Presentation at Friendly House by Gus Frederick about Homer Davenport (1867-1912), a man who was Oregon’s first media super-star. Yet, few are aware of the impact that this “country boy” had on society. He arrived on the scene during a perfect storm of technology and public sentiment, between the end of the "Gilded Age" and the beginning of the "Progressive Era."Third Generation Freethinker Gus Frederick is a native Oregonian filmmaker,and photographer,
Presentation by Robert Schmidt. Dealing with the climate crises, world-wide refugees, the possibility of world war, and the failure of capitalism to meet the world’s needs, we need to choose between coercion or consensus to address these crises. Robert Schmidt has a Ph.D. in Political Science. He has taught in various countries. Before his retirement he was a professor of Theology and Political Science at Concordia University in Portland.
Presentation at Friendly House by Robert Schmidt. The world has experienced system shifts in the past, from tribal societies to city-states, city-states to empires, empires to feudalism, and feudalism to nation-states. Various commentators such as Augustine and Luther have tried to make sense of these shifts and perhaps set a pattern instructive for today. Robert Schmidt has a Ph.D. in Political Science. He has taught in various countries. Before his retirement he was a professor of Theology and Political Science at Concordia University in Portland.
Presentation by Robert Schmidt. Slides omitted. According to Immanuel Wallerstein, a world systems analyst, we may be coming to the end of the world as we know it. We may be coming to a world system shift similar to the Fall to the Roman Empire, or to the end of Feudalism and the beginning of the nation-state system. Robert Schmidt has a Ph.D. in Political Science. He has taught in various countries. Before his retirement he was a professor of Theology and Political Science at Concordia University in Portland.