Despite being a founder of both the United states and the French Republic, Thomas Payne is perhaps the least well known and most controversial of all the American founding fathers. Payne, a lower ...
Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques, Vol. 40, No. 2, Special Issue: Religion(s) and the Enlightenment (SUMMER 2014), pp. 34-55 (22 pages) Classical polytheism or "paganism" presented a ...
The Enlightenment was supposed to banish ignorance and superstition from the Western world. But when it came to the Jews, the old hatreds were often simply replaced with a new spin. Usually, it is ...
Most people believe that moral progress has primarily been due to the guiding light of religious teachings, the activities of spiritual leaders, and the power of faith-based initiatives. In “The Moral ...
Enlightenment is a term that feels elusive and vague. Some people associate it with a Hindu guru, sitting on top of a mountain contemplating the universe. Or a Buddhist monk living in a monastery, ...
Christopher de Bellaigue, MA in Oriental Studies, Cambridge; Journalist; Author, The Islamic Enlightenment; Contributor, The New Yorker; Former Tehran Correspondent ...
(MENAFN- GetNews) Author Emily B. Scialom explores identity, purpose, and our understanding of the divine in The Religion of Self-Enlightenment, a modern cult classic novel tracing one man's ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Alicia Dattner (The Oy of Sex) shares her modern girl's guide to enlightenment and ...