Word: basil
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Basil Papadakis...
...light, Moscow's Red Square at night is one of the most impressive symbols of strength in the world?as large and brooding as the land itself. The flat, stark lines of the Kremlin's forbidding and protective wall dominate Lenin's tomb and the glorious domes of St. Basil's Cathedral. The Soviet Union, an empire whose expanse dwarfs the one ruled by ancient Rome, now confronts a pivotal decade in its history. Before long, an entirely new generation of leaders must replace that of President Leonid Brezhnev and his aging associates on the Politburo. There is, meanwhile, growing...
...Existence of God (Oxford; $37.50), Richard Swinburne of England's Keele University concludes: "The experience of so many men in their moments of religious vision corroborates what nature and history show to be quite likely-that there is a God who made and sustains man and the universe." Basil Mitchell, a philosopher of religion at Oxford, advocates a "many-stranded rope of reason" like that employed by historians or scientists to develop the best explanation of evidence. Among his strands: individuals' experience of a mysterious "other" outside nature, the simple faith of believers and "cosmic awe" in encountering...
Primate of the Church of England and spiritual leader of 65 million Anglicans around the world. Runcie is likely to be a lively prelate if his background and early actions are any test. In a remarkable ecumenical break with tradition, he invited Basil Cardinal Hume, 57, the country's Roman Catholic shepherd, to read the Epistle at the installation. The two are good friends-although Hume's game is squash...
Ford populates her 509-page book with imaginary characters who might have been rented from Dickens: Vivian Fein Quales, Jason Seldom, Basil Prout, Lance Loomer, Dr. Madora Waxley and Eden Ceilings worth, among others. Some of her advice could have been lifted from a phrase book written in Taiwan, for example, changing the subject during an unpleasant conversation: "Did you know Cecily Margolis is getting braces, along with her oldest, Agatha...