Summary Of What's God Got To Do With It

Hughes recounts the revival meeting he attended by describing how he was “saved” from sin when he was twelve years old. He depicts this revival meeting by providing vivid details of what was said, who was there, and what took place. The dominant impression told throughout the story is that this boy was really saved from his sins when he attended this revival meeting. However, at the end of the story, Hughes explains that this did not truly happen. Hughes attitude towards salvation shifts at the end of his essay. He becomes disappointed in the religious answers provided by his church because he was under the impression that if he attended this revival meeting, then he would automatically be saved by Jesus. Hughes states in the last paragraph that he cried over being dissatisfied about the
My parents are very understanding and open-minded people; if I believe in something that they do not, they will try to empathize with my beliefs and understand my point of view.
Comprehension, Rhetoric, and Writing (pp. 568, 569): Armstrong answers the question with her title “What’s God Got to Do with It?” by describing the how the beliefs of different religions tie into one central idea. Armstrong believes the Golden Rule is applied in many religions, and should be applied in politics across all nations. She also believes that humans need to learn that other places are as important as our own; this lesson can be taught through religion and the Golden Rule. The main religions Armstrong describes in her essay are Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism, monotheism, philosophical rationalism, Judaism, and Christianity. All of these religions differ because they base their beliefs off of different ideas and practices. However, all of these religions are alike because they all believe in a higher being or authority. The Golden Rule and the ethos of the Axial Age unify these