Introduction The title of the following research is called “Discovering America.” In coming to this work, I realize that there are several different ways that such a title could be interpreted by the reader. Perhaps you have assumed that the title implies that the following research is going to be about those brave explorers who
Setting the Stage: The Need for Cultural Involvement “Freedom is the freedom to say two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.”1 It was for these words that Winston Smith was arrested by the government and tortured into submission to Big Brother. Of course, George Orwell’s famous novel 1984 was a
Introduction to Preterism Yes, it may come as a surprise to many Christians to hear of such an idea that “The Great Tribulation” has actually already occurred. Yet, despite their shock, this view does exist and it has considerable evidence to support it from history and, most importantly, from Scripture itself. This view is referred
Introduction It is said that Christians compose 31% of the world’s population.[1] That is roughly 2.3 billion professing Christians, out of a 7.3 billion world population head count.[2] Though Islam tails Christianity not far behind, the Christian faith is, according to Pew Research Group’s 2015 statistics, still the leader in world religions.[3] In reflection,
The following publication is a research project on the historical movement of Pietism, written in the Spring of 2019. Introduction It seems that there is always this inevitable disposition to any lesson in history; a dynamic which can prove to be a grave challenge to some students. Perhaps this disposition is even the most