Weekend Stories (simple view)
I enjoy going exploring on weekends (mostly). Here is a collection of stories and photos I gather along the way. All posts are CC BY-NC-SA licensed unless otherwise stated. Feel free to share, remix, and adapt the content as long as you give appropriate credit and distribute your contributions under the same license.
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2025 (158 posts)
| 2025-01-14 | The Didache: The blueprint of a developing church and the birth of ritualized Christianity |
| 2025-01-13 | The life and practices of early Christians |
| 2025-01-13 | The spread of early Christianity |
| 2025-01-12 | The role of sacrificial blood rituals in Judaism and its reinterpretation in Christianity |
| 2025-01-11 | The mythological character of the Gospels: A critical examination of Richard Carrier’s theories |
| 2025-01-08 | The role of synagogues in the diaspora |
| 2025-01-08 | Hellenistic influence on Jewish theology: The case of the Septuagint and Philo of Alexandria |
| 2025-01-08 | Zoroastrian influence on Judaism |
| 2025-01-06 | Archaeological evidence of the Israelites |
| 2025-01-06 | A brief introduction to Judaism and its profound historical and philosophical significance |
| 2025-01-05 | The influence of Greek philosophy on Christian thought: Foundations of Christian philosophy |
| 2025-01-05 | The One: The central concept of Neoplatonism |
| 2025-01-05 | Greek mystery cults |
| 2025-01-04 | Pyrrhonism and its aftermath |
| 2025-01-02 | The Inca Empire |
| 2025-01-02 | The Norte Chico civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Maya civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Olmec civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Kingdom of Kush |
| 2025-01-02 | The Nok culture |
| 2025-01-02 | Jainism: Peaceful path to liberation |
| 2025-01-02 | Mokṣa: Liberation in Hindu philosophy |
| 2025-01-02 | Ātman: The self in Hindu philosophy |
| 2025-01-02 | Vedanta: Philosophy of the Upanishads |
| 2025-01-02 | The philosophical roots of Yoga |
| 2025-01-02 | Hinduism: A historical overview |
| 2025-01-02 | The development of Indian civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | Emergence of Buddhism in China |
| 2025-01-02 | Pu: The Daoist concept of simplicity |
| 2025-01-02 | Daoism: The Chinese philosophy of the Way |
| 2025-01-02 | The Korean Gojoseon Kingdom |
| 2025-01-02 | The Jomon culture in Japan |
| 2025-01-02 | Origin of the Chinese civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Mycenaean civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Minoan civilization |
| 2025-01-02 | The Canaanite civilization |
| 2025-01-01 | The Epic of Gilgamesh |
| 2025-01-01 | The Babylonian creation myth |
| 2025-01-01 | The Mesopotamian lapis lazuli trade route and other trade networks: The foundations of civilization |
| 2025-01-01 | The Hitite Empire |
| 2025-01-01 | Uruk: The first mega-city of humanity |
| 2025-01-01 | The Sumerians: The first civilization |
2024 (116 posts)
| 2024-12-26 | Pali: Language of the Buddha’s teachings |
| 2024-12-25 | Sanskrit: Sacred language of ancient India |
| 2024-12-25 | The Indo-European language family: Linguistic roots of European and South Asian civilizations |
| 2024-12-22 | A brief history of writing |
| 2024-12-21 | The Dali Kingdom Scroll |
| 2024-12-08 | 25th of December: The origins of Christmas and its potential connections to pagan festivals |
| 2024-11-22 | Autobahnkirche Medenbach |
| 2024-11-15 | Cologne’s Historical City Hall |
| 2024-11-10 | Cologne, the ‘Hillige Stadt’ |
| 2024-11-09 | St. Kolumba in Cologne: A beacon against the war and a symbol of resilience and resurrection |
| 2024-11-05 | St. Georg: Cologne’s ‘Ravenna on the Rhine’ |
| 2024-11-02 | Basilica of the Holy Apostles in Cologne |
| 2024-10-13 | Nihon Hidankyō receives the Nobel Peace Prize: A recognition for anti-nuclear activism worldwide |
| 2024-09-01 | Ohara Koson: Master of kacho-e |
| 2024-08-25 | Hashiguchi Goyō: Pioneer of Shin Hanga |
| 2024-08-16 | Utagawa Hiroshige: The poet of landscapes |
| 2024-08-14 | Totoya Hokkei: The master of surimono |
| 2024-08-14 | Katsushika Hokusai: The visionary of ukiyo-e |
| 2024-08-14 | Kitagawa Utamaro: Master of bijin-ga |
| 2024-08-10 | Ukiyo-e artists and schools |
| 2024-08-10 | Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the floating world |
| 2024-08-02 | Byōbu – The art of Japanese folding screens |
| 2024-07-26 | Emakimono: The art of Japanese handscrolls |
| 2024-06-07 | Cologne’s pottery heritage |
| 2024-05-31 | Roman legacy of glass art in Cologne |
| 2024-05-24 | Roman legacy in Cologne |
| 2024-05-17 | Chinese scholar’s rocks |
| 2024-04-28 | Silent narrators: Medieval wood sculptures |
| 2024-03-29 | 1700 years of Jewish history in Cologne |
| 2024-03-23 | Kölsch – Rethinking a local myth |
| 2024-03-15 | The Richmodis legend – A Cologne tale |
| 2024-03-09 | Jan von Werth: A Cologne love story |
| 2024-03-03 | Tünnes and Schäl: Two Cologne icons |
| 2024-02-10 | Origins of Cologne’s coat of arms |
| 2024-02-09 | Halve Hahn: A special dish in Cologne |
| 2024-02-07 | Roman origins of the Cologne Carnival |
| 2024-01-26 | Paragraph 175 |
| 2024-01-25 | Stumbling upon history: The Stolpersteine project and its role in remembering Nazi victims |
| 2024-01-20 | Fate of the Jews in Cologne under Nazi rule |
2023 (14 posts)
| 2023-10-20 | The Three Worlds |
| 2023-10-18 | The Tale of Prince Vishvantara |
| 2023-10-18 | Exploring the Alte Nationalgalerie |
| 2023-10-13 | Exploring the Renaissance at the Bode Museum |
| 2023-10-13 | The Bode Museum: A new lens on medieval art |
| 2023-10-12 | The many faces of the Buddha |
| 2023-10-12 | The Kizil Caves |
| 2023-10-11 | Buddhist clay tablets from Myanmar |
| 2023-10-11 | Gandhara-style Buddhist sculptures |