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...contrast, Felicitas refuses to subordinate herself to any father figure, including the Almighty. "I will not look to God for comfort, or for succor, or for sweetness," she declares. "God will have to meet me on the high ground of reason, and there He's a poor contender." With such ideas, this Catholic woman could be a hero in a Jewish novel...
...sell malpractice protection policies to churches. The result may be baneful, especially for clergy most active in helping deeply troubled people. Just as medical doctors have grown leary of dealing with accident victims in certain circumstances, clergymen are likely to begin worrying about the legal risk of bringing spiritual succor. Says the Rev. Clifford Riis of Charleston, S.C.: "You hear about people collecting fortunes for almost any complaint. I began thinking about the possibility that I might be sued and I became cautious, especially with the people who came in off the street. I'll tell you, that doesn...
...modern godhead of the self. He is off on a perilous trip down through the memory of the race, and his only connection to reality is the umbilical cord of his need and, finally, his love for Emily. He often curls naked into her side as if wounded, seeking succor, reliving the Pieta. Again and again, Eddie dies and is reborn; each time he finds the action frightening, and "supremely satisfying." At the end, the couple fuse and are redeemed through the power of love. Altered States opens in New York and Los Angeles on Christmas...
...feeding of freshmen, you're assured more attention here. Henry C. Moses, dean of freshmen, brings a gung-ho enthusiasm to his job that excites and pleases many students--usually those who are as enthusiastic as he is--but sometimes turns off students with real problems who find no succor in his blandishments...
...lack of resistance to the Soviet Union--and of course we all condemned the show trials of the Helsinki monitoring group. But blandly cheering on courageous dissidents like Ginzburg and Scharansky as they take part in some goodies vs. baddies soap opera is an insult. We can only effectively succor the cause of human rights in Eastern Europe by understanding in detail the local conditions which may (or may not) give dissident groups their opportunity...