The book has a wide-ranging scope; psychology, political thought, Christian-apologetic theory of history, biblical interpretation, and apocalyptic themes. ... Christians, although innocent, were blindly accused of bringing any unfavorable fortune to Rome. Even emperors pointed their fingers at Christians who treated them equal to criminals and bandits. ... First, the difference of beliefs and tenets may have caused a rift among the populace, creating a much divided people; Jews, pagans and Christians. ... Now we ask the question, "Does the doctrine of the two cities, City of God and...

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• Grade Level: High School

A decade later, an opposition developed referring to itself as confessionals, a well-developed religious movement of orthodox Christians. Three specific groups made up the progressive liberals and orthodox Christians in their relationship to Darwin's evolutionary theory. ... Finally, the third group, orthodox Christians, whose members were unacquainted with Darwin's theory, mainly Catholics, because of their uneducated scientific thought. 6 The first groups to view Darwin's theory in the Netherlands were the Modern Theologians. The group of Christian's goal was to incorpo...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

One of Pope Alexander VI's most famous uses of Nepotism was when he made his son, Cesare Borgia, Arch-Bishop of Valencia even though his son was only seventeen years old, whom was still in school, and was clearly also not the most qualified individual for the position of Archbishop. ...

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"It is fair to regard the Reformation as revolutionary, for it shattered the unity of the Christian church, which had for the previous one thousand years provided the cultural and organizational foundation of the Western Civilization" (Strayer 1995: 35). ... The oldest of the Christian churches, the Roman Catholic Church has a very long history in Germany and remains one of the largest religions in the German speaking world. ... "...the five Vicars of Christ who ruled the Holy See during Magellan's lifetime [1480-1521] were the least Christian of men; the least devout, least scrupulou...

• Word Count: 2755
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate