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...Mike’s descent toward the inferno at the bottom of Manhattan is reminiscent of Dante’s journey to the depths of Hell in “The Divine Comedy.” Mike is separated from his girlfriend Jane during the chaotic hours after the attacks, evoking memories of the pair of lovers in Dante’s epic – Francesca and Paulo – who are tossed around by the “stormy blast of Hell.” McDonell’s image of a turban-wearing taxi driver...
That's not surprising. Matt is embarked on a solo journey through one of the most influential--and maddeningly difficult--works in the history of religious literature. After six years of his labor, Stanford University Press has published the first two books of his translation of the Zohar, the wellspring of Jewish mysticism, or Cabala. He will do nine more volumes, all rendered from the Zohar's original Aramaic. The work has received ecstatic advance reviews ("A superbly fashioned translation and a commentary that opens up the Zohar to the English-speaking world," blurbed lit-crit colossus Harold Bloom...
...like this they are pressed for answers about how a loving God lets hateful things happen. "Of course, this makes us doubt God's existence," declared the Archbishop of Canterbury after the Asian tsunami, before calling his country to deeper prayer. The search for answersis part of the natural journey of faith; it is a mystery beyond our understanding, or a part of a larger plan, or the price we pay for free will, or God's tap on the shoulder, calling us to attention and mercy...
...start of what many are predicting will be the "Chinese century," Washington and Beijing are partners in charting the world's future. So what should Hu and Bush be discussing? To answer that question, Time surveyed some of the most involved watchers of the U.S.-China relationship. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, according to the old Chinese saying. What follows is a survey of opinions on the direction in which Hu and Bush should be heading...
Joyce Martin, 48, fears her home in eastern New Orleans has been completely engulfed by water. Martin has been on a harrowing journey, after fleeing her home in the storm’s path, she briefly stopped at the congested convention center, then dropped by a shelter, and later, lived at an army barracks with her family. A religious charity offered her a one-way ticket out, free of charge—she chose Los Angeles, the furthest she’s ever traveled...