From the time Otto the Great was proclaimed Western Emperor in 962 to the conquest of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade in 1204, numerous ambassadors traveled east on errands from their principals. The diplomacy they engaged in at the Byzantine capital infected every aspect o…
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The principal thesis presented in this work is that churches are like franchised firms. The organization of most Christian denominations seems so closely parallel to modern day franchises that the application of the franchising model begs for comparison in an attempt to explain …
In exploring the community building techniques of the medieval saint and doctor of the church, Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), this essay argues that the Italian mystic actively envisioned a vibrant community of followers alongside collaborative efforts of Dominican clergymen. I…
This project, utilizing small groups that draw on group theory (Marianne Schneider Corey & Gerald Corey) and attachment theory (John Bowlby), will begin to close the gap between the Orthodox model of the Home Church and the experience of many Orthodox-Catholic marriages, often l…