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Humor in Dante's INFERNO: The Gargoyle Cantos

Written in the early fourteenth century, Dante's allegory was called "Comedy" until the mid sixteenth century when it began being called the "Divine Comedy."   Dante was not writing a funny book. He called it "Comedy" because the story began...

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God's Vow To Be Near

Hardship can cause us to forget God's promise to be faithful and near to us. The author challenges the notions of the popular "Footprints in the Sand" poem and says the suffering saint is equipped to weather any storm that may come.

2 comments    god bible spirituality
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Literary Devices: Meanings and Examples

The English language comprises many literary devices that add richness and life to phrases and expressions. In our daily lives we encounter literary devices in poems, stories, newspapers, plays, songs, movies and even in our very own conversations....

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The Masque of the Red Death: some interpretations

"Poe really was a haunted man, and as a writer, he had the power to haunt his readers." Here the brief sum of the tale: it tells the story of Prince Prospero who, in the midst of the misery and in defiance...

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I Danced with Adam Lambert and He Set Me Free

One might not at first believe that a contestant on a reality show could be the catalyst that transforms someone’s life from the prison of hate to the freedom of love, but that is exactly what happened to me when I first encountered Adam Lambert on American Idol.

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Why Symbolism is Important

A discussion of the symbolic images that surround us, and how to interpret them.

16 comments    faith truth philosophy
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The Identity of Aslan: Symbolism in the Chronicles of Narnia

This article is an explanation of the Christian imagery in The Chronicles of Narnia. It explores how Aslan is not Jesus Christ, but an Incarnation in a different world.

18 comments    aslan christian symbolism
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Allegory of the Cave-Turn and Face the Light

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.” Isaiah 9 Those who lived in darkness might also be rendered those who live...

22 comments    jesus christianity freedom
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The real value of The Biblical Book of Genesis. History or Allegory? Does Creationism ruin The Message of The Bible?

Is the Book of Genesis history or allegory? Discover the real message of The Bible, and the true meaning of it's first book.

23 comments    god bible atheism
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What Your Church Doesn't Want You to Know

The Bible is far different from what your church would like you to think. It is this misinformation that is responsible for people being turned off from the Bible and what was behind the alienation of the...

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