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...Literature—is in many ways the author’s literary manifesto.Gao, an intellectual who wrote his most well known novel, “Soul Mountain,” while in exile after the Chinese Cultural Revolution, is a self-described non-Communist, non-democratic, non-traditionalist non-modernist author. Rejecting the ideological dogmatism that defined the nation of his birth, Gao argues for the individuality of the writing process and for a view of literature as a spiritual endeavor rather than a political one.It’s an original—even admirable—thesis...
...made the show the biggest primetime cartoon since “The Simpsons”—and made MacFarlane a star. But for a man who has built his career on flouting the standards of acceptable humor on TV, MacFarlane sees himself as a kind of traditionalist. The way he describes it, his new show “The Winner,” set to debut Sunday, March 4 on Fox, seems downright tame. He insists it has the right combination of heart and humor that made traditional sitcoms like “Cheers” such...
Robert C. Clark, Kagan’s predecessor who became dean in 1989, inherited a school that had been torn by bitter fights between traditionalist professors and proponents of Critical Legal Studies, a liberal legal philosophy that questioned many of the fundamental premises of law. The clash between “the Crits” and the traditionalists, as well as fierce battles over faculty diversity, had brought faculty hiring to a halt...
...step what happens when Muslims come to pray, Cagrici continued his respectful lesson to the professor Pontiff on what he sees as the true, moderate nature of Islam. The two later gathered in a "moment of serenity," that may be as close to a genuine joint prayer as the traditionalist Pope has ever done with a non-Christian. The two leaders closed the visit by exchanging art works of doves, the symbol for peace in both faiths. Clearly moved, the Pope said he "will never forget" the visit. Hopefully, millions of others - Muslims and Christians alike - will remember...
...loosening the celibacy vows say that Benedict officially addressing the issue helps keep it alive for the future. One Vatican source told TIME that a surprising sign of support for the progressives on this issue may be coming from one of Benedict's most loyal deputies and a noted traditionalist, Vienna's Cardinal Cristoph Schonborn. Austria, coincidentally or not, is one of the countries most sorely in need of priests. So while the latest Milingo chapter may be over, there may be more plot twists to come...