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...collective history as in each man's psychological nature. The "coming God," as Baum sees him, offers man a special freedom to rise above the determinism of his psyche. "Human life is open-ended," Baum writes. The Word of God is a summons to man to transcend his past, the Spirit is the gift of grace to answer that summons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Changing Theologies for a Changing World | 12/26/1969 | See Source »

...apparently chose Shahn for his nostalgic notes on America as well as his artistic excellence for this exhibition of photographs, their first to be presented in a long time. In spite of Shahn's intention merely to record his era, several of these documentary prints transcend this critical end and exemplify the best of his artistic vision...

Author: By Cynthia Saltzman, | Title: The Gallerygoer Ben Shahn As Photographer | 11/5/1969 | See Source »

...bourgeois attitude toward death is a good example. We are led to believe that we will transcend death if we are successful in this world. Most people think of life as a bell-shaped path. We have to make it to the top of something or else it's all wasted. To that end, people run for President. write poetry and play football. Life itself can be of no value unless it is used, converted into a product...

Author: By Richard E. Hyland, | Title: In Defense of Terrorism | 10/22/1969 | See Source »

...make their frames of reference explicit in order to understand their own assumptions. It should also become clear that academic freedom consists of assuring that all political viewpoints are represented in the world of scholarship. To safeguard academic freedom, the University should recruit and support social scientists who can transcend the common American framework by producing admittedly "political" research...

Author: By Jay Burke, | Title: Money and the Social Scientist | 10/22/1969 | See Source »

...attitude of superiority toward his viewers, generates the unpleasant feeling that his characters merely illustrate a narrow moral design-Hitchcock's. Only in Shadow of a Doubt, Under Capricorn, and Psycho do they act as whole people. These works, which realize the best tendencies of their period of Hitchcock, transcend his usual limitations by enlisting a more sympathetic audience identification with the characters. They feel unlike other Hitchcock...

Author: By Mike Prokosch, | Title: The Moviegoer Hitchcock's Career | 10/22/1969 | See Source »

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