Fear of Sin

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

10 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

10/19/2007

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction
The fear of sin
1. Relinquishing the rights to Heaven
2. The undesirable human behaviors and desires
This Christian conviction that sin resides within the innate savageness
1. Missionaries and the calling of Jesus Christ
2. Othello: As Venetian as the other characters
The adaption of Othelo into society
The authority of his family
Carnal sins derived from the innate needs of the savage
Sexual intercourse: The idea that sinful thinking parallels sinful action
The women in Stephen's life
Stephen's repentance
Conclusion
Works cited

Abstract

(King James Bible, Psalms 34:1)
With patriarchal systems prevalent in most societies, masculinity is often exalted as a source of universal power. Critics, often focused on the issues of political correctness and moral integrity in such sexist assumptions, never object to the actual existence of beliefs in male dominance. But the strength of men born into these earthly patriarchies is meaningless before God, reduced to the weakness inherent to any subordinate group. Just as Eve was formed of Adam's rib, so did "the Lord God [form] man of the dust of the ground, and [breathe] into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul" (King James Bible, Gen. 2.7). Men are entitled to the control of the carnal bodies of women but are not themselves in control of their eternal souls. Women, taught to follow since birth, fulfill their Christian roles naturally; Mary is idealized throughout the religion for her acquiescence and the literal contentment she feels when obeying the formative power of God (Podles 36). However, men can only be forced into obedience, feminized by their forfeiture of leadership and autonomy. They can only be controlled through fear.