Word: romanizing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...West Africa from 1800 to the Present,” according to the agenda. Only two departmental courses previously served as alternates for Historical Studies A. Four departmental courses have been added to the single current Historical Studies B alternate: History 1085, “The Roman Empire: Augustus to Constantine;” History 1611, “American Revolutions in the Atlantic World;” History 1121, “Vengeance, Hatred, and Law in Premodern Europe;” and History 1122, “Persons and Things in Medieval Europe.” Two departmental...
...Brown's best-selling The Da Vinci Code granted fans access to a thrillingly fictionalized Opus Dei, a religious society both secretive and sinister. Our story on the reality of the Roman Catholic group's rituals, social connections and spiritual convictions inspired readers' aversion, wonder and spirited defense Thank you for your report on the controversial Catholic organization Opus Dei [April 24]. Any group that is exclusive, isolated and secretive cannot be truly Christian. Just like the press investigations into the protection given to pedophile priests, your article will help the Roman Catholic Church cleanse itself of its secrecy...
...surprising, given their common penchant for intrigue and suspicion, that the rulers of China and the Roman Catholic Church have had a hard time getting along. Beginning five centuries ago, emissaries from the Vatican visited Beijing to seek permission to conduct missionary work in China. During the Qing dynasty they built iron globes and trellises for the Emperor--astronomical instruments that at the time were considered cutting-edge technology. That approach didn't work: a later Emperor banned all Christian missionary activity, sending the clerics packing. He kept the Vatican's gifts, however, on a tower overlooking the thick stone...
...Ways of Opus Dei Dan Brown's best-selling The Da Vinci Code granted fans access to a thrillingly fictionalized Opus Dei, a religious society both secretive and sinister. Our story on the reality of the Roman Catholic group's rituals, social connections and spiritual convictions inspired readers' aversion, wonder and spirited defense...
Thank you for your report on the controversial Catholic organization Opus Dei [April 24]. Any group that is exclusive, isolated and secretive cannot be truly Christian. Just like the press investigations into the protection given to pedophile priests, your article will help the Roman Catholic Church cleanse itself of its secrecy as well as the flaw of gender-determined and gender-dominated leadership. So absorbed are the church leaders in protecting their own agenda that they fail to fulfill their role in the truthful representation of Christ. ETTA ALBRIGHT Cresson...