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91Plutarch of Athens — (c. 350 430), was a Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who taught at Athens at the beginning of the 5th century. He reestablished the Platonic Academy there and became its leader. He wrote commentaries on Aristotle and Plato, emphasizing the… …
92Robert Elsmere — is a novel by Mrs. Humphrey Ward published in 1888. It was immediately successful, quickly selling over a million copies and gaining the admiration of Henry James. [Ashton 72] Inspired by the religious crises of early Victorian clergymen such as… …
93Social democracy — Social democracy …
94Acontius, Jacobus — ▪ Italian religious reformer Aconcio also spelled Aconzio , Italian Giacomo Aconcio born September 7, 1492, Trent [now Trento, Italy] died 1566?, England advocate of religious toleration during the Reformation whose revolt took a more… …
95Robinson, Edward — ▪ American scholar born April 10, 1794, Southington, Conn., U.S. died Jan. 27, 1863, New York, N.Y. American biblical scholar, considered the father of biblical geography. Robinson graduated from Hamilton College in 1816, taught… …
96Charles Rollin — Charles Rollin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Charles Rollin Born in Paris, 1661; died there, 1741. The son of a cutler, intended to follow his father s trade, he was remarkable for the piety with which he served Mass and which secured for …
97Fray Antonio de la Calancha — Fray Antonio de la Calancha † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Fray Antonio de la Calancha An erudite Augustinian monk, born 1584 at Chiquisaca (now Sucre) in Bolivia; died 1 March, 1654. Both his parents were of Spanish descent. He studied at …
98Contrafort — Type Monthly Publisher Contrafort SRL Romanian Cultural Institute Editor Vasile Gârneţ Editor in chief Vitalie Ciobanu Staff writers Grigore Chiper, Nicolae Spătaru, Eugenia Bojoga, Vladimir Bulat, Iulian Ciocan …
99Anaxagoras and the atomists — C.C.W.Taylor ANAXAGORAS In the course of the fifth century BC the political and cultural pre eminence of Athens attracted to the city a considerable number of intellectuals of various kinds from all over the Greek world. This phenomenon, the so… …
100humanism — in the context of the Reformation, humanism refers to a scholarly movement during the Renaissance that placed secular studies (the humanities) on a par with theology. Humanists worked to revive classical Greek and Latin learning. They wanted… …
