to threaten all moral values‚ Pope Leo I remained strong and resolute as ever while defending the Church and the people of Rome. His courage and devotion to the faith earned him title of “the Great” only held by one other Pope‚ Pope Gregory I. The Church further honored Leo by granting him the title of Doctor due to his Christian Doctrine which is still used today in the lessons of the Catholic breviary. These achievements are only a few of the many accomplished by Pope Leo I‚ rendering him considerably
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Darwin’s Contribution to Science Eric Nash Bio-Literature Dr. Slovak 04/15/2013 When one ponders the current understanding of evolution and natural selection and where it came from‚ many names may come to mind. However‚ the man who gave us the idea of natural selection in the first place was none other than Charles Darwin. While Darwin was not the only one conducting research of this kind‚ his name stands out as a driving force behind our current understanding of evolution. Charles Darwin
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historians now take a pluralist‚ “interdisciplinary”‚ approach when determining the reasons for the First Crusade. These reasons are highlighted in Pope Urban II’s powerful speech‚ Speech at Clermont. His speech‚ in itself‚ is complex through its masterful call to arms. Scholars have generally agreed that the primary catalyst to the First Crusade was Pope Urban II’s Speech at Clermont. In the late nineteenth century‚ scholars overplayed the role of Peter the Hermit as the
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as a whole including not only Catholicism but also the various branching denominations and heresies of Christianity’s rich history. Throughout the year‚ the topic of Pope Francis has come up many a time as he is the current Pope and is solidly involved within many notable world events beginning from his unexpected pontification. Pope Francis is famous for his distinct style when compared to his predecessors. This distinct style comes from Francis’ qualities of simplicity‚ humility‚ and innovation
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In the long-awaited 184-page environmental treatise‚ titled Laudato Si’‚ or Praise Be to You‚ published by Vatican Press in June 2015‚ Pope Francis described how apathy and the reckless pursuit of profits‚ excessive faith in technology and political shortsightedness‚ along with the relentless exploitation and destruction of the environment‚ are to blame. Encyclicals are letters to the clergy and laity of the church that are considered authoritative. The document was sent to the world’s 5‚000 Catholic
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Morality and Religion In the Dalai Lama and John Pope II Perspective The complexities on the issue of the relationship between religion and morality is intriguing in the sense that there is no right or wrong answer‚ but merely your own intrinsic belief. The 14th Dalai Lama‚ spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists‚ believes that you can’t have religion without morals‚ but you can have morals without religion. This seems to contrast with the view of John Paul II‚ in the sense that he passionately believes
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The most important contribution to European expansion was the search for new trade routes. Christopher Columbus in 1492 accidentally stumbled across the Americas on his way to India in search of foreign goods and a new‚ quicker path to get to them. The Europeans already had trade routes‚ but each of them had a flaw. Either the route was too long‚ too costly‚ or too long. The main countries of their times sent different explorer’s to find new trade routes. Portuguese Prince Henry (the Navigator)
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surrounding the Apostle Paul of Tarsus. Much‚ however‚ is known of the time after his conversion to Christ and what he did to contribute to Christianity in this period‚ and it is this that leaves a greater legacy than the simple facts of his life. The contributions that he made towards the cause of Christ and the spreading and formation of Christianity are what he is perennially remembered for. Paul is remembered as a missionary and church planter. He undertook three extensive missionary journeys‚ estimated
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Psychology Contributions Howard Gardner: Created the theory of multiple intelligences‚ which says that human beings have 8 different “sections” of intelligence. E.L. Thorndike: Developed the puzzle box‚ used to study animal psychology and intelligence; postulated the idea of connectionism which is a proponent of learning and relates basic associations between cause and effect; developed the law of effect principle which states that events followed by satisfaction will be linked with the event
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In November 1095 Pope Urban II‚ letter called upon the knights of France to travel to the Holy. Land and liberate the city of Jerusalem and the Christians of the east from Muslim power—considered heathens and enemies of the Church. The response to Urban’s appeal was astounding; over 60‚000 people set out to recover the Holy Land and secure this reward and‚ in some cases‚ take the chance to set up new territories. Four years later‚ in July 1099‚ the survivors conquered Jerusalem by killing many people
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