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Early Medieval Pious Scientists
The Fall of Rome had a profound effect on learning and knowledge. After the fifth century A.D. those who were concerned with philosophy, which at this time included science, scrambled to keep track of the great books of the Greco-Roman … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, European history, History of Science
Tagged aristotle, boetius, Christianity, history, isidore-of-seville, john-scotus-eriugena, middle-ages, philosophy, Piety, plato, Science
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Philo Judaeus the Pious Scientist
Ancient thinkers–philosophers and scientists–of the Mediterranean world knew that wisdom is a universal that transcends individual knowing, an awareness of truth that transcends the individual existence of each person. The Old Testament and New Testament imply that the Creation has … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotle, Christianity, history, philosophy, Piety, Religion
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Piety and Science
Records of the human quest for knowledge have existed for four to five thousand years, revealing that as humans have confronted the vastness of the cosmos, as they have watched and listened and felt the natural environment, their response has … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, god, history, philosophy, Piety, Religion, Science
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Jack Kilpatrick’s Vision of Bacone College
One of the more famous Bacone alumni was Jack Kilpatrick, a Cherokee, who graduated from Bacone Junior College in 1935. Kilpatrick was a member of the men’s vocal ensemble the Singing Redmen and he was Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bacone College, Christianity
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Father Murrow of Bacone College and the Jesus Road
Joseph Murrow was a Southern Baptist Missionary who spent much of his life working among the American Indians of Oklahoma, bringing Christianity to people throughout Oklahoma and Indian Territory and the State of Oklahoma. Murrow first came to Indian Territory … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Biography, Christianity, Great Commission
Tagged Bacone College, Christianity, Missionaries, native-americans
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The Messengers
(Note, This is the Inaugural Fulbright Lecture given at Brock University Oct. 2010) Almost two thousand years ago, the resurrected Christ appointed His disciples to become Apostles, that is, messengers. His commission to them—the Great Commission—as recorded in the Gospel … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Christianity, faith, Jesus, Missionaries, missions
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New England Missionaries and the American Indians
We have been broken up and moved six times. We have been despoiled of our property. We thought when we moved across Missouri River and had paid for our home in Kansas we were safe, but in a few years … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, books, Christianity
Tagged American Indians, bible, Christianity, faith, god, Jesus, new-england-missionaries
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Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth Who was Jesus? Jesus the son of Joseph and Mary was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judaea around four to six B. C., or according to the Roman dating system of the time, 747 … Continue reading
American Catholics
Understand the role, impact, and lasting legacy that Catholicism has had in North America from European contact to today. Beginning with North America’s contact with three imperialist powers (Spain, France, and England), this narrative account tells the story of how … Continue reading
Posted in American History, books, Christianity, God's Providence, Great Commission
Tagged Christianity, Franciscans, Jesuits, Missionaries, Roman Catholics
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The Christmas Miracle
For Christmas, this novella is a fictional account of one person’s search for God, for love, as he arrives at the final moment of his life. Calvin is a middle aged husband and father dying of cancer. He is spending … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, books, Christianity, Christmas, Fiction, Jesus, Miracles
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The American Plutarch 