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Catholic Answers: Confirmation
Find a list of quotations about the sacrament of confirmation compiled from the work of Church Fathers and early Christian writers.
Smart History
Smarthistory: Standard Scenes From the Life of Christ in Art
Features artistic images with descriptions of the life of Christ.
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Overview of History, Culture, and Science: Croatian Art
An extensive overview of the art and architecture of Croatia. Includes biographical sketches of the artists as well as links to more information.
Stanford University
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Nietzsche
An excellent and extensive biography. Covers main ideas, as well as career accomplishments and publications. Proceeds work by work, dividing Nietzsche's works into Early, Middle, Late, and Final. Contains bibliography, biography, and...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Real Virtual: Representing Architectural Time and Space
An extensive collection of resources designed to aid the teaching of architectural history. An introduction to the period of architecture accompanies images. Viewers can manipulate the images to achieve a panoramic view or close-up of...
PBS
Pbs News Hour: Discovery of the Gospel of Judas
Transcript and streaming video of a "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" segment about the newly authenticated gospel of Judas. Aired on April 7, 2006, the day on which the gospel was made public, the program captures the perspectives of four...
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Ambrose of Milan: Bishop and Doctor
A description of St. Ambrose of Milan. It includes a biography, theology, and its significance for the early Christian Church.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Arts and Humanities: Art History: Medieval Europe + Byzantine
A course on art history of medieval Europe, early Christian art, Byzantine art, Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque, and Gothic. Should be cross-checked against videos and smarthistory.org.
PBS
Pbs: The Roman Empire of the 1st Century: Religion and Politics in Daily Life
In this activity, learners will examine various aspects of religion in ancient Rome including the role of mythology, polytheism versus. monotheism, the treatment of Jews and Christians, and the spread of Christianity. To guide their...
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Holy Cross University: Book of Margery Kempe
A complete summary of medieval Englishwomen Margery Kempe's spiritual journey and an account of how her story came to be written, since she, herself, was illiterate. Site provides an interesting perspective on the Church in England and...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: American and Puritan Literature: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is a sermon written by British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards, preached to his own congregation in Northampton, Massachusetts to an unknown effect, and again on July 8, 1741, in...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tswana
Batswana are divided into a number of subgroups or "tribes", There are approximately twenty-five totems, which crosscut "tribal" boundaries. Although Batswana received Christian missionaries in the early nineteenth century and most...
Digital History
Digital History: Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism
The late 19th century was a time of scientific theory, inquiry, and teaching. Read about the backlash to such modernism in the early 20th century with the ideas from Christian Fundamentalism and Pentecostalism. Find the five fundamentals...
United Nations
Unesco: Longobards in Italy: Places of Power (568 774 Ad)
The Longoboards buildings reflect the accomplishments of the Lombards, a Germanic culture originally from northern Europe. These early medieval buildings are located across the Italian Peninsula and date from the 6th to 8th centuries....
McGill University
Mc Gill Library: The Western Encounter With China, 1600 1900
An fascinating online exhibit that discusses a series of topics related to how the Europeans interacted with the Chinese. Click on the graphic to start the program. Topics include "Early Accounts" "Trade and Gunboat Diplomacy," and more.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: De Tocqueville, Triumph of Nationalism: America, 1815 1850
Three essays from the famous French visitor to America, Alexis de Tocqueville, in which he examines how religion in early nineteenth century America supported democratic tendencies.
History Link
Bertha Pitts Campbell: An Oral History
From the Washington State Oral History Project comes this captivating interview with Bertha Pitts Campbell, an African American woman and early Seattle civil rights worker. Campbell talks about the discrimination and segregation she...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Distorting Madonna in Medieval Art
After Rome was destroyed, people were wary of attachment to physical beauty. As Christianity gained traction, Romans instead began to focus on the metaphysical beauty of virtue, and art began to follow suit. James Earle discusses how...
PBS
Pbs: An American Born Religion
A series of short descriptions of the early Mormon church and the role of Joseph Smith by well-known historians and scholars.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Movement Comes of Age: Erminia Thompson Folsom to Annette Finnigan 1912
What was going on in Texas during the women's suffrage movement of the early 20th century? Read the letter at this site to read about the efforts of Texan suffragists. Also, learn about the various organizations such as the Texas Equal...
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Prayerbook: Acts of the Apostles
An overview of the highlights in the Acts of the Apostles, which tells of the missionary work of Peter and Paul in spreading the Christian faith.
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Prayerbook: The Letter of Paul to the Galatians
Commentary on Paul's letter to the Galatians, an important document that characterizes Christianity as a break from Mosaic law. Includes information about the Galatian people and many references to corroborating evidence from the Acts of...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Martin Luther King, Jr.
A brief biography of civil rights hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. This article touches on his early life, but focuses on his actions as a leader of nonviolent change to bring equality to African Americans. Find a speech given by Robert...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: The Suffrage Movement
This resource provides information on major contributors to suffrage, links to prohibition, and names of early organizations to back the movement. It contains links to related websites, as well as some excellent videos.
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