Articles by Dr. Albrecht Classen
Dr. Albrecht Classen is University Distinguished Professor of German Studies at The University of Arizona, focusing on the Middle Ages and early modern age. He has published more than 80 scholarly books and nine volumes of his own poetry. He is editor of the journals, Mediaevistik and Humanities Open Access. He has received numerous research, teaching, and advising awards, such as the 2012 Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year Award.
The greatest modern psychologists have claimed that every dream carries a deep revelation about our subconscious. Each dream only needs to be interpreted properly for us to understand the message contained in it. But Sigmund …
by Albrecht Classen
I would like to be courageous, but I am timid. I would like to be strong, but I am weak. I would like to be virtuous, but there are too many shortcomings and …
by Albrecht Classen
We Westerners live in a world that is swamped with stuff. We almost drown in things that surround us, whether it is in the pantry, the fridge, the closet, the garage, or the …
by Albrecht Classen
Hardly any other Renaissance painting has been ingrained in people’s mind as deeply as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” (1495-1498), housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in …
by Albrecht Classen
Human destiny has often been determined by the need to leave the place one calls ‘home.’ In fact, growing up normally means just that: depart from the place of one’s childhood and move …
by Albrecht Classen
It would seem that modern people tend to interpret their dreams primarily as nightmares, or else follow the analytic precepts developed by Sigmund Freud and regard their dreams as expressions of unconscious desires, …
by Albrecht Classen
Both Christine and St. Francis are deeply insightful, timeless, spiritual, and illuminating philosophers on peace and its universal meaning. We need only little translation to make both their teachings relevant today. The goals and ideas have not changed, but only the material and political framework.
by Albrecht Classen
Many people regard the Middle Ages as a time when the people endured great stress, a time unique in history. The author disagrees with those sentiments and feels that what occurred in the Middle Ages was different from our contemporary stresses but neither worse nor better. This is an eye-opening read.
by Albrecht Classen
While some are skeptical of the Medieval Mystics’ claims about their visions of the Divine, here is a cogent defense of those ancient people who experienced God’s Superabundance in this most unique way.
