Architect. Architecture (Latin architectura‚ after the Greek ἀρχιτέκτων – arkhitekton – from ἀρχι- "chief" and τέκτων "builder‚ carpenter‚ mason") is both the process and the product of planning‚ designing‚ and constructing buildings and other physical structures. Architectural works‚ in the material form of buildings‚ are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. "Architecture" can mean:
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Examine the concept of “typology” and discuss its influence on early Christian thought. Identify key specific examples of the utilization of “typology”. Typology: is the study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common.( Merriam-Webster 868) This system of groupings ‚usually called types‚ the members of which are identified by postulating specified attributes that are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive groupings set up to aid demonstration
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THE CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL LIFE During the Middle Ages‚ two distinct Christian churches emerged: the Orthodox Christian Church in the east and the Roman Catholic Church in the west. (The two branches split permanently in 1054. The Roman Catholic Church became the main stabilizing force in Western Europe. The church provided religious leadership as well as secular‚ or worldly‚ leadership. It also played a key role in reviving and preserving learning. At the head of the Roman Catholic Church was the
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Unitarianism‚ once believed to be heresy against the Christian church‚ reflects the modern ideas and belief in reason that modern Unitarians still share today. The religious movement of Unitarianism continues currently‚ and supports the idea of progression within humanity and the belief that reason and gratitude are essential to life. The key figures that supported the movement influence our world even now‚ and have created a religion open to new ideas and supportive of the idea of human equality
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The Medieval times and the Renaissance each had their separate views of humanism. The Renaissance rejected all beliefs and ideas that the Medieval times had developed. Medieval times thought that the human body and individualism were sinful while Renaissance thinkers said that individualism should be glorified. The main complaints made against the church were corruption and hypocrisy within the clergy. These complaints reflected the Renaissance ideas of individualism in that the clergy thought that
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HOSPITALS IN THE EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA The history of hospitals has been shaped by principles in accord with the teachings of Christ and the commandment of fraternal charity. The origin of the institutions of the early Christian era that we now call hospitals‚ was the hospice and had the explicit duty of carrying out the functions of hospitals. His duty was to help needy brethren in the name of the Christian community. The Christian virtue of hospitality had broad significance‚ its purpose was to
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should not be a Christian. He believed that in being Christian‚ we were negating ourselves of the real elements needed as humans to attain fulfillment‚ such as sex‚ intellect‚ and creativity. He likened Christians to timid slaves who lacked the strength to get hold of what they sought after and instead adhered to the ideals that made a virtue of their spinelessness. Nietzsche believed that faith was the will to avoid knowing what is true. He believed that the “Christian church has left nothing
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today. The axial age is described as innovations of religion and philosophy that attributed to the spread of revolutionary thinking that occurred during the 800-200 BCE (“World History (4): Axial Age”). The German philosopher‚ Karl Jaspers‚ described how the axial age transformed human thoughts of four diverse revolutions around the world; Judaism in the Middle East‚ Confucianism in Eastern Asia‚ Buddhism and Greek philosophy (“World History (4): Axial Age”). The axial thinkers played an important role
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The Waldensians are a Christian branch of the early Roman Catholic Church that were founded in the late 1170s by Waldo of Lyons (also called Valdes). However‚ some people do believe the group predates Waldo‚ and only gained popularity while fleeing from prosecution to France. Their official symbol is that of a candle set on top of a bible‚ with the slogan “Lux Lucet in Tenebris” or “A light shining in the darkness.” Waldo was a wealthy merchant who gave away all his money and land to start preaching
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The third century of the church was a time of strong adversity. Christians were being unjustly persecuted by the Roman government‚ lead by Constantine. However‚ in 313‚ the Roman government had a change of heart and banned their Christian persecution. Christianity‚ among other religions‚ could now be practiced freely. As a result of Constantine’s decision‚ the fourth century is considered to be a major turning point in the course of church history. This allowed Christians to go from being persecuted
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