Religion In The Earth Seed By Lauren Larkin's Earthseed

Among modern social issues, religion is one of the most prevalent. The mixture of religions in America is innumerable, with multiple religions present such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, etc. Currently, Christianity is the most popular, holy figures such as the saints, Jesus Christ, and their God. This religion was one of the traditional American religions and in the modern day have over one billion supporters, a significant portion coming from America. However, while Christianity may be the dominant religion there are still many other religions in modern day society. With the recent tragedy in Paris almost twenty U.S states have joined together to bar future Syrian refugees from entering this country. These governors represent

There is a God, however, God is not necessarily a being but rather just there embodying change more times than not. It is almost misleading to consider Earthseed as a religion because if any other word was used besides God, It would almost certainly not be religious. The scientific elements of Earthseed however, much outweigh those of religious symbols. Larkin displays these symbols with talking about how “God is change” which is a recurring phrase in the novel. The God of Earthseed is meant as a mere representation of the fact that everything will change and the only thing anything can count on is change. Throughout the novel, Lauren references this when she talks about how change is the most powerful thing there is, which is why they decided to make a God from it. The other scientific principles are also important of Earthseed: Theories such as the chaos theory, evolution theory, and others play into the values of Earthseed and the people that shape them. Christian American, however, is much less based upon

This book is equivalent to the bible for Christianity or the Qur’an for Islam. It represents the founding principles of Earthseed and lays out the practices for people like Larkin and the other followers. When Olamina wrote this book she meant for it to be interpreted for future generations, and to exemplify the basis of Earthseed. Religion is meant to educate and this is what Olamina defines it is. Larkin takes a similar route with saying, “God is change”. This trope is common throughout the story and shows how Earthseed is only partly a religion, the other section referring to science and the future, not about God and religious teachings. However, Earthseed is setup more on the basis of fact than fiction like religion is, whereas Christian America is very similar to Christianity in a strictly religious beliefs