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To bring our talks on WW2 to a close and to transition into the Cold War, I’d like you two to watch two short documentaries. “The Fallen of WW2” and “The Shadow Peace.” Please visit http://www.fallen.io/ and watch the interactive version of “The Fallen of WW2” first and take in…
Read Book of the Ancient Romans Chapter 14, “Augustus and the Golden Age of Rome” pages 266-275. Answer the questions below.
With four weeks left of school, I have one final project that I want you to complete. As we have been looking at Christian theology for the last few months and as we are coming to an end, I want you to write your own personal theology. I call this…
<== Previous Lesson Friday, April 17th [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”285041041″ link_only=”no”] Conclude with final presentations as assigned and thoughts.
<== Previous Lesson Don’t forget to complete your problem of evil fictional conversations and submit them to homework drop or send them to my email. We’ve discussed some heavy topics this week and I want to leave you on a positive note. When we talk about the problem of evil,…
<== Previous (Church History) Lesson <== Previous (Ancient History) Lesson Happy Friday, join me for a quick Zoom meeting at 9 am to make sure everyone is on top of their work for the week. [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”721646941″ link_only=”no”] Then take the remainder of the class periods to finish your Galileo…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] It’s easy when we look at war, to develop pictures of good versus evil. The images of Hitler as the most evil person in history are popular and common. However, there are arguments to be made that Stalin was far more evil in his dealings with…
<== Previous Lesson Some of you may have rolled your eyes yesterday as we were talking about spiritual beings. After all, we live in an age of particle accelerators, microchips, and organ transplants. Aren’t the Devil and demons just medieval superstitions created to scare naughty children and illiterate peasants? This…
<== Previous Lesson Read “The End of the Republic” in Book of the Ancient Romans from pages 259-265. Julius Caesar is now dead and the question is, “who will take up the reigns and lead?” This is where we get the story of Antony and Cleopatra and the beginning of…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Many in the next generation, the first of the eighteenth century, felt fewer obligations to the Christian past, so instead of trying to harmonize nature and Scripture, they simply set aside revelation. Many intellectuals claimed that the parts of the Bible that agree with reason are…
<== Previous Lesson I want you to throw out any pictures that you have in your head of angels, demons, and Satan. These popular images are based on big misunderstandings for the most part. You will need to learn some new words that you don’t use very often, and you…
<== Previous Lesson Read “Julius Caesar” in Book of the Ancient Romans from pages 243-259. Continue to record events on your Caesar timeline. It will be due on Friday. Some of the most famous events in all of Roman history take place in this chapter. The burning of the Library…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Another root of the Age of Reason sprang from the soil of a new faith in law and order. Modern science arose in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and filled men with visions of a new day of peace and harmony. These pioneers of modern science…
<== Previous Lesson Wednesday, April 15th [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”364260162″ link_only=”no”] Continuing with presentations as assigned. Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson Zoom call meeting to discuss your project this week. Attendance is expected for everyone. The remainder of the class time should be spent working on your fictional conversation. [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”938372783″ link_only=”no”] Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson Read “The Struggle Between Pompey and Caesar” in Book of the Ancient Romans from pages 224-242. Fill in dates regarding Caesar on your timeline and give me your impression of the other two men of the triumvirate in the comments below. Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] If Americans believed in Saints, Benjamin Franklin would be among them. He exemplified so many virtues Americans have come to admire. People found him practical, earthy, witty, and above all, tolerant. A few weeks before he died, Franklin responded to an inquiry concerning his religious faith.…
<== Previous Lesson Tuesday, April 14th [zoom_api_link meeting_id=”981704591″ link_only=”no”] Continue presentations according to the Assignments given last week. Next Lesson ==>
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Back when we were talking about Augustine’s City of God, we tackled the problem of evil. This is a difficult philosophical argument that may have roots all the way back to around the year 300 BC. The Greek philosopher Epicurus summed up the argument in the…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] This week, we will be looking at the rise, reign, and fall of Julius Caesar. I’d like you to make a timeline of important events in Caesar’s life. There should be at least twelve entries on this timeline. This timeline can be completed through the week…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] Read the chapter entitled “The Church and The Scientists” in Story of Christianity by David Bentley Hart on pages 288-293. I would like you to write a short paper (at least 5 paragraphs) explaining the Christian beliefs and education of Galileo Galilei, his discoveries and contributions…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] I want you to go to The Memory Project website and peruse the stories of World War II veterans for a half an hour or so. There are dozens of great stories and pictures. They are all from Canada, but I have yet to find this…
<== Previous Lesson [responsivevoice_button] In the early American colonies from the earliest days of the Jamestown colony until 1700, colonists from Britain settled along the east coast in areas now known as Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Virginia. While we think of these colonists as coming to find religious freedom.…
<== Previous Lesson Please watch the videos below and share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy your weekend!
<== Previous Lesson Read “Book of the Ancient Romans” pages 211-223. Please read this section in your book and complete the reading guide below. This will count as a homework grade.