Fall 2006 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 7 Hearts of Darkness David Hulme The magnitude of evil perpetrated by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and their brutal totalitarian regimes proved them utterly false messiahs.
Summer 2006 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 6 “I Am Called to Change the World” David Hulme Described as the “restorer of religion, savior of the Church, anointed sovereign, living saint,” Napoleon was perhaps one of the most arrogant false messiahs.
Spring 2006 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 5 Where the Sun Never Set: Charles V and the Defense of Christendom David Hulme The last emperor to be crowned by a pope, Charles V viewed himself as a soldier of God—with Mars and Neptune at his side.
Spring 2006 Facing Facts David F. Lloyd Is The Da Vinci Code based on fact, or are its author’s claims of accuracy the novel’s greatest fiction?
Winter 2006 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 4 Aspects of Empire: Roman, Holy and German David Hulme A look at Otto the Great and his role in a reemerging Roman empire, this time in Germany.
Winter 2006 Concrete Evidence? Peter Nathan A startling archaeological find in Israel last summer is fueling debate about the historicity of the Bible.
Alphabetical Order Historically, the establishment of an alphabet signals a structured society that has developed complex means of communicating ideas.
Fall 2005 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 3 The Fall and Rise of the Roman Empire David Hulme The idea that a political regime can confer divinity has remarkable longevity, particularly among historical dictators.
Summer 2005 Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion, Part 2 The Coming of the “Christian” Emperor David Hulme Like many of his predecessors, Roman emperor Constantine the Great used religion to great political advantage.
Winter 2005 The Da Vinci Con David F. Lloyd The Da Vinci Code—love it or hate it—has achieved the status of a phenomenon. Why should a novel generate such a torrent of debate?
