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...liberal theology - He's a linguistic symbol, or a vague kind of spirituality. I've heard liberal theologians who have said that in situations like mine God is basically active in helping you find our own inner resources. It was very apparent to me in the ICU that I had no inner resources. My trust was in the unlimited sovereignty of the God of the Bible. I shudder to think of going through that experience believing that there is no one in control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Calvinist Faces Death | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

...When patients come and go from Intrepid, they'll pass a large, black stone sculpture in the courtyard, called "Broken Circle." The circular object is jaggedly linked at its bottom, a symbol for those who will go through life imperfect but complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Hope for the Casualties of War | 1/30/2007 | See Source »

...ultrashort hair, however, sometimes presents problems: the color occasionally refuses to hold. New York University Freshman Paul Nagle prefers to highlight his brown waves with an electric shade of aubergine to complement his camouflage fatigues. He calls the fad a kind of "Disney rebellion." Says Nagle: "It's a symbol no one can understand until they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Turning Brown, Red and Green | 1/26/2007 | See Source »

...Peace Sign Peace may be a universal concept, but its symbol is ambiguous. In Britain, making the sign with your palm facing out means peace, but with your palm facing in, the gesture is an insult...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confusing Signs | 1/25/2007 | See Source »

Peace Sign This symbol wasn't always so placating. Before its revival during the 1960s' antiwar movement, it was used as an anti-Christian symbol in the ancient Roman Empire

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confusing Signs | 1/25/2007 | See Source »

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