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...

During the early thirteenth century, the Albigensians raised religious questions in the Western world. These questions are still relevant...

The Crusades were created by a need for salvation. When Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos first called to the West for help in AD...

The Tower of Babel is a Bible story, from the Book of Genesis describing a time when everyone spoke the same language, and was one, until...

The story of Job is a fable. Job is a tool to teach people faith is how to go through life as a good Christian, but aren’t you at all...

Throughout history, religion has affected culture, and what all of western civilization has become. This includes the divide between...