The possible futures predicted by fortune-telling happen just often enough to tantalize, preying on our deepest aspirations...
Meister Eckhart was a 14th-century Dominican friar, who gave sermons on the direct experience of God. His words are finding...
Recovering a more capacious social topology from the Thomist theology that modern Western philosophy supplanted. Titled Declarations of Dependence:...
By Dr. Sabeen AhmedPhD Candidate, Department of PhilosophyVanderbilt University Poi ch’innalzai un poco piu’le ciglia,vidi ‘l maestro...
The Domus Aurea (Golden House), located between the Esquiline and Palatine Hills, was one of Nero’s most...
The grandeur that early European explorers had come to expect in royal building programs seems to have been...
Whether drawing for official purposes or for pleasure, soldier-artists contributed a rich source to the visual imagery...
Some exciting recipes from the first cookbooks printed in Indian languages. The cuisines detailed within these books...
Examining scale of emigration, the reasons behind emigrants’ departure, the various origins and destinations, and the attitudes in...
Examining the inter-relationship of religion and culture in the time period of medieval Spain known as the...
Because of its geography, Russia is a relatively easy country to invade from both east and west....
Russia spans not only two continents, butalso eleven time zones. Introduction Meet the Giant Imagine a giant...
The Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Thomas Jefferson was not...
For well over two hundred years, Thomas Jefferson and his admirers have had to choose between two...
In the last years of his life, Dante Alighieri was an unsuspecting witness to a rapid shift...
At first glance, a category like ancient science fiction might seem paradoxical. By Mike Bezemek / 08.30.2017 At first...
There is evidence that he was an actual historical king who ruled from the city of Sardis, though...
There were distinct differences between city and village (country) life, each with its own unique advantages and...
Feudal elements tend to emerge when the state is unable or unwilling to maintain order in society....
Introduction Art, literature, and architecture are forms of expression. These forms of expression often communicate what is...
Lecture by Dr. Peter BurkeEmeritus Professor of Cultural HistoryEmmanuel CollegeUniversity of Cambridge I It is a pleasure...
These cases—the decision of a major company to respect international law and a mainstream commentator speaking out for...
Periodic outbursts of hostility incited numerous massacres of the Jews in the Middle Ages. Setting the Scene...
The Ashkenazi Jews developed a distinct liturgy and culture. Introduction Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim, are...
One of the Roman Empire’s most important keys to its durability was its inclusiveness. As a Roman...
The Lion Temple Walls do seem to be a defining feature of many Egyptian settlements throughout the...
It planted the seeds of the tea party and the Trump administration when it was founded 60 years ago. By Dr. Christopher Towler...
The Constitution did not give the President power to issue a proclamation or legislate, but Washington set...
The citizen soldiers may have started the Revolution, but it was the French that finished it—something that...
Moctezuma I expanded the Aztec Empire beyond the Valley of Mexico by constantly waging war. Introduction As...