Christian Era Essays

  • Transition from the Classical to the Christian Era

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    Transition from the Classical to the Christian Era Zoë Woodworth Pre-Industrial Visual Cultures Final Paper The rise of rational doubt among ancient Greek philosophers lay the groundwork for a dramatic reconceptualization of time and space in the Classical Era. In this paper, I will expose some basic characteristics of the artwork which came out of this era. I will then examine the subsequent rise of Christianity, and how this radical change in the belief system affected the artwork which

  • The Christian Reformation Era

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    In the Christian Reformation Era several theological debates arise, ranging from sacramental theology and justification to ecclesiology and biblical authority. One prominent proponent of these debates that comes to the forefront is the extensive debate of authority, most specifically the spiritual authority as compared to the secular sanction. Though this debate is influential during the Reformation Era, it is still prevalent in our society today, with the increased emphasis placed on the separation

  • Judaism: The Christian Era

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    The Christian Era Then came the Christian Dispensation. Still most of the Jews had been holding on to Judaism without really seeing that Christianity was the continuation of Judaism. But as far as God was concerned, Judaism was over. The Christian Dispensation too started with 12 Apostles of Jesus Christ and just as the Israelites multiplied in the Jewish Age, the Christians too were multiplying in number in spite of great persecution. They were given promises of the Coming of Christ. A

  • The Christian Era in Japan

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    The Christian Era in Japan In April, 1549, Xavier, Saint Francis left the Indo-Portuguese capital of Malacca on his first voyage to Japan. The Voyage went relatively fast and he arrived at the Kagoshima harbor, on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Assumption. Xavier stepped off unto the shores of what he thought to be the Promised Land. Xavier landed with high hopes, nor were his expectations disappointed. Xavier, describe the people of Japan has having good manners, not malicious and men of honor

  • Ballroom Dancing

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    church festival days in Italy, France and England. Showing as long as people exist, the desire to move will survive. This instinct for movement enabled crude folk dance to survive the dull dark ages. Dances from this period were drawn from the Christian Era and by the 15th century dance records became popular, documenting the actual dances then in “vogue”. This is when the earliest ballroom dances were documented. One documenter, Thoimot Arbeau published ‘Orchesographie’ in 1588. Arbeau lived in a

  • The History of Advertising

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    The History of Advertising Advertising is dated back to the Christian Era. One of the first known methods of advertising was outdoor signs, they would be painted on the wall of a building and were usually very eye catching. Archaeologists have found signs in the ruins of ancient Rome and Pompeii which advertised travelers to go to a tavern situated in another town. In about the 1440's there was an invention of a movable-type of advertising which was a printing press. In the 16th century some

  • Renewal in Yeats' Second Coming and Eliot's Journey of the Magi

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    tone created by his futility on the bleak situation toward which the world proceeds. As opposed to projecting an inevitable and pessimistic demise of the Christian era and a renewal of the world as Yeats does in his poem, "Second Coming," Eliot presents the renewal of a Magus, his way of life and beliefs as a result of the birth of the Christian era. Yeats views the world and civilization as a cycle: the world revolves on a two thousand year period, and restarts every two thousand years ("Twenty

  • Christian Art In The Renaissance Era

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    The Renaissance Era was the most important time for Christian Artwork as it brought about new innovations in art and helped raise the spirits of those that felt let down by the Catholic Church. It began in Italy, but would later spread out to the rest of Europe as the world enriched itself and made way from medieval to modern times. During this time, more known Christian Art was being produced and new innovations in art were being created. No other time in history has matched it as it is a truly

  • The Origin of Life

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    and long process (many scientists do not share this belief though), probably too short and too long for the time life had on our planet. Life must have been formed within a period of approximately 200 million years. "If we represent the whole Christian era - two thousand years - by one inch, the time available for the emergence of life could measure as much as 1.5 miles." Another theory called "panspermia" claims that life was created somewhere else, not on earth, and traveled to our planet via

  • Buddhism in Vietnam

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    Buddhism in Vietnam The Vietnamese people have said to have first appeared in the Christian era, because the religion that was first adapted was Christianity. This would explain why the Vietnamese people are such religious people. But it does not really explain there major religion change to Buddhism, because Buddhism is really not a religion that is native to Vietnam. Buddhism my be one of the most known religions in the world by name, but not by what is actually involved in it. Christine

