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With nearly a dozen clerics on board, A Living Conversation is hardly an exercise in atheism, debunking or even agnosticism. Rather it is a fascinating collection of approaches, from traditional to avant-garde, jostling around those magnificent, infuriating tales. As one panelist, author Charles Johnson, comments early on, "the problem is not a lack of meaning...it's too much meaning." Quite often the participants' insights can be delightful--for example, author Gordon suggests that the irrationality of Cain's murder of Abel epitomizes "the crisis of liberalism"--but such comments often whiz by without sufficient examination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GENESIS RECONSIDERED | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

Dolyta B. Avant '99, the Minority Students Alliance representative from the BSA, said, "We are trying to avoid a monolithic view of the black community...

Author: By Maia K. Davis, | Title: BSA Rally Commemorates Million Man March | 10/17/1996 | See Source »

...time. Selections from photographers whom he supported--Ansel Adams, Paul Strand, etc.--round off the museum's own portrait of Stieglitz and his time. Fans of O'Keeffe will also enjoy the half-dozen or so of her works added as a bonus, which contribute to the shades of avant-garde atmosphere ("Mommy, I've never seen a flower quite like that before...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stieglitz, Urban Dreamer, In New Exhibit At MFA | 10/10/1996 | See Source »

...guide, edited by Dolyta B. Avant '99, is based on a smaller previous edition, which was discovered in the club's archives...

Author: By Matthew S. Levine, | Title: Two Ethnic Groups Create Guidebooks to Help First-Years Adjust to Harvard Life | 9/28/1996 | See Source »

Also, be on the look-out for a sleek helmet; we're one athlete fatality away from a fashion explosion in headgear. For the ultra-cool, follow senior infielder Peter Albers' avant-garde style and skateboard to practice...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Fashion for Freshmen | 9/13/1996 | See Source »

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