Juan Abraham Caballero Prieto University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar El Cid Campeador[1] is the greatest hero in Spanish history: to the Christians he is the epitome of what a servant of god is, to the Muslim of Al-Andalus, he was and admired ally and also their foremost enemy. The sources however,...

Andrew Pace University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. This paper examines just how radical the American Revolution truly was through the lens of early American Religion by analyzing the effects of the revolution on American churches and the relationship between church and state. The American Revolution created both an institutional and ideological crisis in American religion....

Nick Jame Vigil Brigham Young University Member ΦΑΘ–BI Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. The Jesuit missions in China, Korea and Japan developed subtle and sophisticated strategies in order to realize their goal of bringing souls to Christ.  In China, where the Jesuit mission was most successful, the strategy of accommodation employed by Father Matteo Ricci secured the foundations of the...

Sean Goodell University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. The use of film as a method of propaganda is a powerful tool, and it is one the Nazis used quite efficiently. From bluntly political films that had clearly stated goals, to subtle artsy films that hid the message behind entertainment, the full gamut of genre and style...

Kathryn Hain University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. The interpretation of devshirme by modern historians has compromised the historiography of this Ottoman institution because of the imposition of modern values on medieval people.  Devshirme is a Turkish term translated the ‘levy of boys’ describing a draft of Christian boys who were enslaved for service to the...