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Imperial Gothic: Religious Architecture and High Anglican Culture in the British Empire, 1840-1870
The Gothic Revival movement in architecture was intimately entwined with eighteenth and nineteenth century British cultural politics. By the middle of the nineteenth century, architects and theorists… more →
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'A Letter to the New Atheists', by 'The Great Agnostic' author Susan Jacoby
wrote 1 week ago: During the Gilded Age, which saw the dawn of America’s enduring culture wars, Robert Green Ing … more →
Imperial Gothic: Religious Architecture and High Anglican Culture in the British Empire, 1840-1870
wrote 2 weeks ago: The Gothic Revival movement in architecture was intimately entwined with eighteenth and nineteenth c … more →
'Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis'. Author Article by Michael Haas
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wrote 1 month ago: Forbidden Music: The Jewish Composers Banned by the Nazis explores the legacy of those musicians per … more →
'Making Sense of Demonic Possession'. Author Article by Brian Levack
wrote 1 month ago: In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the era of the Reformation, thousands of Europeans were … more →
Celebrating David Livingstone, 'Africa's first freedom fighter'. An extract from 'Livingstone' by Tim Jeal
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wrote 2 months ago: David Livingstone (1813-1873) is revered as one of history’s greatest explorers and missionari … more →
'On the Tradition of Jewish Humour'. An Extract from 'Jews and Words' by Amos Oz & Fania Oz-Salzberger
wrote 2 months ago: The 61st annual Jewish Book Week is currently underway in London, this year the event features a num … more →
'How can books keep families and generations together?' Author Article by Fania Oz-Salzberger
wrote 2 months ago: This year Yale University Press authors Judith Walkowitz, Frederic Raphael and Fania Oz-Salzberger w … more →
'The First Ever Record of Everything Jewish'. An Interview with Felix Posen, Founder of the Posen Library
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wrote 3 months ago: Felix Posen is a man deeply passionate about secular Jewish history, having himself moved from a rel … more →
'Is the Secularization of America Really a Big Deal?' by Brent Nongbri
wrote 3 months ago: A recent poll conducted in the US indicated that a growing proportion of adults have no religious a … more →
'Narrative History and the Collapsing of Historical Distance' by Christopher Jones
wrote 4 months ago: After reading Sarah Osborn’s World: The Rise of Evangelical Christianity in Early America, recently … more →
Cosmic Understanding: Extract from 'The New Universe and the Human Future'
wrote 12 months ago: The New Universe and the Human Future In The New Universe and the Human Future (out now in paperback … more →
Translating the Poetry of Kabbalah: Author interview with Peter Cole
wrote 1 year ago: The Poetry of Kabbalah: Mystical Verse from the Jewish Tradition Peter Cole’s brand new work o … more →
Yale University Press launches its Autumn / Winter 2012 seasonal catalogue
wrote 1 year ago: Yale’s beautiful Autumn / Winter 2012 catalogue Yale’s Autumn / Winter seasonal catalogue is a … more →
How Christianity came to Latin America: Extract from 'New Worlds' by John Lynch
wrote 1 year ago: New Worlds by John Lynch With unsurpassed knowledge of Latin American history, John Lynch’s Ne … more →
The Meaning of Mary: The latest edition in Yale's 'Spirit Of...' series looks at the Holy Virgin
wrote 1 year ago: A statue of the Virgin Mary at the Santa Maria degli Angeli Cathedral (Assisi, Italy) Yale’s p … more →
Why this really is a battle for the Arab Spring: Author Article by Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren
wrote 1 year ago: A member of the Free Syrian Army in Idlib, north-western Syria on 18 February 2012 as the armed rebe … more →
Author video: Terry Eagleton discusses religion, academia and writing
wrote 1 year ago: In the second part in our series of interviews with Marxist critic, literary theorist and philosophe … more →
The Life of a Failed Prophet: Extract from 'Savonarola' by Donald Weinstein
wrote 1 year ago: Savonarola: The Rise and Fall of a Renaissance Prophet Donald Weinstein’s new biography of Gir … more →
MARIA’S DILEMMA
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wrote 1 year ago: I’m cheating on this second post for The Sunday Whirl’s wordle #33, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com … more →
