India. In the first part, it gives some background information about this altar. In the second part, this essay focuses on the impact ...

Since time immemorial, altars have been an integral part of human life. It is because human beings have always had a deep desire to pay homage to a higher power that they consider their God. Whether one calls this higher power God, Buddha or Allah, people will always have altars to pray, worship and venerate them.
An altar is any structure built for religious purposes of offering sacrifices and worship to a higher power or a God. They are usually located in shrines and places designated for worship like temples and churches. The design of an altar vary with every religion and ...

Michelangelo began in 1508 the Sistine Chapel and in a period of 4 years he painted the ancestors of Christ, the Old Testament Prophets and the pagan Sibyls. He included the Old Testament heroes and leaders defeating enemies of Faith. In 1530 he painted the Last Judgment on the altar wall. The complete work of the Sistine Chapel of Michelangelo shows a complete world history from the very beginning of Creation, the Old Testament including the Prophets and Moses, the pagan world all the way to the Life of Christ and Peter, including the history of the Church portraying the great ...

Introduction

Christianity has several denominations but in order to understand it well I would like to focus on the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is one or if not the oldest denominations of Christianity and also the most popular denomination. Due to its long historical background on Christianity it is an appropriate case study.so I visited St.Peters basilica church at around may this year and it was summer in the place with a friend of mine.at our time of visit the congregation was composed of generally everybody from the youth to the elderly.so we came across one of the altar boys ...

My experience visiting different churches was a tough task because I never been in any church other than my religion. Being Muslims, we are not encouraged to do it, but I asked permission to our Imam (priest in Islam) about the assignment in school. However, in my heart, I am willing to perform the task in order for me to learn more about other religions. Even though I felt uncomfortable, I managed to visit four churches in the city; Soka Gakkai International (Buddism), Cape Bible Chapel, Seventh-day Adventist Church, and First Baptist Church, respectively.

Soka Gakkai International

First, I visited the Soka ...

This work of art is a painting depicting the Madonna and child. The author of this work of art is Lucas Signorelli. This piece of art in circular in shape showing the virgin seated on the ground while supporting a child to stand. The ground is composed of flowers and grass. The flowers on a piece of art includes violets, aconites, poppies and wormwood. An ancient ruin is also visible behind the ground where Madonna was seated. A circular building is also visible and clear at the background through a crack on the rock. Two naked men are also visible behind Madonna, who ...

Mosaic was a popular medium in art, and small pieces of colored glass and stones were used to create the decorative art. The small pieces wore roughly square in shape and of different colors. Thie is a long history of Mosaic art that flourished extensively in the ancient times. Mosaics are not mere decorations but are historical documents. When studying the mosaics of different religious groups, one can understand the region in the ancient world, when studying the imageries and texts. The decorative details of synagogue and church mosaics reflect the social and cultural life among Jews and Christians. ...

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Like all ancient people, the Greek thought of temples as houses for the gods. While in Greece the temple plan was derived from the megaron found in Mycenaean palaces, Roman temples were derived from Greek and Etruscan precedents. The Greek temples were decorated with an exterior colonnade, and the statue of the god was housed in the main room (the naos) facing the east where an outdoor altar for sacrifices was placed. The Roman temples borrowed the podium (base) and the frontality of the temple from Etruscan temples. From Greece came the columns, the cella (central room), the porch ( ...

With Luca Signorelli (1445/1450 - 1523) was accomplished, with a clearer awareness, the transition from painting as a representation to painting as example of a more aware artistic poetic. The antithesis between the pictorial formal system of Piero della Francesca and the Florentine method was essentially the antithesis between being and becoming, between stasis and movement. The historical moment was of a great religious crisis: the Catholic Church needed a form of art that did not search the absolute, on the contrary the role of a work of art was to speak and persuade the shaken believers with clear arguments.
Luca Signorelli was born ...

A Cathedral refers to a Christian church containing the seat of a bishop. It serves as the central church of the entire diocese, episcopate or conference. Although "cathedral" as a word is often loosely applied, those churches that have the roles of a "cathedral" that occur specifically. It is only in the denominations that have an episcopal hierarchy such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox as well as some Methodists and Lutheran churches that have cathedrals (Thomas, 2).
Some people argue that cathedrals were designed to intentionally intimidate people, especially during the middle ages. I agree with this idea. ...

