May she be welcomed into heaven because she put her faith in Christ! 1926-2022. Historians of the monarchs of Europe always include several genealogical tables. Here are some of them for your convenience. Further, each monarch massively influenced influenced the Western European church, and the church influenced them. Continue reading
Category Archives: Western Civilization
Is America Doomed?
After election 2022, the titled question is still valid. I normally write on the Bible and theology nowadays, but occasionally I still include a cultural and social article from a biblical point of view. There is hope but only in God.
How to Rescue America with These Images
Lies and exaggerations and distortions flow through the web and media and harm our society. They must be countered. If not, America will decline–at first slowly, and now rapidly–by moral rot. I also offer some biblical truths. You may certainly copy the images and post them in social media.
So What’s Wrong with Socialism, Anyway?
Have you ever heard a student or young adult ask it today? It’s still going strong in Europe and numerous countries around the globe. What if Leftists were to rebrand their ideology and hide it under a current political party in American politics? Therefore, it’s important to take a closer look at it.
Is It Just to Deploy National Guard to Stop Mayhem?
That is, is it the morally right thing to do? That question goes beyond current events in America in 2020. What is the government allowed to do, if it intends to restore peace and order? What does the Bible say?
One Hundred Accomplishments the West Can Be Proud of
The western Left keeps attacking its own culture in their weird, dysfunctional self-loathing. To counter them, we need to be reminded of the great things we have achieved, so we can stop hanging our heads. Here is a simple list.
Protestant Work Ethic, Capitalism, and America’s Founding
It is what made this country great. Max Weber’s thesis recently got a significant boost in the Philippines. Look at the evidence in this post.
The West’s Struggle with Islam
It goes deeper than just the attacks in Paris, Brussels, San Bernardino, and Orlando (and the others that will follow). It will go past 2100. It’s the Second Hundred Years War.
The Truth about Islamic Jihad and Imperialism: A Timeline
This post shows Islamic jihad in a four-hundred year timeline before the pope called the First Crusade in 1095. The Church, imperfect as it was (and is), was merely responding to Islamic aggression. No jihad. No Crusades. Peace.
Timeline of the Vietnam War
Mao Zedong: The “communist must grasp the truth: Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” (1938). Nikita Khrushchev: “Every year humanity takes a step towards communism” (July 1956). This post is about the brave souls who fought against evil, tyrannical communism and for liberty. Lots of details here.
Our Partial Victory in Vietnam
They were commissioned to stop communism from spreading, which is the most widespread, evil ideology ever to be devised by the Committee Room in Hell, directly responsible for killing over a hundred million people in a short time.
Islamic Jihad v. European Crusades
Did you know Islamic jihad continued without stopping for four hundred years before the Pope called for the first major crusade?
Truth over Feelings? The Battle for America’s Mind
What is the root or basis of the battle? Knowing that answer can make us wise about the tactics of the left.
America the Beautiful: Ten Accusations against Her and Replies
A certain side of the political spectrum–the left–constantly attacks her. They base their criticism on bad or incomplete information. Enough is enough. This post includes a leftwing satirical rewrite of a treasured song.
Timeline of the Age of Prosperity
Some call it the Postmodern Age. Others: The Age of Affluence or the Age of Leisure. Whatever the labels, this post covers history from 1945 to early 1989, at the end of the Reagan administration. The American church and Christianity is included here. Lots of information here.
Outline of Age of Prosperity
Some call it the Postmodern Age, others: Age of Affluence. This post goes from 1945 to the 1990s and puts people in their historical and cultural contexts with little comment. The church is also included in the outline. At the end, however, is a conclusion section that asks what the Western world is about. Let’s preserve it.
Outline of the Age of Populism
Some call it the Age of Anxiety or Zenith of Modernism. Others call it the Beginnings of the People’s Century, when regular people got more political power. This post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, art and architecture and goes from WWI to WWII. Genealogical tables are included here, to help sort out the national rivalries.
Timeline of the Age of Populism
Some call it the Age of Anxiety or Zenith of Modernism. Or it could be called the Beginning of the People’s Century. This post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, art and architecture and goes from WWI through WWII. Genealogical tables are included here to help sort out national rivalries.
