RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Heroic Failures I had only dipped into Louis Harlan's biography on Washington, and I can't remember what I used for Du Bois, as I haven't read David Levering Lewis's book. (Our Ed Blum has since furthered my understanding of Du Bois). ... http://usreligion.blogspot.com/2009/11/heroic-failures.html
PLEKTIX: Book Review: LOGICOMIX (Side note: can a biography still be called a graphic novel? Our terminology may need an update.) Seeking an escape from his authoritarian religious upbringing, young Bertrand turned to mathematics as the one source of absolute ... http://plektix.fieldofscience.com/2009/11/book-review-logicomix.html
Vatican expert releases book supporting beatification of Pope John ... The content of Tornielli's stories is at times rather unexpected, as in the account of a religious sister who often heard the Pope practicing corporal mortification from her nearby room in Castel Gandolfo. She tells of having heard the sounds of the Pope ... The new book from Tornielli is the latest installment in an impressive catalog of Vatican-themed books from the Italian author. His collection also includes biographies of Popes Pius XII and Paul VI. Comments: 0 ... http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=17801
Culture Vulture: Reading Jung's “Red Book,” Part Two : The Arts ... To fill in the blanks, I turned back to Deirdre Bair's biography. In her account, Freud pursued the younger man by mail, urging him to convert his boss, Dr. Bleuler, as well as the rest of Swiss psychologists to his cause. .... The theoretical rifts between the psychoanalysts of the International Association took on the character of religious wars: brutal, uncompromising, and vituperative. Shamdasani's introduction implies that Jung's “Most Difficult Experiment” began ... http://blog.theartsfuse.com/2009/11/23/culture-vulture-reading-jungs-red-book-part-two/
Imagination on Board/Write On Four Corners: New Mexico Book Award ... Biography (includes memoirs and autobiographies) — sponsored by. Albuquerque The Magazine Allen, John — Me and the Biospheres (Synergetic Press) Business Book (includes career) — sponsored by Sunbelt Shows Moonwalker, Tu & JoAnne O'Brien- Levin ... Reference Book — sponsored by New Mexico State Library Wheeler, DonnaLee — Who's the You in the Mirror (Kin Folk Trails) Religious Book— sponsored by Sunbelt Shows McLaughlin, Judith — Sacred Feminine (Rio Grande Books) ... http://conniegotsch.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-mexico-book-award-winners.html
Adorable Trivialities: Book Review: Ayn Rand and the World She Made One last point of particular interest to me is that Ms. Heller goes more into depth about Ayn Rand's antagonism to religion, and Christianity in particular, than either the Branden biography or Branden memoir did. ... http://adorabletrivialities.blogspot.com/2009/11/book-review-ayn-rand-and-world-she-made.html
Cooke-Ian Paisley - Protestant Protagonist Par Excellence (1987 ... Ian Paisley as the central figure in the Ulster politico-religious situation. Although not a biography this study is primarily an apologetic for Paisley's ministry. In face of the world-wide vilification by the international news media, ... http://sharereactor.com/release/15299-cooke-ian-paisley-protestant-protagonist-par-excellence-1987.htm
SIOA » Blog Archive » Burka Barbies and Prayer Rooms Allah is found in the Koran, the commands and example of Mohammed are found in the Sira (Mohammed's biography) and the Hadith (The “Way of Mohammed”; words and deeds of Mohammed as reported by contemporaries). ... It is not clear as to the nature of the “religious accommodation” that the school department of Lewiston is required to deliver, according to CAIR. There is however the matter of the United States Constitution and juristic precedence that requires the separation ... http://sioanetwork.com/?p=522
The Best Epitaph of Them All - Straight Up | Jan Herman "This book is merely a fan's notes," Edward McPherson writes in the introduction, although his publisher ignores the disclaimer and calls it a biography on the cover. In fact, the book is a bit of both, a difficult combination to bring ... Four decades ago Lenny Bruce sentenced Sammy Davis Jr. to "30 years in Biloxi," stripping him of "his Jewish star" and "his religious statue of Elizabeth Taylor." Now we have two new biographies of Davis that spring him from ridicule, ... http://www.artsjournal.com/herman/2009/11/alone_at_last.html
Important The Taliban Biography - Islamic Awakening Forums In addition to highly informative biographical materials, the declassified documents in this briefing book contain fascinating new details about Taliban structure, decision-making and evolving ideology. The December 1998 Embassy cable .... The "Outer" Shura – a council with over 100 members "including many religious figures and provincial notables. It is considered relatively unimportant," although it is intended to advise the Inner Shura. The Caretaker Council – Headed ... http://forums.islamicawakening.com/f18/taliban-biography-30643/