Dracula and Other Vampire Beliefs Belief in vampires and the power of blood is as old as mankind by David Johnson Belief in vampires and the power of blood is as old as mankind. Early…
The seven deadly sins are considered "deadly" because it is believed they can do terrible damage to the soul. The now-famous list does not appear in the Bible and may have been made by St. Gregory…
Iraqi ArchbishopDied: body found on March 13, 2008 (Iraq) Best Known as: member of the Chaldean Church who was kidnapped in 2008 Archbishop Rahho was kidnapped in…
CAN ANYONE LIVE IN THE KALAHARI DESERT? HOW HAVE BORDERS MADE LIFE DIFFICULT? WHERE ARE GOLD AND DIAMONDS FOUND? WHAT ARE THE SPRINGBOKS? WHAT IS APARTHEID? IS SOUTHERN AFRICA CHANGING? FACTFILE…
(Encyclopedia) DocetismDocetismdōsētˈĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=to appear], early heretical trend in Christian thought. Docetists claimed that Christ was a mere phantasm who only seemed to live and suffer. A…
(Encyclopedia) Hurst, John Fletcher, 1834–1903, American Methodist bishop and educator, b. Maryland. He was president of Drew Theological Seminary from 1873 until 1880, when he was elected bishop.…
(Encyclopedia) Graupner, Gottlieb (Johann Christian Gottlieb), 1767–1836, German-American musician. In 1795 he came to the United States, settling in Charleston, S.C., where he played in the City…
(Encyclopedia) SosthenesSosthenessŏsˈthənēz [key]. 1 In the New Testament, prominent Jew at Corinth, beaten by the crowd when Gallio refused to try Paul for heresy. Acts 18.17. 2 Early Christian. 1…
(Encyclopedia) Saint Michael's Mount, pyramid-shaped rocky islet, 21 acres (8.5 hectares), Cornwall, SW England, in Mounts Bay; it rises to more than 200 ft (61 m). A natural causeway connects it at…
