This is Volume III of nine in series on the Sociology of Culture. Originally published in 1949, this is a study of the play-element in culture and is translated from the German edition.

In "Homo Ludens," the classic evaluation of play that has become a "must-read" for those in game design, Dutch philosopher Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. Like civilization, play requires structure and participants willing to create within limits. Starting with Plato, Huizinga traces the contribution of "Homo Ludens," or "Man the player" through Medieval Times, the Renaissance, and into our modern civilization. Huizinga defines play against a r...

"Erasmus and the Age of Reformation". In this very readable biography, a noted scholar traces Erasmus's youth, his years as an itinerant scholar, sojourns in England, France, Switzerland, and Italy, friendship with Sir Thomas More, and disputes with Martin Luther. The author also probes Erasmus's mind and character and discusses his writings.

This book provides practical advice to help equip a new church elder for his office. New elders usually look for direction and information about the office with which the Lord has invested them. This book has them in mind. At the same time it can be useful for all in those the office or for those who see the importance of this office.

Too many ideas and no implementation? Discover your own way to focus and get things done!Waste time scrolling thoughtlessly on social media? Don’t get things done because no one cares whether you’ve finished or not? Keep on buying another course or program that you believe will solve your problems?Nicoline Huizinga spent way too much time not getting the results she was after until that pivotal moment that changed her entire perspective on productivity and ...

A classic study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it is the remarkable work of Dutch historian Johan Huizinga. Huizinga brings a depth of knowledge, commentary and insight into the way of life, spirit and artistic expression of medieval times. For Huizinga, the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were much more than the prelude to a new period in history - the Renaissance. They were a completion, culmination and ma...

What caused the eurozone debacle and the chaos in Greece? Why has Europe’s migrant crisis spun out of control, over the heads of national governments? Why is Great Britain calling a vote on whether to leave the European Union? Why are established political parties declining across the continent while protest parties rise? All this is part of the whirlwind that EU elites are reaping from their efforts to create a unified Europe without meaningful accountability to average voters.

"The Waning of the Middle Ages," Huizinga explores the cultural, social, and intellectual aspects of the late medieval period in Europe. He focuses on the 14th and 15th centuries, a time of significant change and transformation in European society.Huizinga's central thesis is that the late Middle Ages witnessed a shift in the prevailing worldview and cultural sensibilities. He argues that the period experienced a decline of medieval ideals and a rise of new attitudes and sensibilities that...

What precisely does the office of church deacon entail? Is it still as relevant today as it was in former times? How did this office develop? How is the role to be carried out today, particularly by those in Reformed/Calvinist churches? This book is designed to be a practical guide for new and experienced deacons.

Johan Huizinga's *The Waning of the Middle Ages* is a brilliant cultural history of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Burgundy, France, and the Low Countries, an era poised between medieval forms and Renaissance transformations. Rather than narrating political events alone, Huizinga reconstructs the period's sensibility through religious devotion, chivalry, courtly love, violence, symbolism, art, and popular festivals. His method is synthetic and interpretive: literary texts, chronicles, p...

The Waning of the Middle Ages (also known as The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages), subtitled A study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, is Johan Huizinga's most famous work. It was published in 1919 as Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen and first translated into English in 1924. Huizinga defends the idea that the exaggerated formality and romanticism of late medieval court society was a defense ...

Procrastinating because you’re a perfectionist? Discover your own way to overcome fears that hold you back to be awesome!Feeling disheartened because others are more successful than you? Listening to that little voice in your head that says you may not be good enough? Putting off the things you long to do because you’re waiting for perfection?Nicoline Huizinga spent way too much time not doing the things her heart was telling her to do because of feeling no...