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Home: Core Subjects: History: World: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: History: World: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Road to Modernity - JAMES HITCHCOCKWestern Civilization is chiefly the product of a dynamic mixture of two elements—the Judaeo-Christian religious tradition and the tradition of rational investigation and artistic creativity coming down from the Greeks. Read more... The Roots of Muslim Rage - Bernard LewisWhy do so many Muslims deeply resent the West, and why their bitterness will not easily be mollified. Read more... The Secularization of the West - James HitchcockThe great religious upheaval of the sixteenth century contributed to the long-term decline of religion and the rise of secularism in the West, although few of the participants could have foreseen this at the time. Read more... The Spanish Inquisition: Fact Versus Fiction - FR. MARVIN R. O'CONNELLFr. Marvin R. O'Connell convincingly undoes the Black Legend and reveals the historical reality of the Spanish Inquisition. Read more... The Stages of World Religion - part 1 - Christopher DawsonChristopher Dawson outlines the first three of seven stages in the development of religion: the Primitive, the Neolithic, and Archaic Culture Religion. Read more... The Stages of World Religion - part 2 - Christopher DawsonChristopher Dawson outlines stage 4, "The Development of the Higher Religions" and the first part of stage 5, "Divided Course of Development in East and West" in his seven part system explaining the development of religion. Read more... The Stages of World Religion — part 3 - Christopher DawsonIn this continuation of selections from Christopher Dawson illustrating The Stages of World Religion, we present the second part of Stage V. This deals with the way in which the Hebraic monotheism of the Old Testament found its fulfillment in Christianity — and how it also was a factor in the rise of Islam. Read more... The Stages of World Religion — part 4 - Christopher DawsonThis concluding section of The Stages of World Religion, as shown in the different books of Christopher Dawson, deals with Stages VI and VII, the period from the Renaissance and the Reformation down to the 20th century. Because of the breakup of the Catholic synthesis which had brought the Hellenic and Hebraic traditions together in a common unity, the culture of the West is now vulnerable to the invasion of alternative syntheses of thought and culture. Read more... The Suffering Pope Succeeded by "Star Out of Poland" - Rev. Robert J. FoxThe passing of Pope Paul VI, who was rapidly succeeded by two popes within two months, not only focused the attention of the world on the importance of the papacy but indicated that the "style" of the papacy was changing. Read more... The Taliban: A brief story - Clifford D. MayFor eight years, NATO forces and their local allies have been battling Taliban militia and terrorists. But who are the Taliban, exactly? Read more... Pages: [<<] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 [>>] Pages Updated On: 18-Nov-2009 - 14:43:13
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