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Worldview is a set of creeds and acceptations that reflects people’s attitude to the outwards things. Worldview refers to such questions as the origin of the world, human beings, and living creatures, sense of life, God’s existence, moral issues, and absolutes. (Ministry)

Describe the various worldviews that we discuss in the class.

There are three types of worldview. They are naturalism, non-naturalism, and supernaturalism.
Naturalism states that there are only natural things that exist, and studied by natural science. Most of scientists and philosophers are naturalists. Naturalism in religion can be represented by some branches of Buddhism and Taoism.

Non-naturalism assumes that some moral values exist and they are much higher than the natural values.

Supernaturalism proclaims at least one intellect existence beyond ...

Isaac is one of the most distinctive figures of the Old Testament. He played an important part between his father Abraham and son Jacob. The Biblical book Genesis describes his course of life. The name “Isaac” in Hebrew means “laughed” and “laughter.” Isaac is best known as the Hebrew patriarch who was nearly sacrificed by his father Abraham. (Infoplease.com, 2016)
The birth of Isaac was a real wonder. God told Abraham that his wife Sarah would be blessed and bear a child. She would be a mother of nations and kings. (Gen. 17:15-16 New King James Version) Abraham was ...

Busddhism was founded by Siddharta Gautama between the 4th and 5th century B.C. in the Northern part of India. The meaning of his name Siddharta in English is ‘he who has reached the goal’ (William and Ladwig, 23). Gautama is Buddha’s surname, a noble surname belonging to a royal and powerful clans in India. His surname alone depicts that he is actually noble by birth. Although Buddha’s lifespan is uncertain, experts believed that he lived from 563 B.C. until 483 B.C. (William and Ladwig, 24). Gautama Buddha was a prince who left home and his pampered life at the age ...

Genesis chapter 22 speaks about Abraham’s temptation by God to sacrifice his son, Isaac, at an altar in Moriah. Abraham followed God’s instructions, built an altar and lay Isaac down on the altar. Just as he was about to use his knife, an angel of God called him from the heavens and told him not to slay his son, for he had proven his fear of God by not withholding Isaac from Him (Gen 22:11-12, NKJV). Abraham had passed this test of faith.
Christology is associated with the study of the person and deeds of Jesus. ...

Catholicism

Catholicism is a religious denomination that intrigues me by claiming to be a continuation of the early Christian ministry established by Jesus Christ and for the fact that it is far much the oldest Christian group today. It is a combination of several Catholic churches who share common doctrines, theology, and spirituality with the belief that Jesus Christ is the son of God. From my research, I was able to observe clearly all the rituals and rites performed at the Cathedral of Christ the Light Church in Oakland. Most importantly I shared this information with three priests Mark, James, ...

Ricardo Talancon is a 20-year old student living at home with his six siblings and their mother and father. He is the eldest among his siblings and is the first to finish high school. He is also the first in his family to attend college as he is currently enrolled at UCLA, where he is studying hard to obtain a law degree. Born in the year 1996, Ricardo was initially a Mexican citizen living with his mother and father in a town known as Xico, which is fairly large and prosperous enough. His father supported the family by catering ...

Introduction

The Gero Crucifix and Vladimir Madonna both have contention in portraying religious concepts and a drawing of Jesus. The so-called ‘Gero Crucifix’ ranks as one of the earliest preserved monumental carved crucifixes and the oldest image of the dead Christ on the cross, in contrast to earlier images of the crucified Savior, which presented him alive and glorious over death. The Gero Crucifix was displayed surrounded by golden rays as if visualizing the triumphal second coming of Messiah. In a similar connection, the “Vladimir Madonna” which is often cited as the icon of contemplatives teaches about the human condition ...

Introduction

The end of the nineteenth century is the period of the final partition of Africa between the European powers. European states demanded the immediate "salvation" of “savages” and bringing the noble atmosphere of the church Sunday schools to Africa. One of the latest British acquisitions was the State of Benin, the remains of the once mighty forest empire.
The art of Benin was developed under the direct influence of the more ancient culture of Ife. In the XV-XVII centuries this art has reached its zenith. At this time (1400) Benin kingdom (which previously recognized the authority of the supreme ...

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A visit to the Sistine Chapel is possible in real life, but you could also visit the Chapel via the Internet. The virtual visit will give you an overview of the Chapel as if you were actually there. The virtual visit does give one the motivation to want to see it in real life. The virtual visit gives an exposure to the Sistine Chapel (especially the area where the Papal Conclave is held), the ceiling that is set above the Chapel, and the frescoes along the walls.
The Sistine Chapel is where the Papal Conclave is held. For the ...

