Civis Romanus
Civis Romanus The Concept, History, and Political Meaning of Roman Citizenship An Essay by GBS jr 2026 Abstract This essay examines the concept and historical development of civis Romanus, Roman
The Bookworm Reframed
Carl Spitzweg's The Bookworm Reframed: A Sociology of Knowledge An Explication by GBS jr 2024 Introduction: Knowledge as a Social Phenomenon
THEOLOGY UNDER THE CROSS
THEOLOGY UNDER THE CROSS: Luther’s Theologia Crucis as a Criterion for Christian Doctrine and Assurance A Monograph by GBS jr 1998 Faith is a living, bold trust in God’s grace, so certain that it would die a thousand deaths for it. This confidence and knowledge of divine grace makes men glad and bold and happy in dealing with God and all creatures. And this is the work of the Holy Ghost in faith. Hence a man is ready and glad, without compulsion, to do good to everyone. - Martin Luther, Preface to the Epistle to the Romans (1522) Abstract Th…
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Its Transformative Impact on the American Revolution An Essay by GBS jr 2023 Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it. - The American Crisis (1776) Abstract This monograph reexamines the origins,
THE ATONEMENT AS MORAL GOVERNMENT AND PENAL SATISFACTION
THE ATONEMENT AS MORAL GOVERNMENT AND PENAL SATISFACTION A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic-Theological Evaluation of Charles Grandison Finney’s Doctrine of the Atonement A Monograph by GBS jr 2020 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. - Psalm 85:10 (ESV)
A MODERN PELOPONNESIAN WAR
A MODERN PELOPONNESIAN WAR Systemic Rivalry, Power Transitions, and the Persistence of Thucydidean Conflict A Monograph by GBS jr 2018 Preface This essay began many years ago as a college class report I wrote in 1983, when the Cold War still defined the shape of the world and its anxieties.
An Explication of The Oxbow
Thomas Cole's The Oxbow View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (1836) An Explication by GBS jr 2013 Thomas Cole’s View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (1836), commonly known as The Oxbow , stands as one of the most intellectually ambitious landscape paintings in American art.
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe" - An Essay
A rumor can outrun a man’s own footsteps, yet it’s the living breath of truth that finally catches up. I read Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s “ Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe ” this morning. And though it isn’t one of the stories folks usually brag about reading, it’s got a certain hometown flavor to it, the kind of tale you might hear from an older neighbor leaning against his truck in the driveway, telling you a story he swears is true even though the details keep sliding around on him.
