Chant is considered one of the greatest musical achievements of human history. It spread throughout the entire continent of Europe and inspired thousands of composers throughout the centuries. It survived the Dark Ages, a period of history spanning over a thousand years and characterized by invasions, starvation, and mass death. Chant continues to be a source of enlightenment for our modern age...

WHEN AN IMPORTANT new name appears on the theological horizon thinking Christians experience a natural though probably an unwise urge to classify the newcomer in terms of established labels, so that his contribution might the more readily be assimilated into current church thinking. In the case of Wolfhart Pannenberg this would seem to be a mistake. Not only is his theology still only roughly s...

Islam knows two primary sources in its legislation, first, the holy Qur’an and second, Hadith, however, there is a significant difference inventory system of both sources. This study aims to discuss about how are modern Islamic scholars’ perspectives on Hadith authenticity. The method used qualitative. Qualitative methods examine natural objects, where researchers become key instruments. In add...

This paper studies under which conditions the share of profit in value added, financial constraints on investment and capital shortage may foster unemployment and may limit the growth of capital and/or the growth of aggregate demand, in a stock-flow consistent model. The efficiency of demand side versus supply side economic policies (decrease of the real interest rate and/or of the real wage, i...

In a reading of William Blake's frontispiece to “There is no Natural Religion” that draws largely on the history of the allegorical mode, I offer a narrative that explores the creative ways in which Blake illuminated his ideas about the value of Enlightenment thought.

Causal loop thinkers are found scattered in several fields. Many of the researchers in the following three fields are causal loop thinkers: (1) General Systems Theories; (2) Operations Research and Management Science; (3) System Dynamics. Within each of these three clusters, there are subclusters. Epistemological differences exist among clusters as well as among subclusters. Conceptual cross-fe...