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An illustrated prayer book or Bible was one of the most rare and valuable possessions a medieval person could own.

The Protestant Reformation was born in the context of social change and economic makeover.

A review of A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, written by guest author Jennifer Yap

Because of a shift in focus to a human-centered approach to life, the Renaissance brought various changes in style in architecture, painting and sculpture.

The Renaissance has been a crucial period of change and upheaval. Some previous medieval ways of thinking was eschewed and the focus was on humanity's achievements.

Thanks to increased travel during the European Renaissance, pilgrims were able to visit many religious sites all over Europe.

The invention of the printing press has had a profound impact on Renaissance mentality, lifestyle and worldview.

Lawrence's three-quatrain lyric reveals the insidious effect of memory and the emotion that attends it.

The popular Christmas carol Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is the result of a series of unintended events. A series of events that resulted in a hymn sung around the world.

Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn had very different ideas for their words and music, yet "Hark the Herald" is one of the most recognized Christmas carols today.

The "Witches' Hammer" or "Hexenhammer" was written by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger. Montague Summers, friend of Aleister Crowley, endorsed it centuries later.

From the development of mass media and culture in the Industrial Revolution to modern times. Can mass culture be seen as tyranny of the masses or does it educate?

The Protestant Reformation serves as a major landmark not only in Christian history but also that of the world, without which it would never have been as it is today.

The immediate intellectual context into which the Protestant Reformation was born was the Renaissance.