Tag: history
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Secularism After the Crusades
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media] The Crusades were a series of military conflicts spanning two centuries, from 1095 – 1300. The First Crusade began as a bid by Pope Urban II to wrest Jerusalem and surrounding areas from Muslim rule (sometimes referred to as the East, or Asia Minor) and… Read more
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What Factors Might Be Influencing Religious Trends?
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] The character of religion in the U.S. has undergone many changes since the country’s founding, and today change remains a constant. Three contemporary trends stand out. First, affiliation with traditional institutions is loosening and declining, while belief in God holds steady. Second, views… Read more