Last year I had an exciting experience of attending a Catholic church on the day of Maundy Thursday. It was the evening service. Everything was quiet and mysterious. The crucifix and the altar were decorated with the violet cloth and there were not any flowers in the church. People were kneeling and praying, touching their bids, whispering their prayers and some Latin words could be heard.
The Holy Mass started. From the very beginning, it was quite ordinary. The people were singing and the priest with his ministers started the mass with the incense that was burned in the ...

Hart Crane's "To Brooklyn Bridge" is a rare poem that effectively uses diction to convey the immensity of something as large as a bridge. "To Brooklyn Bridge" is much more than a dedication to the famous bridge. The poem's word choice represents the grandiosity of the bridge itself. Its diction and tone combine to achieve a quintessential work that accurately depicts the size and importance of the Brooklyn bridge to New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers alike.

In the first stanza, Crane asks a question in a rather inquisitive tone. "How many dawns, chill from his rippling rest/The seagull’ ...

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The Twilight Saga had become such a huge hit from its pilot move ‘Twilight’ up to the succeeding sequels that the crowds of people that turned out at each movie in the saga reached an all time high. Because of this, the director and filmmakers needed to sustain the hype and interest up to ‘Breaking Dawn: Part 1’ and this was done by pulling in more audience by visual stimulation. The said visual stimulation was provided by Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black because the movie opened ...

Introduction/Thesis

The idea of ‘everyday’ is intriguing because no two people see this as a common phenomenon; they see it differently. It can be a time anytime of the day, be it morning, afternoon, evening, or even night, or it could be routines or habitual activities that are repeated by individuals. Whatever the act, the ‘everyday’ phenomenon is hard to define as everyone perceives this differently. When perceived from an artistic point of view, the concept of ‘everyday’ finds a whole new meaning; it harbors on alienation, interaction, space and place, as well as materiality and dirt. Artists Francis Alys and Thomas Hirschhorn ...

Compare and contrast paper of ‘Forest in the Night’ by John Feodorov, and ‘The Sky space’ by James Turrell

Artwork is an expression mode either employed in invoking or depicted certain messages, feelings or relations to contemporary living. In this regard, art is a common accessory to religion and adorns most religious places as a symbol of the faith the adherents follow. Its use was widespread in the past, taking from the high renaissance period for instance where art was used in Christian temples depict various aspects of the Christian faith such as the last supper. Some of these artworks are highly regarded in modern times with the last supper, by Leonardo da Vinci for instance being one of the ...

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According to the book, Ethics in America, the general responsibility of the corporate executive is entirely to oversee and evaluate corporate workforce while ensuring the goals, objectives and targets of the corporate mission are met without discretion within ethical standards. This has to be handled in a way of personalising organisations by making them beloved sources of self-chosen authority as per Joseph Royce in his philosophical ethical standards. Ethical standards are a crucial property in success of any management in business or the corporate world. In this regard, the corporate executive has to play a big role in fulfilling this obligation through ...

Proportion and visual harmony have always been primary concerns in designing sacred buildings. Although both the Byodo-in in Japan and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Reims in France, are world-class examples of beautiful architecture, it is doubtful that the designer of each would appreciate the work of the other. What did these differing approaches consider important, and how are they successful? Where is the sacred in these buildings, how does a believer approach it?
The Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Reims was the coronation place of France. The process of building it began in 1211 and was completed in 1275. ...

Last month I was invited to a wedding of my old college friend Diana. We used to be rather close during our studies there. We stayed in touch since our graduation, mostly over the internet. But frankly speaking I had been surprised when I got a phone call from her inviting me to her wedding. I had not hesitated for a minute whether I would go. Two days later I had found an invitation card at my mailbox and booked a plane ticket from Korea to US. And here I was, two weeks later, sitting on a bench in a local church of a town where ...

Introduction

One of the side trips in California brought me to an unexpected, yet pleasantly surprising place. Considered as the largest Buddhist community in the Western hemisphere, The City of Ten Thousand Buddha is situated in Talmage at Mendocino County, California. The trip was intentionally a visit to a friend, but somehow I found myself in a center of one of the most profound and oldest religion in the world. The place is collectively a community built around the Buddhist monasteries founded by Hsuan Hua. The place is a typical of a Buddhist community with temples and elaborate statutes of Buddha adorning the altar. However, the ...