Rite of Spring - Vaslav Nijinsky & Igov Stravinsky In what ways has The Rite of Spring laid the foundations for postmodernism in art, music, and dance? The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky, choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, laid the foundatio Continue Reading...
Emile Durkheim came to prominence at a time when Europe was attempting to redefine itself. It had already experienced a significant and major break with the past (its customs and traditions) during the Protestant Reformation in the 15th and 16th cent Continue Reading...
History Through Religion How can we, as Christians who believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, interact with historians who believe in the theory of evolution? How can Christian teachers, teaching in secular public schools, present the truth without Continue Reading...
Labor in Europe in the 19th Century: Exploitation and the Rise of Labor Unions As Carolyn Tuttle of Lake Forest College points out, the first textile mills in England were bad enough to elicit the opprobrious condemnation of none other than Charles Continue Reading...
Worth Remembering The past is not something that stays in the past. It reaches out and extends forward into the present; it shapes and instructs us, warns and interests us. Sometimes we return to it in order to judge it anew or attempt to reconstru Continue Reading...
epic narratives like Star Wars, Game of Thrones, and Lord of the Rings contain some of the same elements and archetypes as those found in the Biblical narratives. Sacrifice, bondage, exodus, and survival in the wilderness are themes in each of these Continue Reading...
Madonna and Child by the Master of St. Cecilia Madonna and Child (1290-1295) by the Master of St. Cecilia is a tempera and gold leaf on panel depiction of the Mother of God and the Christ Child. Its iconic imagery perfectly represents and reflects t Continue Reading...
Authors From the Frankfurt and Birmingham Schools The Frankfurt School and the Birmingham School are similar in that both partake in a critique of popular culture. Both have roots in Marxism, as well, though the latter rejected the fundamentals of Continue Reading...
Political Legitimacy and the Nature of Authority Throughout History From the origins of civilization to the middle of the seventeenth century, the nature of authority does change -- but it typically changes according to the demands of the individual Continue Reading...
Platos views on education are seldom accepted today, while Dewys are the philosophical foundation for much of what goes on in schools. Explain why this is the case. Dewey's approach towards education is based on the scientific method that grew out o Continue Reading...
Gulliver's Travels has seen its fair share of political examination, as well as attempted to locate consistent political characterization, including a foolproof political allegory. Why have people vested such interest in analyzing what many consider Continue Reading...
Students will be able to analyze and critique Baroque style painting by looking at five Baroque style masters. They will learn the different methods of Baroque style painting -- the use of impasto (thick paint), sprezzato (rapid strokes), chiaroscur Continue Reading...
Theology: Revelation and John Revelation and John: Theology A lot of debate and controversy surrounds the proper interpretation of the Book of Revelation. There are four main interpretations of the apocalyptic work, with the four differing on the q Continue Reading...
Printing on Human Individuals and Human Society The nature of writing and printing has been continuously evolving, mainly because of the expansion of new technologies over the last 800 years. The computer, the pen, the printing press, and the mobil Continue Reading...
Angels Fear: A Historical Mystery What were the clothes like in 1811? Sebastian has a curricle. What were modes of transportation like in London in 1811? What was law enforcement like at this time? How did the different religious personages inte Continue Reading...
Blind" Justice In The Modern Era There are three different types of justice that can be understood within the frame of the readings: revenge, eye for an eye, and advantageous justice (the outcome is beneficial for society). While justice is an abst Continue Reading...
Peter the Great and the Petrine Reforms The reforms of Peter the Great, or the Petrine Reforms, changed the character of Russia to a much more administrative and secular one from the religious character that it had assumed hithertofore. Anisimov not Continue Reading...
Education in the East and West The difference between education in the East and the West is primarily a difference in culture. Today, cultural differences are less pronounced than they were a century ago. Globalized society has seen cultures meld a Continue Reading...
Architecture Leon Battista Alberti and Claude Perrault viewed the beauty and order of architectural in different terms. Alberti's perspective represented the High Renaissance's love of classicism and mathematical precision. Thus, Alberti viewed arc Continue Reading...
