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- 501: Emily Dickinson
- ... attending Amherst Academy with conscientious thinkers such as Helen Hunt Jackson, and after reading many of Emerson's essays, she began to develop into a free willed person. Many of her friends had converted to Christianity, her family was also putting enormous amount of pressure for her to convert. No longer the submissive youngster she would not bend her will on such issues as religion, literature and personal associations. She maintained ...
- 502: Biography of Bob Marley
- ... rhythm, and dub (rhythmic, improvised verses) were synthesized into the rock-steady and poppa-top styles, and Marley emerged as a rising talent in this new genre of Jamaican music. In 1967 he converted from Christianity to Rastafarianism, a religion that has had a pr ofound influence on reggae music. The Rastafarian movement of this period, among other beliefs, recognized Haile Selassie I, king of Ethiopia, as the living God; praised ...
- 503: Frederick Douglass
- ... government appointments including minister to Haiti and US marshal for the District of Columbia. Douglass writes, "The real question, the all commanding question, is whether American justice, American liberty, American civilization, American law and American Christianity can be made to include and protect alike and forever all American citizens. . ."
- 504: Malthus
- ... rates coupled with dramatic gains in agricultural production mask the severity of the problem which is just now becoming evident in terms of real numbers. A world population of 250 million at the beginning of Christianity has now grown to 5.7 billion in spite of wars, plagues, famine, and epidemics. Unrestrained, this growth could continue until world population approaches 11 billion in the year 2050. (Using currently assumed declining growth ...
- 505: Rebellion Of Company Rule In 1857 In India
- ... pigs, which came as an insult to the integrity of the some of the soldiers. The Hindus and Muslims were offended at this attempt to pollute their religious convictions before forcing them to convert to Christianity. Those who did not load the rifles with these cartridges were sentenced to jail time. In May of 1857, after hearing about this insidious attempt, the native cvalry based in Meerut, mutinied and marched to ...
- 506: The Fall of the Roman Empire
- ... the third through fifth centuries in which Rome would fall. Christian values of love, peace, and anti-violence did not sit well with Christians who lived in an empire built upon a strong army. When Christianity gained prominence in the Roman world, many disliked the idea of conquering and war. Also, the Christian emphasis on a spiritual kingdom undermined Roman patriotism. Many non-Italians, not just Christians, gained prominence in the ...
- 507: Monotheism Vs. Polytheism; The
- ... many rather than one. Most traditions are polytheistic, or at least monotheistic with helper spirits; but there are a few monotheistic ones which posit a single Great Creator with no supporting cast. Except for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the world's religions are overwhelmingly polytheistic. One of the major problems of these monotheistic religions that polytheism characterized Abraham's ancestors (Josh. 24:2), kinsmen (Gen. 31:19), and descendants (Gen.35 ...
- 508: Jamaica
- ... was the Messiah. They use the bible as a book of reference and smoke marijuana "The sacred herb", or better known there as ganja for spiritual and ceremonial purposes. Pocomania is basically a mixture of christianity and African roots. The ceremonies are performed by a congregation of people with white turbans around a white table decorated with candles, dirt, and fruits. Jamaica has one of the most interesting histories of all ...
- 509: Monasticism And Intellectual L
- ... of the time. Only when certain reform efforts were made did any unity and progress exist. Schools seemed to make slow but steady progress, at least for men. Throughout all of the changes and reform, Christianity and intellectual life survived and spread to most people in Europe.
- 510: "The Baltics: Nationalities and Other Problems"
- ... first of the Knights of the Sword, and then of the Order of Teutonic Knights, to whom, in 1346, the Danes sold their share of Estonia. These Orders colonized the territory, converted the inhabitants to Christianity, and made them their serfs." (2) "In Lithuania, on the other hand, the Teutonic Knights were never able to make much headway except in the Memel (Klaipeda) territory, of which the frontier was permenantly fixed ...
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