>2016 AD
>not a Protestant
What's your excuse?
None, which is why I'm not Protestant
>being a protestant but not being a lutheran
>>592170
Because I don't partake in any of your Paulianity nonsense.
I realized as a West African(Liberia) I don't know so much about West African history. I've read Kwame Nkrumah: the Father of African Nationalism, but I'd like more. Looking for a book, a series of books, or just multiple books not in series, that show a picture of Africa in pre-colonial times(as much as possible), colonial times, and modern times.
Writing on witchcraft and its interaction with Christianity also welcome.
Thanks
Oh and I'm not looking for any New-Age writing where the natives are elevated by the weird racist sentiment of the 'noble savage'.
bump
does anyone here know any books on west african history?
>>596269
Sorry. Sadly, I can only help with East Africa :(
>>596280
Honestly I'd like some recommendations on that too. And it'll probably help the thread get going.
Why despite the terrible conditions and fanaticism of the soviets during WW2 did the wermacht commit very few atrocities overall. Was their some political reason for this? or was it the rigid and disciplined nature of the germans that prevented them from engaging in one of the more barbaric sides of war
>>596112
>Why despite the terrible conditions and fanaticism of the soviets during WW2 did the wermacht commit very few atrocities overall.
It was simple:
They committed atrocities, and then they lied about them.
That made things super easy.
Because of the Nazi attitude of superiority, they believed they were above raping and pillaging. If they were caught doing anything without orders they were executed. The Soviets didn't really have that kind of policy except for cowardice. Doesn't change the fact that they're fucking Nazis though.
>>596118
This too.
Why are Jews always getting so butthurt about Bible translations? You see some of the same sentiments in Christians, but it's usually the Jewish theologians who are of the opinion that you can't really understand the Bible unless you read it in the original, and are often citing zillions of verses that are "mistranslated" over minutae of grammar that nobody who isn't autistic gives a shit about.
I mean, just why? Isn't there more to religion than nit-picking?
All religion is pointless nitpicking.
>>595737
Because retarded Christians unironically think the OT backs up the claims of Jesus' validity as Messiah, and as God.
>>595737
I personally share this. I'm thinking of learning hebrew and greek just so I can understand the bible.
what does "Aryan" mean in the context of nazi germany?
Depends on how the H-dawg was feeling that particular day.
>>595707
go on
>>595699
It was a cool word that evoked ancient intrinsic superiority.
>The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim.
Is that from the Hagakure?
>>595343
Many scholars do not take the Hagakure very seriously. Though it does draw somewhat on earlier thoughts, It was written after all the fighting had stopped.
Samurai who actually had enemies to fight and kill tended not to throw their lives away lightly. Even in the Edo period the 47 ronin laid low until their enemy dropped his guard. the Hagakure criticized them for not attacking immediately and throwing their lives away.
So while the Hagakure does capture a certain strain of Samurai philosophy it shouldn't be looked at as a guide to how samurai actually behaved.
>>596147
Wasn't it written by some bureaucrat who never faced death in battle?
>Lee launches an attack that gets a lot of his men killed for little gain
>"Ablooobloobloo it wasn't his fault he was ill and he didn't have Stonewall with him"
>Grant does the same
>"OMG What a BUTCHER"
Why is this allowed
>>592813
Why do you have a picture of Sherman? Also I imagine due to the fact that Lee had been leading the southern forces for a while and had some respect for winning some battles while grant was the newest replacement for the union forces and everyone was wanting to talk shit about him
>>592813
The union won the war, so the confederacy needs something to complain about.
>>592813
Does anyone say this anymore?
Did remorse (as opposed to mere regret) as a feeling, come from Christianity? I Think Judas is the most poignant example of remorse from ancient literature. Orestes is the closest example to remorse in pre-Christian pagan literature, but his quest is not for forgiveness, but for acquittal, so it's fundamentally different for, say, someone like Raskolnikov.
Here's the Orthodox FAQ and reading list again, btw: http://pastebin.com/bN1ujq2x I've made some updates, and particularly revised the FAQ for liberals.
Yes, no one felt that particular feeling until the very moment that particular sect was formed
>>592682
Not entirely unlikely, at least from a Christian perspective, since the new covenant is written on hearts instead of tablets.
>>592593
>Did remorse
Medea
Any philosophies or schools of thought that can help me enjoy stuff again?
Better find out why you're not enjoying stuff. Work out, get an active sex life and pursue a career in something you're passionate about.
>>591664
Pretty much this. Who knew playing vidya and fapping all day is empty and unfulfilling?
Can anyone summarize this and give some suggestions on what to read? Obviously, there's Gutierrez's A Theology Of Liberation, but other than that?
>>591287
I would say Communism plus Christianity, but I repeat myself
>>591287
you still here OP? i'm not writing a bunch for someone not here, let me know.
It's completely untenenable from a Catholic or Protestant position.
See:
Rerum Novarum or Jacques Ellul's Jesus and Marx: From Gospel to Ideology
Ancient Greeks considered almost every other civilization to be barbarian and inferior but loved the Egyptians. Why?
BBC
>>590051
unlike the Perisa they did not waged wars against Egypt (pre-Alexander) thus they did not developed propaganda diminishing the egyptian civilization as they did with the various other empires they used to wage war against
So you'z sayin...
You are allowed one session in the animus. What ancestor of yours do you relive the memories of?
>>580814
A cute peasant girl.
Iolar, my Irish assassin ancestor and last of the cult of Taranis - worshipping lightning and beating people to death with a wagon wheel in his name. He was best friends with Cu Roi, had an affair with Derbforgaill, and was playful rivals with CĂș Chulainn.
>>580853
Knowing your luck you'd the tanist and not even piv the goddess.
So, it's pretty much accepted as fact that the 'dark age' after the fall of Rome was made up during the Enlightenment to fit their world-view.
So I have a new theory.
What if,
What if the Greek Dark Ages after the fall of Troy were also a myth made up by the Greeks to fit some other narrative?
What if the Greek Dark Ages were actually really bitchin'?
They certainly were dark ages in the historiographical sense but that doesn't preclude them from being bitchin', no
>>595536
no the dark ages after the fall of the romans actually happend. maybe read some history books instead of getting your information from 4chan
>>595575
OK, whatever. My question still stands. What if the Greek Dark Ages were actually cool? Doesn't Xena take place in the Greek Dark Ages?
What was happening here before Christianity?
Did they use the roman or celtic pantheon?
Something else?
It was actually an organised from of Hellenic Neoplatonism. It had a library with their theological texts, and a history of Hispania, but it got burnt down.
>>595537
Interesting, please tell me more
Depends on the geographical area. Most of the peninsula was populated by Celts, Iberians and Celtiberians who were a cultural and to some degree genetic milieu.
The Celts and Celtiberians inhabited most of the Iberian peninsula with a heavy focus on the west and the Atlantic and the Iberians on the easternmost part of it. The Celtiberians had a pantheon akin to that of the Celts and the Iberians had something of a native pantheon of unknown origin sometimes associated with the Phoenicians and other peoples of the Mediterranean.
There were some Greek and Phoenician enclaves on the Mediterranean coast as well, but these were residual (Gadir, Emporeon, Sexi, etc.).
What are some reasonably reliable recipes from antiquity?
Tikka Masala
Some Vedic sources even verify that even Krishna enjoyed the dish
>>594818
That's a dish, not a recipe.
Curry is probably ancient, but most dishes are new
>>594818
WE WUZ BRITZ