Art The Baroque period of art that flourished in the seventeenth century. Although the focal point of Baroque art was Italy and France, its influence was felt throughout Europe. In Italy and other heavily Catholic countries, Baroque art is character Continue Reading...
Martin Luther was offended by the widespread corruptions of the papacy; specifically the proclivity of Popes to engage in governmental matter. He also took instances with widespread practices of simony, the selling of indulgences, and issuing churc Continue Reading...
Rauchenberg and Shochat Shochat and Rauschenberg: Challenging Taboos Rauschenberg's "Odalisk" (1955-58) and Shochat's "Johanan and the Rooster, 2010" are separated by half a century and yet both works reflect one another artistically, in terms of s Continue Reading...
Marriage and the Bible: Understanding the Concept In ancient Israel, marriage was largely a social construct arranged between parents for their children -- divorce was possible but largely for the very rich, and even the Old Testament presumption wa Continue Reading...
videos presented week. Identify a piece art, music, architecture, philosophy, The work of literature from the high and late Middle Ages that was analyzed in this week's readings and videos and which resonated the most was Geoffrey Chaucer's The Can Continue Reading...
Orthodoxy and the Canon In order to most effectively examine the pivotal events and movements that took place which influenced the foundation of orthodox Christianity and the formation of its canon, one must first understand the zeitgeist that was Continue Reading...
church fathers bring order to the early church? The early Church fathers were able to bring a greater amount of order to the early church by the fact that they had such a command of the written word and such educated backgrounds that they were able Continue Reading...
Miracles: When Faith Contradicts Reason Theologians, and philosophers alike, have traditionally sought to bring out the relationship between reason and faith. This they have done in an attempt to clarify the link between the two terms or points-of-v Continue Reading...
Saint Teresa of Avila - Eros, Agape en her poetry The subject of love continues to raise heated debates when in discussion. Scholars and theologians differ on the process of expressing love. There are different forms of love as most writers and spea Continue Reading...
Therefore, policy initiatives and public resources are primarily confined to basic religious beliefs and practices. This has lead to a serious imbalance in social, political, and religious developments. Asia has already realized the rapid expansion Continue Reading...
America took the notion of liberty and placed it in an economical framework, composed by Adam Smith in Wealth of Nations. Smith anticipated Marx by nearly a century when he focused on the nature of man and society in what amounted to a purely econo Continue Reading...
Praise of Folly Desiderius Erasmus' story "The Praise of Folly" is a pointed satirical work that serves many purposes that the art of literature uniquely presents. The purpose of this essay is to examine the written work to explore several themes. T Continue Reading...
Christian Worship The History and Development of Contemporary Worship Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship The New Testament is, in many ways, the ultimate expression of Christian worship because the Gospels detail the life and teachings of J Continue Reading...
Modernism in art triumphed from the 19th century onward and in the early 20th century virtually changed the way art came to be perceived. From the Abstractionists to the Cubists to the Surrealists to the followers of Dada, the modernists continually Continue Reading...
God Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud's seminal student, wrote that "Bidden or unbidden God is present." This motto of his might well stand in for the ways in which Freud, St. Augustine, and Sallie McFague write abo Continue Reading...
(Casanova, n.d., pp. 10 -- 26) The Secularization by Rodney Stark In the article titled Secularization, Stark (1999) is discussing how secularization is having a dramatic impact upon the society. This is because organized religion has not offered Continue Reading...
Weatherford Indian Givers Brief summary of the book: What date was it published? What is the main subject? What time frame does the book cover? Jack Weatherford's 1988 book Indian Givers: How Native Americans Transformed the World, described the ma Continue Reading...
Theology Blog 1: Who needs theology; an invitation to study God The book - Who needs Theology? An Invitation to Study God -- is an important undertaking by Roger Olson and Stanley Grenz, the former a career academic and the latter a member of the Continue Reading...
Dickens took a dim view of London's preoccupation with materialism and commercialism -- even though he greatly empathized with the constraints that Londoners of the lower-classes felt. Bob Cratchit, the poor but humble clerk in the office of Scroog Continue Reading...
