Feminist readers of the Bible differ in many areas when it comes to their conclusions as well as methodologies (1). However, what they generally agree on is, explains Katharine Doob […]
F.E. Deist’s intent is to illustrate the rich multi-faceted nature of the study of history (historiography), and he seeks to challenge a naive monolithic concept that history is merely “a […]
The large Neolithic town of Çatalhöyük located on the Konya Plain in Turkey lasted for almost two millennia. It was discovered in 1958 by English archaeologist James Mellaart (1925-2012), and […]
The empty tomb story is one of great significance to many religious believers across the world. According to the gospel narratives, some women, seeking to anoint Christ’s body with spices […]
The early development of human cultures and societies has presented a particular problem for historians wishing to understand the past. It was only 5000 years ago that the first writing […]
The word “salon” was first used in France in the 17th century, and derives from the Italian word, salone, which means “large hall.” It refers to a space, hosted in […]
First wave feminism is the term used to denote a period in which women across the world gradually came together, begun analyzing aspects of their lives within society, and attempted […]
In their Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx (1818-1883) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), two German political and revolutionary theorists, argued that capitalism was not only exploitative but that it also oppressed women. […]
Anthony Clifford Grayling, a British philosopher and proponent of the new atheism movement, argues that religion and religious believers should be relegated to the private sphere, “It is time to […]
Mary Wollstonecraft was an influential Anglo-Irish activist of the 18th century born in London, 1759, and part of a group of radical thinkers which included Thomas Pain and William Godwin. […]
