Martin Seligman

The Mathis der Maler symphony (Mathias the Painter) was composed between 193334 while Hindemith worked on an opera of the same name. It’s a three movement work that received a very successful premier under Wilhelm Kurtwangler and the Berlin Philharmonic. The political implications of the work however caused much controversy within the ruling Nazi party; so much so that it led to Kurtwangler having to step down as music director of the orchestra and Hindemith to leave Germany before the outbreak…

Today, western Christianity is comprised of a myriad of denominations largely born out of the Protestant Reformation that took place in 16th century Europe. Spearheaded by German scholar, Martin Luther, the Reformation began in an effort to reform corruption within the Catholic Church and soon spiraled into a religious revolution. Social and economic strife as well as vast advances in literacy and a growing sense of nationalism cultivated European life to be a breeding ground for dissent.…

The farther back one’s goes in history the murkier beginnings and endings get. Beginnings and ending in this case are time periods, or more specifically the Renaissance and Enlightenment. Part of this is due to the slow spread across Europe in the time long before Internet and phones. Another reason is the natural progression from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment. It makes sense that all of the humanism in the Renaissance would morph into using the full spectrum of human talent and…

Petrarch and Boccaccio (who died in the odor of sanctity) were early Renaissance men. Yet in Northern Europe the Middle Ages continued longer than in the South: there Humanism[4] was a purely literary, not a general cultural, phenomenon. When, therefore, Martin Luther, Doctor of Theology and priest of the Order of the Augustinian Hermits, came to Rome late in 1510, he was for the first time in his life confronted with the Renaissance—and this gave him a decisive trauma. He was not (as a pious…

In this time we see a mixing of tolerance and intolerance, almost like a game of tug-o-war, where everyone seems to be claiming they know the path Christianity is supposed to follow. Just a little before this, Martin Luther made a prevalent impact of Christian society going against the Catholic Church and we reside in it’s wake. Luther fought hard for what he believed and had many oppose him for it, however it’s now after he is gone that someone begins to rival him. Jean Calvin, a calculating…

The main point of this book was that we should pursue Radical devotion to Christ rather than pursue worldly comforts and passions. In Platt’s’ eyes this means giving portions of our wealth, and pursuing world missions, especially to those in radical need. However, he almost seems to suggest such pursuits as being godlier than others. He acknowledges that we are given wealth to use for the glory of God, but ignores the fact that He also gives it to be enjoyed as well. Furthermore, he does…

While the Catholic Reformation technically started before the Protestant Reformation, the onset of Protestantism gave it a new character. Before, the church was reforming due to inner necessities, but now the church had actual issues to respond to from the Protestants (Gonzalez, Vol. 2, pg. 138). The three types of the reformation were spiritual, administrative, and doctrinal. The spiritual type included the developmentive new orders. There were the Capuchin Franciscan monastics. They were…

Page of 3 Predicting the FuturaCostco. Crayola. Louis Vuitton. Wes Anderson.These iconsall owe Paul Renner for their specific type of success.The Bauhaus-inspired typeface designer created thesans seriftypefaceFutura, one of the most-used typefaces of the 20thcentury. Renner’s talents extended beyond simply being a typographer: healso took on the role ofteacher, book designer, and design theorist, writing several books on graphic design.Renner was born in Germany in 1878. His mother passed away…

Although the Puritan society has become synonymous with strictness and death, its society and ideals have influenced culture throughout history. The origins of Puritanism can be traced back to the Protestant reformation and their separation from the church of England. The Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be purified, that the church leaders had too much power and that it should be more evenly distributed throughout the church body. In the 1560s due to their beliefs, the…

Tetzel’s abuse of selling indulgences for money. He scammed members of the Church out of their money by using catchy slogans, and playing into the emotional attachment these people had to their deceased relatives. The corruption was so bad that monk Martin Luther wrote ninety-five theses on the practice of indulgences and how it needed…