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...curricular review’s game of duck, duck, goose, Reason and Faith is the goose. While we appreciate the bold thinking underlying this suggestion, among the excisable components of a solid general education report, a religion requirement should be the first to go. It would be foolish to think that the study of religion should not play an important part in educating “citizen[s] of a democracy within a global society,” as the report advances as its underlying aim. Religion has always been important and certainly, recent events seem to have elevated...
...White House on the defensive with its account of an Administration that mocked Evangelicals in private while using them at election time to bolster its support. In this exclusive adaptation from the book, Kuo writes about how his White House experiences left him disillusioned about the role religion can play in politics...
...speak out about God and politics and their dangerous dance. George W. Bush, the man, is a person of profound faith and deep compassion for those who suffer. But President George W. Bush is a politician and is ultimately no different from any other politician, content to use religion for electoral gain more than for good works. Millions of Evangelicals may share Bush's faith, but they would protect themselves--and their interests--better if they looked at him through the same coldly political lens with which he views them...
...Bored, luckily for you, there are some great offerings in the course catalog this semester, from religion to VES...actually, just kidding, it’s way too late to get into a VES class. But don’t despair! You can spend your life in the studio next semester. For now, here’s what I know and what I’ve heard. My recommendations might be a little heavy on the humanities side, but really, who takes biochem classes for fun? Let’s go by department...
...Religion: Reverend Gomes is one of the best professors I’ve had at Harvard, and any class with him is a good idea. Try Religion 42 “The Christian Bible” this semester, or hold out for his famous Harvard history course in the spring...