Outline of the Gilded Age
Some call it Early Modernism. The British call it the Late Victorian and Edwardian Ages. Whatever the labels, this post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, and art and architecture and goes from 1871 to 1914. Genealogical tables are included, to help sort out national rivalries.
Timeline of the Gilded Age
Some call it Early Modernism. The British call in the late Victorian and Edwardian Ages. Whatever the labels, this post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, and art and architecture and goes from 1871 to 1914. Genealogical tables included here, to help sort out the national rivalries.
Outline of Triumph of Bourgeoisie
This post reviews history, philosophy and religion, literature, art and architecture and goes from 1830 to 1871. The “bourgeoisie” means the middle or business class standing between the old aristocracy and the working class.
Timeline of Triumph of Bourgeoisie
This post reviews history, philosophy and religion, literature, art and architecture and goes from 183 0 to 1871. Royal genealogical tables are included to sort out national rivalries.
Timeline of Age of Revolutions and Reactions
Some call this time from 1789-1830 the Napoleonic Era (d. 1821). This post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, and art and architecture. How did these cultural areas react to the French Revolution and Napoleon?
Outline of Age of Revolutions and Reactions
Some call this time from 1789-1830 the Napoleonic Era (d. 1821). This post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, and art and architecture. How did these cultural areas react to the French Revolution and Napoleon?
Timeline of Age of Reason or Enlightenment
Some call it the Age of Enlightenment. Whatever the label, it covers history, science, philosophy, literature, and arts and architecture and the 1700s, including the American Revolution, but stops short of the French Revolution (the next post).
Outline of Age of Reason or Enlightenment
Some call it the Age of Enlightenment. This post covers the 1700s, except the French Revolution (see next post) and reviews history, philosophy and Christianity, literature, and art and architecture.
Timeline of Early Modern World
Some call it the Baroque Age. This post focuses on history, philosophy, literature, and art and architecture and covers the 1600s and up to 1715, the death of King Louis XIV of France. Genealogical tables are included here, to sort out the royal dynasties of England and France.
Outline of Early Modern World
Some call it the Baroque Age. This post covers history, philosophy and religion, literature, and art and the 1600s reaching to 1715, when King Louis XIV of France died.
Timeline of Renaissance and Reformation
This post goes from 1492 to 1610, the High Renaissance, and covers history, philosophy, literature, science, and art and architecture..
Outline of Renaissance and Reformation
This post goes from 1400 to 1610 and covers history, philosophy, religion, literature, and art and architecture.
Outline of Medieval Age
This post goes from 476 to 1500 and outlines history, especially church history, philosophy, and literature. Even during those 1,024 years, one can find church reform movements and shining lights.
Outline of Ancient Roman Civilization
This outline of basic facts and events goes from early Roman settlements and the expulsion of the king in 509 BC to the fall(s) of Rome in the fifth century AD. This post looks as history, philosophy, literature, and the early church. A study on poet Ovid is included at bottom of post.
Outline of the Hellenistic World
This post outlines history, philosophy, literature, and art and architecture and goes from Alexander the Great (356-323) to Caesar Augustus (31 BCE to 14 AD).
Outline of Classical Athens
This post outlines history, philosophy, literature, art and architecture and covers mainly the fifth and fourth centuries BCE, with some events a little before that century. This is the birth of democracy and philosophy, literature, and the arts.
Outline of Archaic Greece
This post goes from 1900 to 478 BCE and covers history, politics, and literature, particularly Homer.
Outline of Minoan Civilization
This post is in a series of outlines about Western civilization, as Minoan culture contributed to ancient Greece. The post covers the historical and economic aspects only and goes from 3000 to 1380 BCE.
Outline of Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
This post is part of a series of outlines of civilizations that influenced the Western world. The post goes from 2900 to 1750 BCE.
Outline of Ancient Egypt
This post is part of a series of outlines on civilizations that have influenced the Western world. This post looks at history, religion, art and architecture, and literature of ancient Egypt and goes from 3100 to 525 BCE (conquest by Persia).