Showing results for "Das Echo" in Religious Studies

How did the shift from matriarchy to patriarchy come about? In fascinating detail, Merlin Stone tells us the story of the Goddess who reigned supreme in the Near and Middle East. Under her reign, societal roles differed markedly from those in patriarchal Judeo-Christian cultures: women bought and sold property, traded in the marketplace, and inherited title and land from their mothers.

Echoes of Exile reveals the seismic disruptions of twentieth-century European history through the intimate lens of one family's struggle to survive. Setting out to record the life of her mother, Ruth, Daniela Spenser unearthed personal facts and stories that additionally illuminate the shared traumas and experiences of millions of Czech, Polish, and German Jews who died in the Holocaust, as well as the stories of those who survived and lived under Communism and the Cold War.

Uralte Geschichten aus aller Welt beschreiben Wesen, die wir heute als Außerirdische bezeichnen würden. Welche Geheimnisse verbergen sich sonst noch in den Erzählungen unserer Vorfahren in aller Welt? Von Senatsbesprechungen in Washington/DC bis hin zu geheimen Zeremonien im südlichen Afrika, von seltsamen Phänomenen in Australien und im Irak bis hin zu mysteriösen Begegnungen im modernen Brasilien und im antiken Griechenland.

The average American watches 5 hours of TV every day. Collectively, we spend roughly $30 billion on movies each year. Simply put, we’re entertainment junkies. But can we learn something from our insatiable addiction to stories? Mike Cosper thinks so. From horror flicks to rom-coms, the tales we tell and the myths we weave inevitably echo the narrative underlying all of history: the story of humanity’s tragic sin and God’s triumphant salvation.