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...looking upon his fullcongregation on Sundays at Memorial Church, Gomesconcludes that "Godless Harvard" is not Godless atall. He illuminates a backlash to the scientificemphasis on quantification and demystification.Gomes says that the realization that "science hasnot produced a utopia" has buoyed a risingspiritual tide that "makes it easier to preach in1998 than...
Brother Bill doesn't subscribe to tough-love theories. He believes that gangsters will not change their ways simply through fear of prison or even the carrot of education or employment--but only by viewing themselves as under the light of a divine presence. He doesn't preach; he loves. His vulnerability, his willingness to put his life on the line, his unconditional offering of acceptance and forgiveness and, yes, love are a constant source of astonishment for men and boys weaned on hate and rejection. "I think he's an angel," says a 22-year-old Vice Lord...
...event, co-sponsored by the Harvard Education Forum and the Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP), brought to the University a troupe of 10 young, Ogallala Sioux actors, aged 13 to 15, who came to preach the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy...
When Henry Luce and Briton Hadden founded TIME 75 years ago, they felt that folks were being bombarded with information but were nevertheless woefully underinformed. They set out to create a magazine that would sift through the clutter, synthesize what was important and preach their cheeky prejudices...
...preaching as we entered was Reverend Holmes Borders of Atlanta, who was to warm up the congregation for Reverend King. Reverend Borders was known throughout the South as a great preacher and a dramatic speaker. As we sat down, Reverend Borders began his sermon not with words, but by moving the pulpit from the center of the church to the side. He then announced that where the pulpit had stood was now home base because he was going to preach about "the great baseball game." Reverend Borders believed that religion should be dramatized to make its point and that life...