Word: gospels
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Still, he finds comfort in the words of the Gospel of Luke, quoting a Biblical passage to his Harvard classmates in his anniversary report entry...
...only one hit single--I Loves You Porgy in 1959--but gained a following in the U.S. and Europe for her alternately smooth and gravelly tones, majestic stage presence and maverick opinions. Bristling at mainstream pop-music labels, Simone called her music "black classical" and embraced African folk, gospel, jazz and show tunes. An influential voice in the civil rights movement--she wrote Mississippi Goddam, a bitter response to the murder of Medgar Evers and a church bombing, and the anthem Young, Gifted and Black--she left the U.S. in 1973 and settled in France...
...SPIRIT OF SONG. Kuumba, Harvard’s largest multicultural organization, returns to Sanders once again for its 33rd annual spring concert named for former Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III. A mix of Stevie Wonder, contemporary gospel and African folk songs will supplement five original, never-before-performed pieces all written by Harvard-affiliated composers: four alumni, Derrick Ashong ’97, Theodore Maynard ’97, Sheldon Reid ’97, and Shu Nyatta ’02, and one Harvard parent, Celeste Wortes. Also, a Native American piece will be sung by Sisters...
Moreover, it is disingenuous to launch a war against the wishes of the U.N. and then preach the gospel of internationalism afterwards. Nations that did not support this military action should not have to pay to clean up after it, and idealists are sorely mistaken if they believe some form of U.N. involvement in Iraqi reconstruction will convey retroactive legitimacy for the American-led unauthorized preemptive action. Of course, there should be broad international consultation, especially involving Iraq’s regional neighbors, about how to proceed. America would be foolish to act unilaterally and ignore international opinion...
...Nonevangelical Christian outfits like the Mennonite Central Committee and Catholic Relief Services forbid preaching. And at least one major evangelical player expects his fieldworkers to show restraint. Says Clive Calver of World Relief, an agency owned by 43,000 American churches: "We're obviously not against spreading the Christian Gospel. But I don't want to be involved in anything where you give out food as a price tag for getting your message across...