Fire in the sky has always exerted a powerful hold on our imagination, even as early scientists...
Year: 2018
Science and religion are diametrically opposed at their deepest philosophical levels. It appears to be a widely...
There were two ancient Near-Eastern customs that contributed to the development of Christian monasticism. One must remember...
During the first half of the sixth century, the Church had to face the difficulty of preserving...
Examining the kingship of Herod the Great in Judea and his enrollment of Greco-Roman architecture and culture...
An overview of Zoroastrianism, a religion that influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A precursor for Christianity? The Zoroastrian faith...
“Anthony: What Is the Point of All This? The Devil: There Is No Point!”, by Odilon Redon...
Tympanum depicting the “Last Judgment” from the Saint-Lazare Cathedral, Autun, France. c. 1120-1130 or c. 1130-1145. Base...
Here are five things to know about this groundbreaking, tragic figure. You probably haven’t heard of Émilie du...
Criticism of the monarchy in the press was suppressed during this period. By Jennifer Hight Introduction The...
The late Qing (Manchu) dynasty to the fall of Imperial China. Mongolian Interlude By the mid-thirteenth century,...
The development of Chinese culture as it is still known today, via the Hundred Schools of Thought,...
Each day at Greyhound stations across the nation, families released from detention and traveling to sponsors’ homes...
When we think of migrants, we think of them crossing the Mediterranean to come to Europe. Yet 200 years ago, many did...
The League aimed to protect trade, which meant that maintaining peace was also a major concern. Introduction...
Here are five kinds of weapons that Russia uses to maintain pressure on eastern Ukraine. By Dr....
A storm shook Moscow on August 25, 1530, and as the thunder rolled, Ivan IV was born....
He came into power at a time when Russian princes were still competing among themselves and struggling...
What is needed is a shift away from an attitude of punishment to an attitude of rehabilitation...
Two powerful and often conflicting legal systems had emerged. Early Development When the Germanic tribes entered the...
Roman mosaic / Photo by Alberto Fernandez Fernandez, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wikimedia Commons Prostitution quickly became a popular...
What are and should be the implications of the publication of the Black Notebooks for the reception of Heidegger...
Hostility against Jews intensified in the course of the crises caused by social and cultural changes. Introduction Beginning...
Widely reported studies this year and last led to headlines globally of an “insect Armageddon.” The real...
Examining how issues of representation and aesthetics impacted the environmental history of early modern Europe. Early modern interaction...
The sheriff of Stirling was ordered by the king to make the perpetrators reconstruct the abbey’s infrastructure within...
From simple, organized Greek farmers to a powerful, flexible army. By Ian Joseph BA Cultural Anthropology, The University...
Athens wanted to put an end to the economic competition of Aegina. Kosmos Society / 11.2018 Aegina...
The expression “secret societies” evokes a Wittgensteinian family resemblance of a great variety of organisations with all...
The order was formed c.1119 CE when seven knights, led by French nobleman Hugh of Payns, swore...