Books with title The Renaissance

"The Renaissance" (1300—1500) provides an overview of the years from the Late Middle Ages through the Renaissance. Special emphasis is given to the natural and political disasters that ravaged 14th-century Europe, as well as the unprecedented intellectual, cultural, and artistic flourishing of the 15th and 16th centuries. The Black Death, The Hundred Years' War, the invention of the printing press, the birth of humanism, and the life of Leonardo da Vinci are among the dramatic events vividly documented in this richly illustrated text. Challenging map exercises and provocative review questions encourage meaningful reflection and historical analysis. Tests and answer keys are included.

This book helps children understand the past through paintings, murals, sculpture, architecture, and everyday objects - much of it originally designed for placating the gods, bringing a successful harvest, observing traditions and rites, or increasing an individual's social standing. Each book is divided into thematic chapters such as how people lived, worked, socialized, fought wars, worshipped, and made new discoveries and conquests.

CONFLICTBenedict Fuller's world is one of beauty and violence, religion and sin.BY DAYA peaceful civilised England, reborn after devastating pandemics and civil war.BY NIGHTThe masks of culture slip and animal violence is only a moment away.IN HELLAnother agent is brutally murdered.The clues to his betrayer are buried in the tunnels of the Old City.IN HEAVENA slow dance in a high-class speakeasy with the mysterious Leila puts Ben on the traitor's track and sets them both running for their lives.

How can you make Renaissance-style hot chocolate? Which Renaissance genius came up with the world’s first helicopter design? How did Renaissance people use turnips to cure the common cold? This title unravels the mysteries of life in Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. Find out what staying in an Italian palace was really like, how to win friends in Renaissance high society, and where you could go to the theatre for only a penny.

We live in dark times. Christians wonder: Are the best days of the Christian faith behind us? Has modernity made Christian thought irrelevant and impotent? Is society beyond all hope of redemption and renewal? In Renaissance, Os Guinness declares no. Throughout history, the Christian faith has transformed entire cultures and civilizations, building cathedrals and universities, proclaiming God's goodness, beauty and truth through art and literature, science, and medicine. The Christian faith may similarly change the world again today. The church can be revived to become a renewing power in our society - if we answer the call to a new Christian renaissance that challenges darkness with the hope of Christian faith. In this hopeful appeal for cultural transformation, Guinness shares opportunities for Christians, on both local and global levels, to win back the West and to contribute constructively to the human future. Hearkening back to similar pivotal points in history, Guinness encourages Christians in the quest for societal change. Each chapter closes with thought-provoking discussion questions and a brief, heart-felt prayer that challenges and motivates us to take action in our lives today.