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100 Days
A meme comparing Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. Photo courtesy CatholicVote.org John Carr of Georgetown University offers a wonderful summary at America Magazine of what will soon be Pope Francis’ first 100 days as the Holy Father. Carr also looks ahead… Continue reading
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Helping Ethiopian kids in Israel think about their future
The article below highlights Israel Center for Educational Innovation’s (ICEI) special relationship with Columbia University’s Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP), highlighting the innovative literacy instruction model we have brought to 17 schools in Israel. “Avraham Arago, an Ethi … Continue reading
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6/19: Tell It
My husband reads every section of the newspaper every day, and we watch the evening news because we like to know what’s going on in the world. When we read or hear interesting stories, we tell each other about them. In fact, when we’re not… Continue reading
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The Slash of The Razor
It has been a while since I have written like this, but what I saw yesterday warranted what can only be referred to as ‘some journalism’. What sparked it was this thought: Historically, it took years to start to unravel the mafia… Continue reading
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What’s Important?
Over the past month or so, that question has been running through my mind a lot more than usual. It’s a result of several things going on in my life right now: work changes, health issues, a general realization of time not standing still. My life goals seem to have … Continue reading
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Jesus Christ Superhero
We live in the golden age of superhero films. While largely a product of risk-averse Hollywood, which is always seeking another franchise to construct or exploit, these films have proven to be bankable and generally entertaining. While The Dark Knight, for me, remains the pinnacle of Continue reading
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SpecMusicMuse Double Whammy – Review of Perfect Flaw + Interview w/ Robin Blankenship
SpecMusicMuse Review—Perfect Flaw, Edited by Robin Blankenship I’ve been a fan of dystopias since the first time I read 1984. No, actually, since the first time I watched films like Blade Runner and the Running Man. The idea of a “perfect” utopia that is in reality Continue reading
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Interpreting Sacred Ground Introduction
Interpreting Sacred Ground: The Rhetoric of National Civil War Parks and Battlefields is a book by John Christian Spielvogel, Associate Professor of Communication at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. This is the book on which he based his talk on … Continue reading
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The plight of women in the church through history
I have been doing some teaching lately on women in the church and read an interesting book by Hans Kung. I thought you might like to read my summary. I must say, sometimes I shout at my laptop saying “not in my name” when some idiotic Christian Group makes … Continue reading
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Let God Be True And Every Man A Liar
With General Assembly for the Church of the Nazarene coming up next week, it may prove to be the major turning point for the church and its future. Many questions must be answered which have been unanswered in the last four… Continue reading
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PhD Scholarship in the sociology of financial markets
Christian Borch anuncia la siguiente beca de PhD en sociología de los mercados financieros para unirse a este muy interesante proyecto: Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy (MPP) invites applications for a PhD scholarship in the sociology of financial market … Continue reading
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HINDUS:A NATION NOT A SECT-Virendra Parakh
“If we take out the Hindu element from Indian society, history and culture, it will no longer remain Indian. Even the so-called Muslim and British periods in Indian history are narratives of what foreign invaders did to the Hindus and how the Hindus coped with or resisted the invasions… Continue reading
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Counter-Liturgies of the unKingdom, Part I – Liturgy and Anarchy
The following is the first part of the paper I wrote for the Christian Scholars’ Conference this year; the rest of the paper is forthcoming. “Bad liturgy leads to bad ethics” – Stanley Hauerwas Life is a performance and, as the Bard once said, “all the world’s a stage.” … Continue reading
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The Origin of Something
Question mark (Photo credit: Wikipedia) If you have ever sat out at night, far away from the city, and looked up into the night sky, there is no doubt you began to feel very small. You realize the magnitude of the universe and might even … Continue reading
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Devotion for Monday After the First Sunday in Advent, Year A (ELCA Daily Lectionary)
Above: The Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge , by Thomas Cole Erasing Sin MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The Previous Post in the Sequence: http://adventchristmasepiphany.wordpress.com/2010/09/14/first-day-of-advent-first-sunday-of-advent-year-a/ +++ … Continue reading
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