Research Papers

Abstract Twice every week, students at Westminster School gather for prayers in England's most important church, Westminster Abbey. However, for many of us, the experience is complicated. Not all of us are Christian, and even among those who are, it is hard to comprehend how much of the Abbey is filled with things that feel distant, or even irrelevant, to our faith. Among the objects is the Tabot, originally from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Its presence in the hea

Abstract A twist of the torso or a raise of an arm can be more than just artistic expression; it can bear the weight of history,...

Abstract The Spanish colonization of Latin America began with Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Caribbean in 1492. Along with...

Dolls made by women at the Door of Hope Mission in Shanghai 1902-1914 Abstract During the 19th century, China's Qing Dynasty saw...

Abstract The theological dilemma of thanking God for protection from natural harm, when God is often seen as the source of such harm, is...

Abstract: Nuns dedicated their lives to the convent, the institution of marriage to God, and took three solemn vows: a life of chastity,...

Abstract: During the 1950s and 1960s, Sino-Soviet relations were marked by fluctuating dynamics. The two communist powers had a close...