Understanding Christianity’s Trajectory
By: Alton C. Thompson It is sometimes said that the religion of Jesus became, with Christianity, (merely) a religion about Jesus—so that Christianity utterly distorts the “ministry” of Jesus. In [...]
Category Archives: History
Historical Viewpoints
Big History, Big Mistake
In my recent “Lovelock’s Limitations” I criticized British scientist James Lovelock for predicting that global warming would result in a severe culling of the world’s population, but failing to provide a scenario that would identify the changes likely to occur between now and, e.g., 2100 CE. But Lovelock is not the only scholar interested in global warming whose thinking is flawed. Among those in this category is David Christian.
China: Rise, Fall & Re-Emergence as a Global Power — Some Lessons from the Past
Introduction: The study of world power has been blighted by Eurocentric historians who have distorted and ignored the dominant role China played in the world economy between 1100 and 1800. [...]
The Reflective Mind
‘Some kind of philosophy is a necessity to all but the more thoughtless,’ said Bertrand Russell, a renowned philosopher and peace activist. He meant that ever since we were children, [...]
The Irony of World History
The following brief history of humankind notes that environmental change enabled the emergence of humans (see Steven M. Stanley’s Children of the Ice Age, 1996), and environmental change resulting from [...]
July 26 — Cuba’s Revolution, Morality & Solidarity
Fifty-eight years ago, on July 26, 1953, 160 Cuban rebels attacked Moncada Barracks near Santiago de Cuba. Had the rebels been able to take the fort with 1,000 troops—a good [...]
Happy Bastille Day!
By: Dave Fryett Some 200 years ago, the French king, having bankrupted his country with expensive colonial intrigues and lavish personal spending, convoked the Estates General. He wanted to raise more money [...]
Revisiting The Horror of Nanking
By: Richard Schickel In December 1937, Japanese troops entered the Chinese capital, Nanking (or, as it is now known, Nanjing). They were told that they could work their will on [...]
The New Sicarii
By: Dan Lieberman Since the Sicarii now have the occupation forces on their side, it becomes obvious they will be more threatening. In ancient times, their efforts contributed to the [...]
A Grave in Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
By: Karthick RM It’s a place where famous personalities are buried. A renowned writer and his, if I may take the liberty of using the term, ‘soul mate’ were also [...]
