An Analysis Of Reasonable Doubt By Alice Camille

“Reasonable Doubt” The article Reasonable Doubt by Alice Camille presents reasons for defending the actions of Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ, and relates the factors that not only made Thomas doubt his faith, but the testimonies of the resurrection witnessed by Thomas himself. The article also discusses evidence demanded by Thomas to prove that Jesus had risen from the dead. The article begins with a simple question: “IF SOMEONE TOLD YOU TODAY that she had seen Jesus with her own eyes, would you believe it” (Camille 45)? Camille goes on to list a number of people from which this testimony could have come from. With that being said, she comes to her first point by saying that she is impressed by people’s strong faith and sorry for their vulnerability for she is afraid for them. The author states

“Christianity Isn’t Spiritual” The article Christianity Isn’t Spiritual by John Garvey focuses on the distance between Christian’s belief in the resurrection of the dead and how they conduct their lives. He also discusses the Nicene Creed and touches on the idea of hypocrisy. The article begins with the statement “There is a distance between what people think they believe, and what they actually believe” (Garvey 8). Garvey assures that the entire article is not about hypocrisy, which is an easy concept to understand, but rather how people believe the things they do and still live badly. However, living up to every word of the Creed would be a great struggle and that is not an easy concept to grasp. Garvey goes on to say how the way most Christians describe life after death does not resemble what is said in the Creed and it seems to have no biblical basis either. The soul leaves when the body dies. Pagan beliefs state that the soul becomes a lesser version after death, while Neoplatonism beliefs conclude that the soul transitions to a superior