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UNCIVIL LIBERTIES by Calvin Trillin...
...Calvin and Kirkland House...
Klingensmith discovered another passion sophomore year. After convincing the History Department to give him credit, he began trekking to the Divinity School for a course on Calvin. "I thought I knew something about Calvinism, and it seemed pretty abhorrent--beliefs in predestination, election, sovereignty." Despite extensive reading, Klingensmith ended the semester still convinced it was "rot. But I also realized that if it was rot, it was also very hard to answer, very well thought out. Over the summer I began to think on it, and realized it represented a very coherent and scripturally "accurate approach to religion...
...sovereignty of God is at the center of his Calvinism, Klingensmith says. "God chooses what he wants to do and does it, chooses who he wants to save and saves him. It is a sovereignty of grace, a sovereignty very much tempered by love, unconditional love." Calvinism, as practiced by its originator in Geneva, was the "preeminent social religion, and I've become more socially conscious from my reading of Calvin," he insists. "Pure social action is useful, and it gets a lot done. But without religion, speaking in eternal or ultimate terms, it will prove fruitless. Because the world...
...Communications, is the highest-paid corporate chief in the U.S. For his efforts, Ross last year pulled down an estimated $22.5 million in wages, benefits and the increased value of his stock. Meanwhile, Women's Wear Daily notes that the income figures of U.S. designers are scarcely scanty. Calvin Klein, 39, tops in bottoms, etc., will take $15 million off the rack this year, estimates WWD, and Ralph Lauren, 42, is close behind at $12 million. The money paid to college football coaches was also being checked out. Last week the Miami Herald reported that as the best-paid...