God the Father in Western art

book, breaking all sales records known to man. It not only has spiritual influence, but also has significant influence in the modern society. The Bible influences the society in many different aspects, such as laws, creative arts, language, festival and philosophy. In western cultures, particularly American culture, areas in the law particularly showing a strong biblical influence would include moral system, marriage, and civil justice system. Democracy is formed and developed with an area’s culture

Rousseau, and Voltaire were all philosophers that gave something to the western world. Through different writings made by these men, people were able to twist their works and make the ideas into their own. Many of these mens ideas were used to form parts of today’s U.S constitution and forms of government.Therefore, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire had an impact on the government in the western world. John Locke is the father of classical liberalism (Bio.com). He received his masters from christ

Professor Blah blah Subject December 4, 2017 The Greek Gods and Their Accomplishments Long ago in the first Western civilization about 2000 BC, Greek mythology was born. It consisted mainly of a body of diverse stories and legends about a variety of gods and goddesses. Greek mythology had become fully developed by about the 700s BC. They called their gods/goddesses Olympians; In Greek mythology, Mount Olympus was the dwelling of the Olympian Gods and it was created after the Titanomachy, the battle

The aim of my current art practice is to cultivate a more positive attitude towards Western Christianity, spirituality and the church as a whole, and examine what it means to be a child within the church and having a voice that is not necessarily always heard. In order to fully realize these objectives, a thorough research into the scope of religion, play and brain development in childhood in conjunction with each other is required. Particular attention needs to be paid to the Gospel of Mark, which

and falling of the polis in Hellenistic era it was more about war and fighting for among the prevailing dynasties. The thing that they have in common is that they were consistent in discovering new philosophies and science also decreasing the role of gods. Culture ​As we know the first period was Hellenic period which is most known for their polis, each polis had

Greek mundane life: the customs, the hierarchy, the polytheistic religious traditions and rituals. Nevertheless, it would be a great mistake to underestimate the Odyssey in respect to the study of the worldview of the ancient people: the Western literary and art traditions of nowadays borrowed and adjusted indeed a lot from the ancient Greek thought and beliefs about life. Considering those two main aspects of the study of the Odyssey, it would be fruitful to explore and to compare the two major

has with the power of images. This paper intends to discuss the use and importance of images within the context of Byzantine art. The works of art produced in the service of the Eastern Orthodox Church, which are still employed today, show a remarkable synthesis of beliefs, theology and aesthetics of the Byzantine culture. The majesty of the images emphasize the Glory of God and the spiritual realities of the Christian faith. The images were intended to educated and provide contemplation of the invisible

on the people and culture that practice and follow those religions on a daily basis. In western cultures which predominately practices Christian religion, churches, prayers, bible studies and baptism as an infant or an adult are some of the essential beliefs and practice of most Christians. Attending church for service, prayer meetings and confessions are rituals that have become very entrenched in western culture as part of the Christian religion. However these rituals are only a very small part

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Period and covers 300 years to the invasion of Egypt by the Romans. The word Hellenic refers only to the Greeks, but the term Hellenistic refers to `the Greek-influenced societies that arose in the wake of Alexander's conquest' (Sacks, 105). The Hellenistic world extended from Greece all the way to Afghanistan and resulted in the beginning of the mass spreading of Greek culture. Its central characteristics were the

and the Western worlds. There was an influence from the western stone sculptures from Europe. Some of the goddesses were also imported from India. This certain type of goddesses usually belong to the historical period from 2nd century AD to late 5th century AD or until Muhammad’s prophecy(570 AD- 632AD. Currently these sculptures are located in Museum of Fine Arts