The religious demography conveyed by John Steinbeck's literary classic, “East of Eden”, is that of understanding and appreciating concepts regarding human nature and its morality, freedom and timshel – or the ability to choose between right and wrong. Pelagius, Augustine and Luther deal with the theme of man's “endless struggle between good and evil” with their educated opinions, although they are all related in the same essence. Furthermore, the sources provided connect human nature and morality with respect to Christian moral vision and creationist morality in today's society, and show how individual morality is similar and different in terms of nature, purpose and happiness. In reference to “East of Eden,” the concept of timshel manifests itself in the biblical illustration offered by Genesis, “Cain said to his brother Abel, 'Let us go out into the field.' While they were in the fields, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him” (Gen 1:1-10). This particular verse is related to the overall concept regarding timshel in that Cain had the ability, the option, the freedom to kill Abel as well as not kill Abel. Timshel is the specific Jewish-theological understanding that “Thou may [perform such an action],” and the reasoning that supports the acute depiction of timshel in Genesis can be seen conveyed in the definition of timshel itself, “Thou may [kill Abel] … You can [not kill Abel].” In personal and public opinion, Cain had free will to choose between right and wrong, to kill or not to kill. Wasn't his mind flooded with jealousy, anger and perhaps hatred? wouldn't they then serve as a veil of judgment? parallel to creationist morality, the Christian moral vision, and the moral concepts raised both in the passages on Augustine and his view on original sin, and in John Steinbeck's “Eden” My whole life has followed those words of the Baltimore Catechism: “God has us make yourself known, love him and serve him to be happy with him in this life and the next”. My personal concrete opinion on the concept of morality is that we as human beings are fully capable and fully responsible for knowing our faith and the differences between good and evil; how to distinguish between icing and cake. Jewish theology was right from the beginning: timshel – choose right, or choose wrong; choose heaven or hell. It will always be up to you to make the decision, the question is which one will you take?