Stamp Act Congress. 1765. Issued Declaration of Rights and Grievances vs “taxation without representation”. American Revolution.

Tennis Court Oath. 1789. French Third Estate vows to obtain constitution. Declaration of authority of National Assembly.

Virginia Declaration of Rights. 1776. Model for US Bill of Rights.

Zionism. 1882-1947. Aspirations of a Jewish nation in Israel. Balfour Declaration. Herzl.

Adoptionism. 8C Christian heresy. Christ was born human, became divine after baptism.

Amnesty International. 1961. Human rights watchdog NGO fighting for political prisoners and victims of torture. MacBride.

Amyot, Jacques. 1513-93. French humanist and Plutarch translator.

Anthroposophy. Human power to contact spiritual world. Steiner.

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

Ascham, Roger. 1515-68. English humanist, author.

Barnard, Christian. 1922-2001. South African surgeon-first human heart transplant 1967.

Budé, Guillaume. 1467-1540. Humanist, Greek scholar. Founded Collège de France.

Buisson, Ferdinand. 1841-1932. French educator. Founded League of Human Rights 1898.

Cambridge Platonists. 17C. Tried to synthesize Plato and Christianity. Christian Humanists.

Carter, Jimmy. 1924-. US President 1977-81. Camp David Talks. Habitat for Humanity.

Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. English popular humanitarian writer and social critic. Created original, colorful memorable characters. Pickwick Papers 1837. Oliver Twist 1838. Christmas Carol 1843. David Copperfield 1850. Great Expectations 1861.

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

Dualism, Christian. Christ’s nature is human and divine. Nestor. Monophysitism. Monothelitism.

Empiricism. Philosophy maintaining that all valid human knowledge is gained from experience.

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.

Ethics. Study of what is good human conduct.

Europe, Council of. 1949-. To protect common heritage, human rights and harmonize legislation by replacing bilateral treaties.

Fisher, St. John. 1469-1535. English Humanist scholar. Beheaded for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII as head of church. More.

Florentine. School of Painting. 1270 Academy of Fine Arts. Express humanist ideas through art. Realism and chiarascuro. DaVinci, Michelangelo, Raphael.

Forster, E. M. 1879-1970. English humanist novelist. Room With a View 1908. Passage to India 1924.

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