What does it mean to have a "world view?" How does "thinking about the meaning of life" translate into "living life?" Who are the world's great thinkers? Is Aristotle still relevant? This Collection features philosophy-related stories.
Learn how the Hawaiians honored the gods!
What is an "indulgence," that slip of paper which played a role in the Reformation started by Martin Luther? Have a look and learn some background.
On the 7th of July, 1793, Thomas Jefferson wrote a letter to his friend, James Madison. In it he warned against giving a central (federal) government ...
Johann Tetzel was a German Dominican friar who told people that if they bought indulgences, their sins would be forgiven.
Refusing to recant his beliefs, which were contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church, Jan Hus (John Huss) was burned at the stake outside the c...
Who was John Locke, the British philosopher who was so influential on America’s “Founding Fathers?” Meet Locke and read some of his most-famous...
John Robinson was the much-loved pastor of the Pilgrims while they were living in Leiden, The Netherlands. He suggested that they go to America to liv...
A miniaturist, working around 1200 in the southern part of England, illuminated a commentary of the Psalms of David. This image depicts a page f...
Beyond the beauty of the death mask of King Tut, what does it mean? How was it worn?
Krishna reveals his Universal Form to Arjuna, as related in chapter 11 of the Bhagavad-Gita.
The Easter Story has been depicted by artists for centuries, especially during Medieval and Renaissance times. Da Vinci's "Last Supper," a fresco in a...
The charismatic Bolshevik leader, born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, helped to overthrow four hundred years of tsarist rule in Russia.
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