Drei Viertel der Durchschnittsbevölkerung können durch eine pseudo-wissenschaftliche Autorität dazu gebracht werden, in bedingungslosem Gehorsam einen ihnen völlig unbekannten, unschuldigen Menschen zu quälen, zu foltern, ja zu liquidieren. Dieses Ergebnis einer sorgfältig vorbe…
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…
"The book provides new insights into how the post-Roman Germanic West, Byzantine East and Muslim South appropriated and transformed the political, intellectual and cultural legacy inherited from the late Roman Empire and its borderlands. It examines a number of key aspects of th…
Late Antiquity, the period of transition from the crisis of Roman Empire in the third century to the Middle Ages, has traditionally been considered only in terms of the 'decline' from classical standards. Recent classical scholarship strives to consider this period on its own te…
The authority of Scripture is the cornerstone of Reformed theology. Calvin introduced the term autopistos from Greek philosophy to express that this authority does not depend on the church or on rational arguments, but is self-convincing.
