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Religion and Thought

Material on the religions, philosophies and ideologies of European history, including the Reformation.
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The Enlightenment

An introduction to the seventeenth and eighteenth century movement: the Enlightenment.

Notable Religious Figures of Western-Christian Europe

An annotated guide to key figures in the history of the Western-Christian church.

Pope John Paul II

A biography of Pope John Paul II.

The Septuagint

A profile of the Septuagint, the Greek Old Testemant, a source of much debate in Europe's history.

Vetus Latina - The Old Latin Bible

A profile of the Vetus Latina, the 'old Latin' Bible.

The Vulgate

A profile of the Vulgate, the bible translated by St. Jerome and used for a long period in Europe's history.

The Gregorian Calendar

An account of the introduction and adoption of the Gregorian Calendar.

Unholy War: An Interview with David Kertzer

An interview with Professor David I. Kertzer about his book Unholy War - published in the US as The Popes Against the Jews - an excellent, but controversial, examination of the Vatican's role in modern anti-Semitism in Europe.

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