The Thirty Years’ war ended with the Treaty of Westphalia that acted as a catalyst in bringing about the modern state. The treaty, along with other concomitant factors, soon brought into action the decline of feudalism and emergence of the sovereign, modern state. […]
The modern state was based on the principles of sovereignty, territory and legitimacy. Feudalism, on the other hand, did not have well-defined categories of territory and power, which eventually led to the rise of the modern state. […]
Feudalism emerged after the fall of the Roman empire but failed to sustain itself due to its various shortcomings. The defensive, hierarchic system with decentralized power soon gave in to allow for the modern state to rise. […]
After the 4th century, the doctrinal disputes on Christianity had political consequences as the Roman state was involved in the governance of the Church. Eventually, pagan worship of any sort within the empire got prohibited. […]
Early Christian communities had limited access to any of its foundational texts and no shared understanding of how to interpret them. However, all this changed when Constantine adopted the Christian faith. […]
Before Christianity got legitimized, defining and enforcing anything like orthodoxy was impossible. Christianity had had no rules, no traditions, no centralized authority. In fact, it was a cult that raised many suspicions. […]
While the Hellenized urban elite Jews were content living under Roman rule, there were urban poor Jews who hoped for a new, autonomous Jewish kingdom under a new leader. […]
Architect, mechanic, and UFOlogist George van Tassel began building the Integratron in the early 1950s, claiming he was instructed by aliens. This Mojave Desert landmark was supposed to facilitate life extension and time travel. What became of this ambitious project? […]
UFOs saw their biggest heyday to date in the 1950s. The so-called “golden age” of flying saucers led to mysticism, cults, conspiracy theories, and more. Who and what caused this occult renaissance in the United States? […]
Though for African Americans, securing civil rights was an essential part of their freedom rights agenda, white legislators both in the North and South didn’t see eye to eye on the matter. […]
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