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...Jesus has updated the Bible for China violates core Christian tenets. The appeal seems to be the group's claim to have improved the Christian faith by putting the end of the world into a Chinese context and offering believers a path to immediate salvation. Official Christian churches, by contrast, downplay the Final Judgment, emphasizing instead codes of behavior. That, plus the sect's insistence that China is "disintegrating from within," appeals to peasants, many of whom are poorly grounded in Christian principles and are angry at a government that has failed to raise their incomes or curb corruption...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jesus Is Back, and She's Chinese | 11/5/2001 | See Source »

...contrast, Dartmouth, for example, which enrolls approximately 3,500 fewer undergraduates than Harvard, sent 700 students abroad in the 1999-2000 academic year...

Author: By Kate L. Rakoczy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: College To Revamp Study Abroad | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

...This formality, coupled with soft yet dramatic lighting, adds an element of mystery and seduction to their work. Their photographs are geometrically structured and sharply delineated. While Huene’s photographs are more neutral in tone, Horst’s emphasize the powerful effect of black and white contrast. Although Huene was clearly a great influence on Horst, Huene’s career peaked in the 30s, while Horst continued to photograph well into the 80s. Horst’s photographs are of everyone from Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth and Steve McQueen to Jacquelin Kennedy, Truman Capote and Calvin...

Author: By Natalia H.J. Naish, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: More Than Glitz | 11/2/2001 | See Source »

...contrast to the restructuring plan...

Author: By Stephanie M. Skier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Candidate Pledges Council Reform | 10/31/2001 | See Source »

...contrast to the offensive output of Hartford in its last game, the Crimson enters today’s game scoreless in its past two games. After faltering against Ivy rival Princeton in a 2-1 overtime loss on Oct. 20 that snapped an eight-game winning streak, Harvard has seen its offensive attack sputter with consecutive 1-0 losses to UConn and Dartmouth...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Soccer Hopes to Snap Three-Game Skid | 10/31/2001 | See Source »

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