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Antichristus, a woodcut by Lucas Cranach the Elder: the pope depicted as the Antichrist, using his temporal power to grant authority to a generously contributing ruler.

The Bible as a Political Tool

… Abolitionist crusade against slavery, which inspired the Union’s forces during the Civil War, drew upon the Hebrew …
1960s hippies dancing at a festival.

The Soundtrack of the Summer of Love

… at Haight ( right ). However, psychedelia emerged internationally, too, and London was another major center of this … million people around the globe. That song served as an anthem for the Summer of Love and love itself became the …
Rio's Ipanema Beach

A Postcard from Brazil: The Old Struggle for a Better Future

… until 2014, a much-enlarged social safety net, and two international milestones: the 2014 Soccer World Cup and the 2016 … corruption back when she had been the president of Brazil’s national petroleum company. Selfie of the author at the …
Highclere Castle, the main setting for Downton Abbey.

At the Movies: Downton Abbey

… shut down the country for nine days after an alliance of unions that included railway and transport workers, miners, …
W.E.B. Du Bois c. 1911

150 Years Since the Birth of W. E. B. Du Bois

… he was a major voice in most of the progressive, international movements at the turn of the 20 th century against … and starved.” Du Bois was among the founding members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People … people at least. Du Bois' also paid close attention to international affairs, and was a participant at the Pan African …
General Edmund Allenby entering Jerusalem on December 11, 1917. Allenby dismounted as a sign of respect for the holy city.

The Collapse of Ottoman Power

Review of The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East, by Eugene Rogan (New York: Basic Books, 2015)
… Sharif of Mecca, Hussein bin Ali. Tapping into Arab nationalist dissatisfaction with Turkish rule, the British … East … Ottoman Empire … World War I / WWI … Diplomacy/International Relations … The Collapse of Ottoman Power …
Omagh, Northern Ireland in 2001.

Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics

… organizations has now declared a cease-fire. An international decommissioning body has been appointed to help … … Military/War/Peace … Guns/Weapons … Diplomacy/International Relations … Taking the Guns Out of Irish Politics …
Palais de Beaulieu

The Theological Third Way in Latin America

Review of A Gospel for the Poor: Global Social Christianity and the Latin American Evangelical Left, by David C. Kirkpatrick (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019)
… aid individuals, but avoided working through government and national channels. A Gospel for the Poor ends with a … Lawson … Reviews … South & Central America … Global/Transnational … Christianity … Class & Labor … Cold War … The …
soldiers in Vietnam

Memories of Vietnam in Memoriam

Review of Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War, by Viet Thanh Nguyen Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2016.
Three 10th Mountain Division Ski troopers above Camp Hale in the Pando Valley, Colorado in February, 1944.

Skis, Samba, and Smoking Snakes: An Unlikely World War II Partnership

What happened when glacier-goggled American ski troops and samba-loving Brazilian soldiers fought side-by-side halfway across the world?
… time for rest and relaxation. Recalling the trip at a reunion 50 years later, one veteran remarked, “We lived like … Brazilians, fighting among the Allies became a source of national pride, international recognition, and self-respect. “We had contact with …