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• Swerving with Lucretius

  

  It is nice to see Lucretius finally getting his due. In The Swerve: How The World Became Modern, Stephen Greenblatt pays homage to the Roman poet (and his... Read more

  The 04 October 2011 by   Cris
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• At the Cemetery

  

  We’re at the cemetery, a coupleweeks before Rosh HaShanah, when it’s customary to visit your deceased lovedones. Ours are all in the same place. Most of them ar... Read more

  The 04 October 2011 by   Starofdavida
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• Troubled Grandeur in This View of Life

  

  In the celebrated closing of the Origin of Species, Darwin hits his lyrical stride with a paradox: Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the... Read more

  The 28 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Book Review: Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

  

  I just completed reading one of the most practical, helpful, well-written books about the Christian life that I’ve ever read. I wanted to share it with you..... Read more

  The 28 September 2011 by   Caryschmidt
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• Forgotten Founder: James George Frazer

  

  The standard origins story of cultural anthropology includes two founders: Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) and Henry Lewis Morgan (1818-1881). Unlike most... Read more

  The 19 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Are You a Builder Or a Destroyer?

  

  Two profiles of Christian leaders are spotlighted, center-stage in this tale. Both would call themselves servants of God. The Builder One is a giant—in every... Read more

  The 15 September 2011 by   Caryschmidt
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• Neolithic Death & Paleolithic Life

  

  It is well known that the modern world religions which trace their origins to the Axial Age are centrally concerned with death. Some might call this concern an... Read more

  The 14 September 2011 by   Cris
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• Aliens Vs Christians

  

  Ever since Roswell the concept of extraterrestrial beings and civilizations has caught our imagination. Is it true that we are not alone? Though the subject... Read more

  The 14 September 2011 by   Lambsaved
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• Reflections Upon September 11, 2011 from Cairo

  

  Yesterday was September 11. It was the ten year anniversary of that fateful day. I am sure many others are more eloquent on this topic than I am, so I will... Read more

  The 12 September 2011 by   Warigia
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• China as Neolithic Exemplar

  

  The actor David Carradine may have led a troubled life but he experienced no such trouble as Kwai Chang Caine, a Buddhist monk on the move in the old American... Read more

  The 11 September 2011 by   Cris
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