#Enlightenment

David A. Bell

DavidAvromBell

Some further thoughts on this. The idea that a state can successfully impose reforms on religion--in this case a 1400-year-old religion practiced around the world--is very French. /1https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/macron-france-refor

Matt Franck

MatthewJFranck

1. Today @vanmorrison turns 75. I can think of no other singer-songwriter whose work I’ve enjoyed as much, ever since I was a boy. In two threads I’ll tweet a

Steph

stephyy1214

white people are the most unoriginal, uninteresting bunch - and they still wanna act superior First of all, the only reason Europeans wanted to “explore” in the 15th century

MULTI

myaectasy

Since majority of the fandom was in debate a few days ago about the ongoing rumours of " members joining #æspa " and as requested by a follower...Here is my

Indian History Enthusiast

Dharmichistory2

A thread on Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the societal conditions during his life Shri Chaitany Mahaprabhu lived from 1486-1534 AD. During this period, Muslims had political control in most parts

john milbank

johnmilbank3

Where to begin? Perhaps only in England does one still find intellectuals holding to the Victorian agnostic belief that ‘Christianity destroyed classical civilisation’. Over 100 years of scholarship has showed

⭒❃.✮ John Reese ✮.❃⭒

ReeseJohn_

Saturn is an eyecatching and mysterious planet of our solar system. You might not know it, but the entire world has been worshiping Saturn for thousands of years.It is time

Dr Emily Wilson

EmilyRCWilson

Everyone knows the story of the Sirens from the Odyssey. They're the singers who tempt all those who sail past to listen to them forever, forgetful of their families. Odysseus,

Eliza Mondegreen

elizamondegreen

Self-id is a misnomer. Anyone can "self-identify" however they please—as a precious child of God, Python fan, diva, heir of the Enlightenment, a man or a woman or neither, whatever

Lucius Seneca

kryocken

There is a lot of fascination in the Hindu Right with the idea of an Indic Renaissance but what I always find coupled with this idea, like a parasite, is

Ted McCormick

mccormick_ted

Lots of BS to unpack here, but I'll start with: IF you think that *the modern West* is the finest society ever created, AND you think *the modern West* is

DrJrey ⚡️

RedemptiveKing

This thread has been boiling in me for a long time nowI’ve wanted something with significant weightSomething universally relatable to men on the path Here is the greatest lesson I

Dannielle (Dossy) Blumenthal PhD

DrDannielle

"Talmudic Judaism" (this is an invention) is a topic that confuses people. Brief thread to explain. We learn that in the times of Mashiach, we will have to discern between

Academic Foxhole | TrooperSJP

AcademicFoxhole

Remember when I mentioned that assignment I give in my History of Rock’n’Roll class where students would have to pick a song they hated and describe why that song is

François Benoux

_benoux_

(1) THREAD#QuestionDuJour What are the most serious historical fallacies in western academic textbooks?It's a topic we can't avoid any more. Let's start.... (2) Among the most serious historical fallacies:A. Whig

Eye Am Divine ☀️💕

EyeAmDivine14

July Full Moon Eclipse Message This full moon and eclipse energy is extremely powerful especially with all of the major planets in retrograde. This is a massive time