The nineteenth century saw seismic shifts of emphasis and consciousness within the field of theology. Developments in other disciplines on the rise in academic authority, such as…
Eugenics became a major focus of intellectual consideration in the first half of the twentieth century. While some Protestant social reformers were often enthusiastic supporters of the…
Introduction Few in the Roman See have elicited such strong emotions and evaluations, both in his own era and in ours, regarding guidance of the Catholic church…
Introduction As with nearly any claim in scholarly discourse, the assertion that the communism espoused by Marx, Lenin, and Stalin constituted a secular religion is a controversial…
Introduction Like a shape-shifter, global communism and its intellectual ideals have shown a remarkable resiliency and an ability to adapt to various cultures. The fall of communism…
Introduction St. Augustine’s City of God offers a vision of harmony that serves as a lasting contrast with the conflict model of reality espoused by the Dialectical…
In his classic work A Secular Age, Charles Taylor argued that the shift away from religious and toward a secular worldview turns not sheerly on scientific, but…