See the tension between Victorian morality and new ideas as America became urbanized. Read about the Comstock Law, and find out about the first woman to run for president,

An image of "Christ Carrying the Cross", created by Luis De Morales in 1566 (Oil on wood).

An image of "Pieta", created by Luis De Morales during the 1560's (Oil on panel, 126 x 98 cm).

An image of "Virgin and Child with a Spindle", created by Luis De Morales from 1567-69 (Oil on oak, 49 x 33 cm).

An image of "Mater Dolorosa", created by Luis De Morales during the 1570's (Oil on panel, 83 x 58 cm).

An image of "Madonna with the Child", created by Luis De Morales during the 1570's (Oil on wood, 72 x 52 cm).

An image of "Virgin and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist", created by Luis De Morales, c. 1550 (Oil on canvas, 120 x 80 cm).

An image of "Madonna with the Child", created by Luis De Morales, c. 1570 (Oil on panel, 84 x 64 cm).

This is an extensive article dealing with Catholic moral theology. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.

This site discusses some of the ethical implications and problems in elite sports as it relates to human performance. The site also provides information on elite sports and the idea of progress, the individual and the system, and common...

Exhibit, honoring a nationwide design contest to encourage Americans to buy war bonds while boosting morale, explains the rationale for the campaign and tells the stories behind the magazine covers designed for the campaign.

This site site has texts of several of anonymous medieval plays that are examples of the miracle and morality plays that reintroduced drama to the medieval world. Essays and articles that explain and analyze the plays are included.

This lesson is an introduction to a unit on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. It includes background infromation on the author and the text, a list of key terms, essential questions, and discusses the themes of the text...

[Free Registration/Login Required] How necessary was it for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in World War II? In this lesson, students will study varying accounts and develop their own opinions of...

Read this collection of three famous essays by Nietzsche on the development of morality in translation at this site.

This resource offers extensive information for students and teachers examining the issue of the death penalty and whether it is morally right, if it violates the Constitution, and whether enforcing it has had any impact on violent crime....

Despite Raul Julia's talents, opportunities for Latinx actors in the United States in the 1960's were scarce. In this series of two videos from the American Masters film Raul Julia: The World's a Stage, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos...

The National Humanities Center offers an overview of the events surrounding the Scopes trial. The authors encourage an understanding of the sources of the conflict and its long-range effects.

As a rebuttal to Christian Fundamentalism in the 1920s, Harry Emerson Fosdick preached an important sermon celebrating liberal Protestantism. Read this well-thought out sermon here.

Read the fascinating transcript of the proceedings in court when Clarence Darrow called William Jennings Bryan to the stand to expose the weakness in his argument against evolution in the famous Scopes trial.

Site provides information on Darrow himself, the Scopes "Monkey Trial," the Leopold and Loeb Trial, and other famous trials with which he was associated. Great photographs are included.

This site provides a detailed overview of "Everyman," and includes the full text of the work, related essays and articles, and additional resources.

This extensive site chronicles modern philosophy and the role of Kant in the movement. Excellent resource.

A collection of primary source material from the modern age, explores the 1920s and how it relates to today. Section includes introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to related resources.