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arholman

Abbey Church of Saint-Denis - 2 views

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    Free Trial Issue Subscribe Back Issue Athena Review, Vol. 4, No. 2 Architecture and Sculpture at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis Introduction: Rebuilt and enlarged approximately four times from the 7th through 13th centuries, the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis realized its unique status as pioneer in Gothic architecture under the innovative guidance ofAbbot Suger (1122-1151).
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    This article gives a brief history of the creation and use of the church and then a history of the architecture.
Jennifer Anderson

Abbey Church of St. Denis, near Paris, France - 0 views

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    The Basilica of St. Denis, located near Paris, France, was constructed in 1136 and is the original burial site for many French kings.
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    The Basilica of Saint Denis ( Basilique Saint-Denis) is an important Catholic basilica located in Saint Denis, a northern suburb of Paris. Saint-Denis is notable for its Gothic architecture and for being the burial site of French monarchs, which makes it comparable to Westminster Abbey in England.
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    A resource that gives the history and important facts on the Abbey Church of St. Denis
jaidenmt

Abbey Church of St. Denis - 0 views

shared by jaidenmt on 06 Nov 12 - No Cached
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    Great youtube video of the church. Gives a great visual
chanjohn86

Abbey Church of St. Denis, near Paris, France, 1140-44 - 0 views

shared by chanjohn86 on 07 Nov 12 - No Cached
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    Good for personal study of the Abbey Church
bbalkman

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris - 0 views

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    This is an everything-you-need page about the historic cathedral. Such a great work.
arholman

Lateran Councils - 1 views

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    The purpose of the councils was to separate church and state essentially.
Taylor Halverson

Chapter 19: Church and University: Creative Thinking - 0 views

Church University

started by Taylor Halverson on 29 Aug 12 no follow-up yet
Yunhee Nam

Enter the Bible - Books: Genesis - 0 views

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    The canonical placement of Genesis. Besides being a book about beginnings, Genesis and its concern about creation constitute a fundamental theological category for every other biblical book. Only in relationship to creation can God's subsequent actions in and through Israel be properly understood: God's purposes with Israel and the church are universal in scope.
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    The canonical placement of Genesis. Besides being a book about beginnings, Genesis and its concern about creation constitute a fundamental theological category for every other biblical book. Only in relationship to creation can God's subsequent actions in and through Israel be properly understood: God's purposes with Israel and the church are universal in scope.
silgi12

Pantheon Rome - 1 views

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    "In Rome, the Pantheon, so great within and without, has overwhelmed me with admiration." --Goethe, 1786 The Pantheon is a magnificent ancient temple in Rome that was later converted into the church of Santa Maria ad Martyres. Dating from 125 AD, this is the most complete ancient building in Rome and one of the city's most spectacular sights.
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    This is a clear, easy-to-use site, that is also very informational. It includes a brief historical background on the building as well as a few interesting facts.
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    The Pantheon is a magnificent ancient temple in Rome, Italy.
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    Information regarding the great structure: The Pantheon.
dkval18

Monastic Order - 0 views

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    This is an example of a still continuing monastic order founded over 800 years ago.
Chelsea Spencer

Enter the Bible - Books: Genesis - 0 views

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    The canonical placement of Genesis. Besides being a book about beginnings, Genesis and its concern about creation constitute a fundamental theological category for every other biblical book. Only in relationship to creation can God's subsequent actions in and through Israel be properly understood: God's purposes with Israel and the church are universal in scope.
shurtzm

Arian Christianity - 0 views

shared by shurtzm on 03 Oct 12 - Cached
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    The Arian Catholic Church website, giving basic information why they belief what they believe.
gjssoccer

Abbey Church of St Denis - 0 views

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    The site is in French originally, but Google Translate does a decent job.
Carleigh Bartlett

Magna Carta - 0 views

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    Gives good emphasis on the impact the Magna Carta had on modern democracy.
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    This site has a lot of information on the Magna Carta!!
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    Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on the Magna Carta, or "Great Charter." The document, essentially a peace treaty between John and his barons, guaranteed that the king would respect feudal rights and privileges, uphold the freedom of the church, and maintain the nation's laws.
Lisa Halverson

Matt J. Rossano: How the Myth of the Flat-Earth Dogma Started the Religion-Science War - 0 views

  • Lactantius was a fourth-century pagan convert to Christianity who took particular delight in arguing against pretty much everything any pagan philosopher ever said, including that the earth was round.
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  • tealthily misrepresent a few church fathers as flat-earthers (Basil, Chrysostom) and to argue that the non-flat-earthers were a few brave soles swimming against a colossal tide.
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  • rigen, Ambrose, Augustine, Clement, and Aquinas
  • . It was a classic fight of good vs. evil, progress vs. regress, ignorance vs. enlightenment -- just what the papers needed to sell copy
  • There never was a flat earth dogma
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  • They fabricated a false history highlighted by a non-existent dogma and used them to brand religion as unceasingly reactionary, dim-witted, and anti-science.
  • Claiming that science and religion have known only unrelenting warfare betrays one's ignorance of history and possibly one's social/political agenda.
  • tarting a war on false pretenses is nothing new. But when a few nineteenth-century academicians declared a science-vs.-religion war, they did us all a disservice.
  • John W. Draper (1811-188
  • Christianity was currently opposing progress because it has always been an impediment to science, reason, and progress. An especially egregious example of this was the Church's insistence on a flat earth,
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