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Signs of Spiritual Renewal and Decline in the 18th and 19th Centuries: Lessons for Today

Discuss the signs of both spiritual renewal and spiritual decline as witnessed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Using the course reading and the video lecture material, evaluate and discuss the indications of God’s blessing and the indications of unfaithfulness and decline in the Church. Using the selections from Jonathan Edwards and Charles Augustus Briggs, …

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Turning points in American history

History / By superadmin

What are some other turning points in American history that historians have emphasized or should emphasize? How might these other turning points influence where new American history surveys begin and end?

Celebrations of “Discovery Day” in 1892 and “Columbus Day” in 1992

History / By superadmin

Contrast the celebrations of “Discovery Day” in 1892 and “Columbus Day” in 1992. How do you explain the differences?

Redefine European history in significant ways

History / By superadmin

How does this approach redefine European history in significant ways? What is revealed when we periodize history according to these turning points rather than more traditional moments of change defined by politics, religion, or war?

Why historians settled upon this demarcation and why it persists to this day

History / By Brian Leakey

Discuss why you think historians settled upon this demarcation and why it persists to this day. What are some other turning points in American history that historians have emphasized or should emphasize? How might these other turning points influence where new American history surveys begin and end?

The major wars fought by the US

environment, History / By superadmin

Looking at the major wars fought by the US (Indian wars may be considered collectively as a single war), with which side (if either) do you most agree, and why? [If you agree with neither, what conclusions would you draw about the impact of wars, and why?]

Dr Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech and a speech by Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movement

History / By superadmin

For this assignment, you will watch Dr Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech and a speech by Alicia Garza of the Black Lives Matter movement and answer questions listed below. Pay special attention to the following aspects in the two speeches. Importance of body language …

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FDR’s New Deal in the 1930s

History / By superadmin

Since the heady days of FDR’s New Deal in the 1930s, the federal bureaucracy has grown into a massive, complicated, expensive and politically savvy colossus. It performs, day in and day out, the myriad and mundane functions of governance in America. It is the “permanent” government and is arguably the most powerful political force in …

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A complex relationship exists between secular power and sacred authority in European history

History / By Brian Leakey

A complex relationship exists between secular power and sacred authority in European history—a relationship of competition, cooperation, and ultimately separation. Focusing on two periods of history (defined above), argue for the dominance of one power over the other as the driving factor in European history.