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...philosophical and mystical aspects - in many ways like Catholicism," says Father Daniel Madigan, a Jesuit scholar of islam, and a member of the Vatican's commission for religious relations with Islam who helped arrange for Khatami's visit. There is also a clerical hierarchy in Shi'ism that is absent in other forms of Islam. Madigan notes that Iranians have long studied other cultures and religions. "They know their Western stuff," he said. "Right now, they're isolated because of sanctions, but they really do want to interact with the world." And Rome is one place the interaction has already...
...again, a few years from now? I think this is really a turning point. The next conflict will be very dangerous. We have seen shades of that. Israel in particular has to worry about that. Some vulnerability appeared on its part in the Lebanon adventure which is not absent from the minds of anybody who wants to do mischief in the region...
...already left for New Haven to watch The Game, the Harvard crowd paled in comparison to Cornell’s turnout. With the stands dominated by the Big Red, Cornell’s vocal student section drowned out cheers for the Crimson. Even Harvard’s band was absent, and the Big Red’s band played at full force to make up for the void. With such a hostile crowd, the Crimson’s home-ice advantage didn’t seem like much. But Harvard had anticipated the lack of support for the Crimson...
...script offers plenty of opportunities for easy laughs, high physical comedy, and characterization. In farce, there is considerable leeway to pursue these ends; exaggeration, absurdity, and extremes are all allowed and expected. However, they must be executed with clarity and consistency. Unfortunately, these crucial aspects were notably absent. The staging was unfocused, made unbalanced used of the theatre, and poorly conveyed the time period...
...take a course on the literature of the medieval world. Reading about Paul’s journey to the Third Heaven and the Apocalypse, I came to appreciate the Bible academically, from the history of its creation to its later influence on pretty much all of Western literature. However, absent was the deep spiritual and emotional connection with the good book that I had heard so much about from televangelists, Mel Gibson and the blurb on the back of my unbought Teen Bible at Wal-Mart. As fate would have it, an acquaintance, Caleb L. Weatherl...