Richard J. Gelles was the director of the Family Violence Research Program at the University of Rhode Island. In his research, Gelles found that in many cases Social Workers as well as other professionals fail to look at the entire picture in terms of family intervention. According to Gelles, in the case of David, preexisting family issues were overlooked which should have played a major role in determining the suitability of David’s home. In his book, Gelles addresses several issues that state families should be maintained and that children are better off with their parents than in a custody system. “The Book of David,” is a nonfiction story about the short life of David Edward.
He also told about what group of people was involved. At first, I was a little confused about the order in which he was doing, such as Reston would use each man point of view every two chapters and then return to the other. He stayed very persistent with this. I enjoy being able to visualize each place he named such as Tyre, Acre and Jerusalem. He added maps that noted the Crusade pilgrimage to the Holy land with cities, rivers, and port.
Alan Forey wrote and intriguing journal article that questions the authentication of a letter supposedly written by St. Bernard in which he mentions Pedro Henriques the purported brother of King Alfonso. Because of mentioning of Pedro, Forey establishes the theory, that St. Bernard did not author the letter. Forey questions if St. Bernard provided any prior knowledge to King Afonso of Portugal regarding the crusaders siege of Lisbon in 1147. Forey states, the letter known simply as letter 308 is cryptic at best and does not provide any specific details of an invasion by crusaders or of the original author’s intent for writing the letter. Stating, letter 308 first appeared in Brito’s Chronica de Cister in 1602, in which Forey claims that articles printed in that particular chronical are often not genuine.
“My heart was troubled about going east, on the God roads.” (178) John was scared for his journey because nobody else was willing to do so and nobody else knew of what was beyond their own little civilization. John went through both a physical and a mental travel when he lets for the city, to find the truth and know the history of his world that his father would not tell
Elizabeth Licklider EH101-01 The Black Death March 22, 2018 The Black Death Part 1- Primary Source Analysis What is a primary source when used by historians? Give a brief definition in your own words.
Lord Teach Me to Pray #6 Kingdom-Focused Prayer Text-Micah 4:1-5 Introduction-: In Philip Yancey’s book The Jesus I Never Knew he talks about how we live on Saturday, the day with no name: The other two days have earned names on the church calendar: Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Yet in a real sense we live on Saturday, the day with no name. What the disciples experienced in small scale—three days in grief over one man who had died on a cross—we now live through on cosmic scale.
Author of the book, Becoming Charlemagne, by Jeff Sypeck provides a clear glimpse into the life of one of the world’s greatest kings and ruler and later emperor Charlemagne, otherwise known as Karl or Charles the Great. Sypeck creates a vivid and strong look into the time of Charlemagne, early medieval Europe and some other important world leaders, including Pope Leo III, Irene the Byzantine emperor, Alcuin the scholar and Harun al-Rashid ruler of Baghdad. These figures are crucial to the story of Karl becoming Charlemagne, and their stories included in the book help form and symbolize Charlemagne the Ruler. Understanding Charlemagne and early medieval Europe is presented vibrantly throughout the book by in-depth stories, facts and a clear
It is Allen’s contention that because of Peter the Hermits brave acts during the First Crusade and his dedication to the conversion of Muslims and Jews to Christianity it is the reason why there was such interest in conversion of Muslim during the thirteenth
Before reading Julie Kerr’s examination into the curious, and perilous dangers that were faced within monastic wall, it would be natural to assume that this is a topic that needs no investigation. This presumption is quickly overturned within the brief, but completely entertaining, Health and Safety in the Medieval Monasteries of Britain. Kerr dives into the world of these monks, and gives us a small glimpse into the many hazards that they faced throughout their work. Not only does Kerr’s work give an amusing look into the incidences and accidents within monastic life, but also demonstrated the fragility of life within Medieval Britain regardless of vocation. Kerr divides these into categories of discussion such as, incidents of self-affliction, construction accidents, and simple missteps, but all show that within Medieval Britain, there were many dangers outside of the routinely researched plagues and epidemics.
The branch of land of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey gave way to the Aegean Sea, which in time became the site to a legendary war and its aftermath at Troy. “The Cycladic culture was named for the islands forming an irregular circle north of Crete…. The culture on the mainland is called Helladic from the Greek Hellas the name of a legendary ancestor.” The chronology of the Aegean bronze age is a cause for debate, therefore archeologists often prefer relative dates.
Some of Willibald’s description of Saint Boniface career was one of mobility. St. Boniface (whose real name was Winfreth), served God at a very young age and joined the monastery after his richly fathers passing. Once in the monastery Boniface gave up all worldly possession and endowed himself in the work of God. During medieval times, monk’s activities and values were very important. They are a group of people that are knowledgeable in classical world writing and different languages.
The Geography of Nowhere, written by James Kunstler, discusses Moses and how his work impacted society forever. Through the construction of infrastructure,
During the Medieval period, both society and the educational system centralized around religion, however, Christianity was clouded and political at times, plagued with bits of corruption. Furthermore, the common
Islamic trade and trade customs exercised a deep influence on … Christian countries - such words as ‘traffic’ [derived from Arabic tafriq], which means distribution”(Document 9). Vocabulary and language are such major parts of this world. Without the spread of it through trade, it could very well be diminished. Along with the growth of knowledge, Christianity was also impacted. The Islamic trade industry was so monumental that they were able to retain knowledge and spread a religion that would become one of the largest religions in the modern world.
Given the vast number of issues that Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity share, it is not contestable that there must be clear connection between them. The concern, therefore, should not focus on the existence of connection, but how the connections came into existence. Considering the religions from another point of view, they still reflect a dozen of differences. The current paper seeks to compare and contrast the three religions: Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity. Beginning with the similarities, the three religions trace their origin and early history in the Middle-East.
