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…of an old civilization and separated it from the appearance of a new one. The Crusades were Christian military expeditions undertaken between the 11th and the 14th century to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. Crusaders wore a red cloth cross-sewn…

…such as religion. Both these civilization believed in Christianity, even though they did things differently such as the priests of the Byzantine faith may marry or get a divorce depending on the situation. Another similarity between the two is in the economy. Both…

…of impact it would have on the religious society. But did he know that it would be in the back of nearly ever religious person's mind today? Students a Wheaton College are amongst the largest religious group in the world known as Conservative Christians…

…at irregular intervals. The basic message that Muhammad got was that all Arabs should surrender there will to God's will. From there on Islam was appealing to new converts. In those days the Christian society was badly divided and young people were looking to put…

…The Murder trial of Michael Griffin, the admitted shooter of an abortionist in Florida, is beginning; a media circus is sure to follow. Amid the usual pejoratives, i.e., "Christian Fundamentalist," we will be told that Griffin was delusional, due…

…Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian, Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint…

…much more dangerous to the liberty of the soul. Lewis uses the devil himself to capitalize on these flaws and remind society the real reason they believe in a religion. The patient is never named, allowing him to be anyone of the Christian faith. Although…

…in the central preaching to those with various afflictions. This image is about Christian humility, mercy, and compassion. With etching, he demonstrates his great use of light and shadow, which is typical of Baroque art. This print also demonstrates…

…architecture as inspiration. This is demonstrated in the barrel vaults (Trome l'oeil). Also like many other artists of the Italian Renaissance Massacio did not want to do something out of the ordinary so he depicted Christian scenes. Campin also depicted Christian…

…, I will start by defining the term "paganism". The term "Pagan" comes from a Latin word for "country dweller", and was first used in early Christian times to refer to those not yet converted to Christianity. "Pagan" was a name give to those who were…