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that are the cause for the first crusade, and the reason why the people of Christendom went on the crusade was for god not so much money. The motive for Pope Urban the Second for his call upon the faithful Christians was to remove the tyrannical world domination state of Islam that threating the exist…

sparked the Crusades: a series of Holy Wars where the two religious groups fought for the Holy City. Because of these “Holy Wars”, an elite group called the Knights Templar were created. Nearly a thousand years ago, religions clashed and changed the world in a different way. The Muslims began their War of Expansion. As they claimed new lands, bringing war to new areas, they made their way to Jerusalem, the Holy City. When they took over Jerusalem, they persecuted the Christians who wanted…

From 1095 to the end of the Middle Ages, the call to the Holy Land echoed across Europe as enthusiastic preachers lectured crowds upon wooden platforms, exercising all the tricks of the orator’s trade by coaxing, threatening, and promising in order to rouse up revenge upon there enemy. Preaching was the most effective way to reach the illiterate masses. Although the clergy and nobles of Europe were used to receiving letters begging aid for the Holy Land, for the most part the emotions and hopes…

60 years. In 1212, a children’s crusade ended with a thousands of children being sold into slavery, lost or even killed. Some less disastrous but equally futile crusade appeared until nearly the 13th century end, and the last outpost in the Muslim world fell in…

concerned that these new plans will only increase the housing crisis that we are currently facing (Foster, 2016). Local authorities are being given more flexibility to manage their own housing waiting lists and £774 million has already been given to 31 councils, excluding London who will receive £820 million to refurbish existing properties and improve the standards of living to those tenants. Registered…

The speech at the Council of Clermont by pope Urban II was the defining moment in Crusades ideology, creating the foundation for the first large scale Crusades to take place. With the newly found five accounts of the Council I’ll try to paint an accurate picture as possible of what exactly occurred. There is no official transcript from pope Urban II; instead these documents provide first hand accounts of what occurred. Whether they are reliable or not is another matter. Since each document…

Democratic Deficit The plurality of Eurosceptic people argue that the European Union has a democratic deficient and I believe they are correct. The EU is fairly removed from individual nation-state governments and lack of accountability results in the loss member-state soverignty (Coughlan 2004). A democratic deficit refers the involvement of citizens in decision-making, and it is a foundational part of a legitimate government (Follesdal and Hix 2006). As discussed earlier, EU law is…

Bible Study Overall Series The Great Galatian Debate Galatians 1- On Defense (Paul’s Reason for Writing) Galatians 2- Real Talk (Holy Conferencing) Galatians 3- Believe or Be (Faith vs. Good Works) Galatians 4- Freedom to Live (Slavery vs. Freedom) Galatians 5- Lifestyle (Fruits of the Spirit) Galatians 6- Sharing is Caring (Instructions to the Community) Behind the Scenes This Study of Paul’s letter to the Galatians uses the style of a presidential political debate to better understand…

woman bore her master four children she was to be set free. Another example is if a man turned 30, he was granted his freedom. In general and for most of the time, the master could keep their slaves for life if they wanted. Slavery in the Greco–Roman world was not based on race. There are four factors that would lead one to…

the Catholic Church. CCF simplifies the financial abuses of indulgences and how the Council of Trent clarified the Church’s position on the subject (CCF, 305). On the other hand, Peter Beer focuses on the Council’s ruling on indulgences in 1563. In his article “What Price Indulgences, Trent and Today”, Beer explains the struggle to come to consensus on indulgences. He expands on the seven questions posed to the council about indulgences (Beer, 527). These questions include topics such as what…