Word: gospels
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...raised, Wright's spiritual presence seems likely to settle down with relics from the Meiji period (1868-1912). The prospect of becoming a part of Japan's architectural heritage would probably have pleased him, since he greatly admired 19th century Japanese prints, which, said he, preached "the gospel of the elimination of the insignificant...
...Gospel must be proclaimed to all men, it is directed first of all to the poor in spirit." So saying, Paul-Emile Cardinal Léger, 63, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal, last week announced that he will leave his see next month to become "a simple missionary" in a still unspecified leper colony in Africa. Although he retains the personal title of cardinal, Léger will work as a priest under the direction of an African bishop...
Luke, played tightly but exuberantly by Paul New man, is a common man who is heading for trouble, everyone warns him, because he won't stay down. He portrays Christ as Rebel, the peasant radical elevated to deity, similar to Christ in Pasolini's Marxist-oriented The Gospel According to Saint Matthew...
Recouping Prestige. On legal grounds, Cohn insists that there is neither reason nor precedent behind the Gospel statements that the Sanhedrin examined Jesus on the night before his Crucifixion, condemned him, and turned him over to the Romans for a speedy trial and death. For one thing, it is most unlikely that the Sanhedrin would have undertaken any kind of fact-finding investigation on behalf of the hated bloody-handed Pontius Pilate. Just as improbable would have been a trial after sundown-especially on the eve of Passover, when most members of the Sanhedrin would have been busy with ritual...
Discount operators, meanwhile, have had difficulty adhering to their old high-volume, low-overhead gospel. "Customers are demanding from us what they get in traditional department stores," explains Sherwin Newar, president of the Houston-based Sage International discount chain. This means credit, home delivery and more attractive stores-all of which cost money. Though many discount houses cut costs by using checkout counters and shopping carts instead of big sales forces, other increases in overhead have sent their price markups, once about 25%, as high as 35% -ominously close to the typical department store...