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Benny Goodman's Disciplined and Multi-Faceted Musical Style

This term can be applied to two different contexts, being the Bantu tribe which can be found mostly in South Africa but is spread across the entire African continent, and the Bantu language, composed of some 400 various…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) is an American curiosity. Founded in the early nineteenth century by Joseph Smith, Jr., the faith blends traditional Christianity with visionary fervor.

The Bible is probably the most read and most controversial book in the history of humanity. Much of this controversy can be attributed to the first four books of the New Testament, which are referred to as the four…

The Book of Ezekiel is first and foremost a test of exile, written in and about the Israelites in Babylon -- the reasons for their conquest in their homeland and their removal to this foreign land, the prognoses for…

Art is the expression of artistic vision that carries the sign of the period of time when it was created. Baroque was born Italy from where it spread to France, Germany, Netherlands and Spain.

¶ … Egypt/U.S. Relationship in a new Arab World

The Relationship Between Science and Philosophy: Return to Unity is predicated on the concept that the dichotomy between the two disciplines was artificially created in order to achieve various desirable ends, and that…

In the Black tradition, a sermon is not just an address, but an experience felt by the entire congregation. As one looks at the dynamics of a well-thought out and well-delivered sermon, one might approach it from the…

This essay examines Origen's notion of reincarnation within the context of the 4th century Church. Beginning with Origen's condemnation of transmigration, it explicates his complex cosmological theory of reincarnation, before examining the reasons behind Origen's eventual condemnation as a heretic. In the end, Origen was condemned not so much for his beliefs, but rather because he was a useful scapegoat in the political machinations of Justinian I.