Doctrines once fiercely defended as divine truths—such as geocentrism, the divine right of kings, or the prohibition of translating the Bible into vernacular languages—are now recognized as ...

The divine right of kings to rule in perpetuity, with throne, crown and sceptre passing down the royal bloodline, where the king’s word was law, which none could question without getting his head ...

No person has authority to say otherwise. There is no divine right of kings, nor of presidents. This divine origin of our rights has two implications for our present politics, implications to ...

Unlike an absolute monarchy basing its legitimacy on the divine right of kings, for instance, the modern secular liberal state “live[s] from prerequisites which it cannot itself guarantee”.

Its power seems inescapable – but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.

What are you reading right now? Another self-help book on ... I’ve read most of them. I notice “The Divine Comedy” by Dante has been there, I bought that probably in about 1991, all three ...

From epic dramas to heartfelt animations and bold comedies, these 5 best movies about Jesus Christ on Netflix serve faith with a twist, brightening your day and keeping you bingeing.

López considers the musical’s premiere “divine timing ... after appearing in Disney sports comedy “Gotta Kick It Up!” Lupe Ontiveros, who performed in stage productions of the ...

That we try to protect workers. Some of these oligarchs really believe they're like the, you know, the divine right of kings. They have the right to rule. And how dare you say that workers could ...

Lessons from the life of King Manasseh: The stories of the Kings of Israel make for fascinating and instructive ... Manasseh and his ungodly followers were shoving their sins right in God’s face. This ...