The Phoenicians, renowned for their trading and maritime skills, originated in what’s modern Lebanon. They called themselves Canaanites, related to similar peoples in the region. The term Phoenician derived from the Greek word “phoinix” meaning purple, referencing the famous purple dye produced in Tyre.      The Phoenician era spanned some 2,500 years, encompassing […]

Long before the arrival of British traders, explorers, and surveyors, the First Nations of the Canadian Plains developed rich and complex cultures, deeply connected to the rhythms of their lands and the seasonal migrations of bison herds. The Blackfoot, for instance, were skilled hunters who used to drive bison over cliffs (the practice is […]

Vasily Rozanov is a little-known name outside of Russia. However, his influence on Russian philosophy is undeniable, despite his often controversial views. Rozanov was a family man who was always on the side of the oppressed. Although he strove to help others and to be what he called “a small man,” he expressed some […]

The Ten Commandments are the foundation of ethical conduct for Christians, even though they were given to Moses at Sinai. How have Christians distinguished between this moral law and other types of law? Is the origin of the moral law in God or some other source? In what different ways have theologians ordered the […]