Word: secularizing
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...about a young Brahman's student days on the banks of the Ganges is reminiscent of one of those mildly exotic stories that turned up regularly in the old New Yorker. Mishra's eye is sharp, his prose flawless. But his hero is a bit detached, a kind of secular holy man who would rather commune with the deities of Western literature than embrace the reality around...
Russell Rivera '00, who calls himself a more secular Jew, says in his opinion, the group does not devote enough attention to the cultural aspects of the religion...
Jackson, 54, has come a long way himself. He was born in Deer Lodge, Mont., and reared in Williston, N.D. His parents were ministers, so he became drawn to issues of spirituality at an early age. His career path, however, was secular: he was a star basketball player at the University of North Dakota and a role player (nicknamed "Action" Jackson) in the NBA, where he was a member of title-winning New York Knicks squads in 1970 and 1973. There he became close friends with teammate Bill Bradley. Indeed, Jackson was being touted as a possible head coach...
Wendy Wasserstein, a Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist, and Dr. Susan J. Blumenthal, the Assistant Surgeon General and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health, spoke Friday about the secular successes of Jewish women...
...wanted to provide examples of women who had succeeded in a secular world while maintaining their faith," Rakow said...