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Cambridge Platonists

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Platonists, group of English philosophers, centered at Cambridge in the latter half of the 17th cent. In reaction to the mechanical philosophy of Thomas Hobbes this school…

Power Points

Power Points Did you know these facts about powerful women?In prehistoric times, women were worshiped as supernatural beings because they could create life. The supreme creator was female—the Great…

Christianity

Christianity is based upon the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life is written about in the New Testament. Jesus, a Jew, was born in about 7 B.C. and assumed his public life, probably…

Protectorate, in English history

(Encyclopedia) Protectorate, in English history, name given to the English government from 1653 to 1659. Following the English civil war and the execution of Charles I, England was declared (1649) a…

Baal

(Encyclopedia) BaalBaalbāˈəl [key], plural BaalimBaalimbāˈəlĭm [key] [Semitic,=master, lord], name used throughout the Bible for the chief deity or for deities of Canaan. The term was originally an…