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Big Medicine, Strong Magic : Sacrament and Sacrilege in Till We Have Faces and The Wind in the Willows
Get PDFMagic abounds as the fantastical and ordinary collide in C.S. Lewis’s final work of fiction, Till We Have Faces, and Kenneth Grahame’s children’s classic, The Wind in the Willows. As these authors weave worlds of profound, yet wonderfully simple beauty, they tell stories that point towards the deep intersectionality between seen reality and myth. This paper aims to show the permeability of the veil separating these realms through the concept of sacrament. While sacrament is seen as a kind of gate through which characters may pass to taste and see with new senses, it is contrasted throughout with its opposite, sacrilege, which represents a futile cycle of desperate theft. As characters struggle to manipulate and possess that which is not their own, a redemption of disordered affections is required if they are to be free. In these texts, this redemption can be understood as an “untwisting” of sacrilege into sacrament, or the breaking of a fell enchantment. This paper seeks to analyze this glorious “undoing” through the lives of Till We Have Faces’ Queen Orual and The Wind in the Willows’ notorious misadventurer, Mr. Toad
The Battle of Hastings
Get PDFAn exploration of Key People, Places, and Moments in the Battle of Hastings which is a significant moment in the history of the Crown. This was the battle where Norman Armies became the decided leaders of England for some time.
Course: ENG 412, Medieval Literature (Dr. Aaron Housholder)https://pillars.taylor.edu/medieval-lit-spring2024/1004/thumbnail.jp
The Elephant in the Room: The Intersection of Religion and Pornography Among Young Christian Men
Get PDFPornography presents a unique paradox for young Christians —a culturally normative phenomenon among younger generations, yet one that most Christians morally oppose. These conflicting trends make pornography an “elephant in the room” among young Christians today—an ever-present reality, yet one often not discussed due to its sensitive nature. This work presents a recent quantitative study exploring pornography use patterns and its impact on Evangelical Christian men from both Christian academic institutions and other social and religious contexts. Results revealed high levels of religiosity and porn use, and significant correlations between religiosity, porn use, potentially problematic use, and perceived problems due to porn use, with emotional distress being most emphasized domain. The results highlight the phenomena of moral incongruence, as many young Christians hold high views of religion while engaging in some level of porn use, indicating a need for re-thinking of strategies to address the issue among Christian students
A Study and Critique of Sexual Violence Against Disabled Individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Policy and Practice of Trauma-Informed Care
Get PDFThis paper examines and critiques current sexual violence against disabled individuals in Sub-Saharan Africa by evaluating the social and cultural stigma present that perpetuates cycles of vulnerabilities. Currently, women and girls with disabilities are disproportionally at risk for sexual violence as economic, cultural, and political structures in many Sub-Saharan African countries fail to recognize and adequately protect those with disabilities. Incorporating evidence from journals, books, reviews, and studies, this paper demonstrates the need for non-government and government actors to recognize the need to provide protection and trauma-informed care for disabled individuals
