Luther and the Emancipation of the Image Between 700 CE and 1566 CE, a debate called the Bilderstreit (German for: image debate) polarized the European Catholic Church. At question was the veneration of images, such as paintings or sculptures, of Saints, the Madonna, Jesus and God. Such venerations were common practice, and were sharply criticized by the Iconoclasts, who believed that any vener...

The Anglican Communion, which unites forty-one local Churches, traditionally honors holy ascetics and heroes of the faith, among whom there are both saints glorified after English Reformation general Christian teachers martyrs known to Roman Eastern Orthodox Churches. Some Anglicans honor saints, turning One God with gratitude for certain examples a great righteous life, ask Christ send down sa...

During the special showing of the Holy Shroud at Turin in Spring 2010, an art exhibit at the Venaria Reale – the Savoy hunting palace just outside the city – will focus on Western artists’ interest in the body of Christ as subject. With works of painting and sculpture from the late Middle Ages to the Baroque period (and some earlier pieces), the exhibit will parallel the religious event, sheddi...

bureaucracy is became dominant structure of government, however, language of government is largely became by language of bureaucracy. many of the problems of public administration are to be traced to, and found in, the language of bureaucracy. this thesis examines the nature of language of government in three decades of islamic revolution of iran and designs efficient pattern of language of gov...