They say the light is more powerful when it emerges from the darkness. So, I guess I will show you the darkest of my thoughts first and in the future I will show you my light. My life has not been easy, at 8 years old my life changed and the world has been pitch black ever since. This book of poems reflects what I truly want to say when someone asks me "how are you"? It reflects how I see the world and touches on things that I wish I could change. Inside my mind is an intense place to be i...

Adam and Eve in Scripture, Theology, and Literature: Sin, Compassion, and Forgiveness is an extended consideration of the narrative of Adam and Eve, first seen in the Hebrew Bible but given new life by St. Paul in the New Testament. Paul’s treatment of Adam and Eve, especially his designation of Christ as a second Adam, has had an enormous influence in Christianity. Peter Ely follows this rich narrative as it develops in history, providing the basis of the doctrine of original sin in Chris...