It is typical to think of the seasons as an earthly thing that happens in nature, and space to be a separate category from nature all...

The Edda  was a story created a few centuries after Christianity had become widespread in Norse cultures. The author, Snori Sturluson,...

Phillip II      During the 1550s, Philip II became king in Spain and gained control of some surrounding territories. Philip II was...

The Proslogian was an idea that Saint Anselm wrote in Middle English about the concept of God and the most logical answer for why there...

Martin Luther brought about the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century, but that does not mean he would agree with the modern...

Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German theologian who disagreed with many views of the pope and the Catholic Church. Today we credit...

Beowulf is a classic poem, sometimes categorized as an epic poem. It’s a fiction, although it may have elements of history in its side...

Beowulf , an old English poem set hundreds of years before it was written, during the times the Vikings were beginning the conversion to...

Many have experienced being pestered and pressured by sales people. But you’re trying to build a business, so how in the world do you...

Astronomy, the study of celestial objects, and the physical universe. Science is not everyone’s strong suit, however, astronomy can be...

The Western world has changed a lot over the centuries, and that largely has little to do with technological advancements. (Although...

How you guarantee yourself success and employment in a decade. The economy these days is constantly shapeshifting, and not always ideal,...

The Dream of the Rood  is one of the oldest Old English poems, Rood  being an Anglo-Saxon word for cross. It is a short poem describing...

During the Gothic period (12th - 16th c) cathedrals were becoming popular, and more and more were being built. The invention of the...

Plato’s Apology is a drama based on the trial and execution of Socrates, a philosopher of the time. Although this scenario was likely...

During the Renaissance, humanism was a new philosophy that was heard of by nearly everyone, and practiced throughout culture. One of the...

Plato discusses a lot of his personal views in his work The Republic but the one I find most valuable is his explanation of the...

Joan of Arc is a popular figure in today’s culture. Born as Jean on January 6th, 1412, a farm girl in France during the beginning of the...

During the fourteenth century, plays were revived after the concept was distinguished with the fall of Greece. This came about through...

Thomas Aquinas was an Italian priest, philosopher, and theologian during the early to mid thirteenth century. Aquinas is up there with...