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The Five people You Meet in Heaven

luonut Matthew Morales

Religion was vital for Pi to survive

luonut matt Amroz

Old English (450 - 1100 ad)

luonut BETTY ELIZABETH JUI�A QUILACHAMIN

CPT PRESENTSTION

luonut Chua Wei Li

Prospectus

Tolstoy & inspiration

Gandhi established a commune in South Africa b/c of Tolstoy (Tolstoy Farm)

non-violence ideas caught Gandhi's attention

Tolstoy & christianity

took limited steps to increase standard of living of those around him

used intellect and faith to battle the forces of wealth and power

confronted issues of the day & was successful in becoming a model

advocated non-violence and pacifism

mission was to reform the world in the light of Christian love

criticized church for engaging in warfare, class bias in policing citizens, made aristocrats rich at expense of serfs

did not believe church's interpretation of the bible

quest for the "ultimate truth"

king & christianity

inspiration

Howard Thurman: author of the social gospel volume "Jesus and the Disinherited"

inspired by Benjamin Mays: college president of Morehouse at time

belonged to strong baptist family

Subtopic

wanted nothing to do with ministery in his younger years

Baptist heritage

wanted it to be well known that he was a Baptist preacher