Savonarola, Girolamo. 1452-98. Led Florence 1494- after Medici overthrow. Reformer against vice and corruption in the church and society. Burned books, paintings, luxuries. Hung+burned.

Shaw, George Bernard. 1856-1950. Irish socialist writer/dramatist of wit and satire. Man and Superman 1903. Pygmalian 1913. St. Joan 1923. Fabian.

Socialist Revolutionary Party. 1901-22. Russia. Sought classless society. Suppressed by Bolsheviks.

Steiner, Rudolf. 1861-1925. Founded Anthroposophical Society 1912.

Tammany Society. 1789-. Powerful NY Democratic party association.

Tappan, Arthur. 1786-1865. US abolitionist. Founded Anti-Slavery Society 1833.

Tawney, Richard. 1880-1962. British critic of affluent society. Acquisitive Society.

Technocracy. 1931- US movement advocating reorganization of society on technological principles.

Tweed, William. 1823-78. NY city “boss” controlled patronage through Tammany Society. Exposed by NY Times.

Webb, Sidney. 1859-1947. Beatrice. 1858-1943. British Fabian Socialists. Founded London School of Economics, New Statesman 1913.

Yellow Turban Rebellion. 184-204. Chinese secret society vs Emperor. Fall of Han dynasty. Ts’ao Ts’ao.

Annunciation. Angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary re Jesus.

Apollinarianism. 4C Christian heresy. Jesus not truly human because of his divine nature.

Apostles. 12 disciples of Jesus. Also, first missionary to a country.

Ascension. Jesus’ rise to heaven 40 days after Resurrection.

Barabbas. Thief freed by crowd instead of Jesus.

Capernaum. Jesus’ second home and site of miracles.

Chalcedon, Council. 451. Clarified orthodox Catholic beliefs. Sees of Rome and Byzantium established. Christ’s dual nature.

Christ. Jesus. Christianity.

Christianity. World’s largest religion, based on acts and teachings of Jesus Christ, believed to be Son of God. Emphasises love for all..

Dismas, St. Thief converted by Jesus on cross.

Docetism. Gnostic heresy. Christ was phantasm, not human.

Dukhobors. 1755-. Russian Christian pacifist, anarchist sect. Leaders claimed to be Christ reincarnated. Tolstoy sponsored emigration to Canada, 1898.

Erasmus, Desiderius. c1466-1536. Dutch Humanist ecclesiastic reform writer. Published first New Testament based on Greek, 1516. Reason over ignorance and superstition. Opposed Luther. Praise of Folly. Enchiridion: Christ requires of us nothing but a pure and sincere life.

Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Biblical reference to war, famine, death, and Christ, to come at end of world.

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