He was quick to compliment others, gentle and sensitive with women and children, and an effective teacher, telling stories full of familiar agricultural images. ... Yancey has synthesized a personal response to the theological difficulties of the sermon from the Russian novelists Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevski, whose lives and novels represent respectively the struggle for perfection and hope for redemption. Yancey surveys the Gospel accounts of Jesus' miracles and compares his own childhood view of miracles (magical signs proving Jesus' deity, promising personal safety, and calli...

• Word Count: 959
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" ~ Leo Tolstoy When we think of history we don't often think of art. ... The Great Ages began with The Old Stone Age starting at 100,000 BC. ... They overlooked a vast area so as to be seen by the whole of the city to give the people a sense of being with one with the spirits. ... The fall of Rome had little impact on Christianity; churches began popping up, with extravagant gothic architecture. Many churches had high volt ceilings; attached figures that seem almost unattached as if floating alongside the edifice and stained glass windows that were mystically illuminated w...

• Word Count: 1689
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School