The Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), most notable for his ideas in the philosophy of language and logic, had a vested interest in the use of language because he believed […]
Logical positivism was a philosophical movement that flourished between 1920 and 1960 in several centers across Europe and the United States. The movement’s proponents were all empiricists of a kind […]
Sikhism (derived from a Sanskrit word meaning “learner” or “disciple”) is a religion founded during the 15th century in the Northern Indian subcontinent by the religious teacher Guru Nanak (1469-1539). […]
The Middle Ages, also sometimes referred to as the Medieval Period, had its origins in the fall of the Roman Empire and ran from the 5th to the 15th centuries […]
Most Muslims do not believe that Jesus Christ died by crucifixion, and the primary reason for this is the Qur’an’s rejection that Christ had been crucified or killed (4:157). Scholar […]
Most of the world’s major religions evolved out of the ancient civilizations and often have their foundations in the folk traditions that preceded them. Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, for example, […]
Denis Diderot (1713-1784), born in Langres, France, was an influential essayist, novelist, philosopher, and promulgator of Enlightenment values, known for his willingness to position himself in opposition to established authority. […]
Exegesis is the discipline of biblical interpretation conducted via a critical analysis of biblical texts using a framework. A key framework for biblical interpretation is “Three Worlds of the Text” […]
According to New Testament scholar Daniel B. Wallace, “Some people have pointed to Paul’s emphasis on a spiritual body in 1 Corinthians 15 as implying that the resurrection is strictly spiritual, lacking […]
The Islamic Golden Age or Golden Age of Islam was spurred on by conquests resulting in the collections of Greek manuscripts held within Arab-controlled areas, and the founding of the […]