  • Landfills

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    It has long been believed that the largest entity brought upon the Earth by humankind is the Pyramid of the Sun, constructed in Mexico around the start of the Christian era. The mammoth structure commands nearly thirty million cubic feet of space. In contrast, however, is the Durham Road Landfill, outside San Francisco, which occupies over seventy million cubic feet of the biosphere. It is a sad monument, indeed, to the excesses of modern society [Gore 151]. One might assume such a monstrous mound

  • An Analysis of Yeats' The Second Coming

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    new world order. The gyre is one of Yeats' favorite motifs, the idea that history occurs in cycles, specifically cycles "twenty centuries" in length (Yeats, "The Second Coming" ln. 19). In this poem, Yeats predicts that the Christian era will soon give way apocalyptically to an era ruled by a godlike desert beast with the body of a lion and the head of a man (ln. 14). Critics have argued about the exact meaning of this image, but a close reading of the poem, combined with some simple genetic work, shows

  • Greek Literature

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    throughout the Greek world. CLASSICAL PERIOD There are four major periods of Greek literature: preclassical, classical, Hellenistic-Roman, and Byzantine. Of these the most significant works were produced during the preclassical and classical eras. Epic Tradition At the beginning of Greek literature stand the two monumental works of Homer, the 'Iliad' and the 'Odyssey'. The figure of Homer is shrouded in mystery. Although the works as they now stand are credited to him, it is certain

  • Science and Religion: A Christian's Response to Biology

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    to their faith and science, Christian biologists have an obligation to reflect their Christianity in the realm of biology as well as their biological intellect in the realm of Christianity. History of Science and Religion The history of opposition between science and religion has been steady for about half of a century. As early as the 1500's, science and religion have been antagonistic forces working against each other. Science was originally founded by Christians to prove that humans lived

  • Surrendering Freedom for Peace of Mind

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    Surrendering Freedom for Peace of Mind A glance back into history illustrates many eras that have come and gone which have left their mark on the world and its people. The industrial revolution changed the face of modern society and yet there is no comparison between its effect and that of the computer. Today, it is difficult to find an area of our lives that computer technology has not touched. The recent attempt by the longshoremen in California to strike was a prime example of the fear

  • Early Christian and Byzantine Art

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    Early Christian and Byzantine Art Early Christian and Byzantine art started after Jesusí death in the first century ranging and ending to the fourth century AD. The art produced during this period was secretive because Christianity was not a formal religion but as a cult; the Romans and rest of Europe persecuted Christians so the artist disguised their work with symbols and hints of Christian aspects. Christianity was the first cult to not involve rituals of sacrifice of animals and refused

  • How Has Christianity Impacted Society Essay

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    which are derived from, and grounded in, scripture. Also, fifty out of the fifty five signers of the constitution were orthodox Christians. The second point is Christianity affects slavery, for Christians were the first in history to oppose of slavery systematically. Slavery was abolished in America partly from many Christian activists. And before that era, some early Christians would even purchase slaves from the market just to simply set them free after they were

  • Ezra Pound's In a Station of the Metro

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    presentation." I think this rule helps explain why some of Pound's poems are so short. Obeying the second rule of imagistes will be harder the longer the poem is. This rule, however, does not seem to me a rule of imagistes alone, but of most poets from all eras. I don't think many poets could be found who would say that they try to use superfluous words. Just because a poem is longer than a few lines doesn't mean the poet is being long-winded. I think the vast majority of poets would say that they only use

  • The Cultural Significance of The Tale of Genji

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    written during the Heian Era which is written in as precise language as The Tale of Genji. The author, Murasaki Shikibu, is a woman. In this tale, we can see the concept towards marriage of women during her period. During the Nara Era, and some time before, the concept of marriage was totally different from the concept we know today. It is called "Tsuma Toi Kon." "Tsuma" means wife; "Toi" means to visit; "Kon" means marriage. In order to explain the marriage during this era, I will present an example

  • Greek and Japanese Architecture

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    point for different artisticeras in history. Some of the most famous “works of art” have been chapels, temples, and tombs. Among the most dominant and influential eras of great architecture are the sophisticated, stoic Greeco-Roman periods and the more mystical, elemental Japanese eras. These two very distinct and very different eras have more in common than you may realize. When work began on the Parthenon in 447 BC, the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. Work on the temple continued