I first discovered Mario Vargas Llosa in 1990 when I was in Peru to see a friend climb Machu Picchu and write an article That was the time when Vargas Llosa the novelist was running for president of Peru The guerilla movement Shining Path was terrorizing the countryside and the economy was fal
When the Egyptian military seized power in June American pundits instantly rushed to preach about democracy This took some hubris considering that two recent American elections mdash 2000 and 2004 mdash are still considered by many to be of questionable legality and that redistricting is rapidly
Paul rsquo s First Letter to Timothy though many scholars doubt Paul wrote it reflects the heart of the Christian hope that Paul expressed in his letters ldquo Fight the good fight of the faith take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in
There is something unfair, unnatural about the sharpshooter’s trade.
In Mr. Colbert’s rare moments out of character, it is clear that his faith is no joke.
The appointment of a member of the diplomatic corps signals a return to a longstanding tradition.
Some 70 high-ranking Arab church leaders, together with their Western counterparts and Muslim clerics gathered in Amman, Jordan, on Sept. 3-4 for a meeting to deal with the challenges facing Arab Christians. The Christian and Muslims leaders aimed to find a way to end the sectarian strife threatenin