Essays on Heresy

Introduction

The thesis paper will reveal that Galileo’s notions of the sun’s stability and the earth’s movement illustrate the conflicting Science-Religion theory. Galileo supported Copernicus’s opinion about the sun’s stability and the movement of the earth strongly despite strong oppositions from the Holy Church. Although he depicted aspects of honesty concerning the opinions of the sun and the earththroughout his trial, the Holy Church still held otherwise and commanded to oppose his opinions.

Scientific Theory about Heavenly Bodies

According to scientists, heavenly bodies are not stationary but move in a circular motion. However, Philolaus, the Pythagorean, believes that “just like ...

Dante’s Inferno is a play that has a carefully worked out structure that gives the impression that there is specific punishment for particular crimes depending on the severity of the latter. From the outset, it is important to note that the vision of hell that the play illustrates causes the audience to perceive the trip to hell as a horrifying experience, especially when Dante creates the impression that every person has to undergo punishment because everyone is a sinner, one way or another. The structure that the play creates has nine circles with each with each representing different ...

Dante’s Inferno presents an allegorical biography of Dante’s effort to conquer sins and enjoy God’s love. The author of this compelling book presents the idea of Hell by explaining nine different circles. The levels descend towards the depth of the hell the (9th level), the circle inhabited by the devil himself. Each circle is a reserve for particular sinners. Furthermore, different punishments are administered at each level. The nature and extent of the sins committed define the magnitude of the recommended punishment. The higher the severity of the sin the lower the circle in which one ...

The McCarthy Era was one that was fraught with conflict. The world had changed in the years after the Second World War, and those changes led to one of the most divisive geopolitical paradigms in modern history. In this time period, the world seemed divided into two groups: those who opposed communism, and those who supported it as an idea. In the United States, the debate raged on, fueled by men like J. Edgar Hoover and Sidney Hook. Documents from both these individuals will be discussed and analyzed in this text, focusing on the different ideological stances held by ...

Witchcraft and Gender in Early Modern England

Witchcraft has long been a fascination of artists and authors throughout the world and in early modern England, this fascination was rife. Traditionally, witchcraft is closely associated with women and frequently, its presentation throughout art forms involves the image of the female form. However, it is clear that in doing this, we are deliberately ignoring half of the gender relationship and fundamentally misunderstanding the gender roles of men and women in early modern England (Apps & Gow 6). A common misconception is that witchcraft was a metaphor for the oppression of women by men but, in truth, this is most likely ...