Reza Aslan rsquo s study of the historical Jesus has been hovering near the top of The New York Times best-seller list for several weeks It is written in an engaging style and reads like a historical novel But the author does not want it to be taken as ldquo fiction rdquo but as a serious work o
This little book provides an intimate portrait of the artist as a young Catholic woman who desires to become both a saint and a famous writer That rsquo s the territory of Flannery O rsquo Connor rsquo s 1925 ndash 64 newly published book A Prayer Journal edited by W A Sessions O rsquo Connor
Well before globalization and technology unified the world, trade in textiles wove it both practically and sumptuously together.
This is a fearful night.The cloud-wrack scudsHundreds of feet above us, on a blastThat shrieks of war.Wind rips at mighty oaksAnd threatens roof-tops cowering at their feet.Men feel its fingers in their very soulsAnd barricade the entrance, lest the dogWithin, half-tamed, leap up at sound of roaring
Family life in antiquity was a life of insecurity though families in many parts of the world still know this insecurity well even today The warm pictures we might concoct of ancient families mdash though certainly the ancients loved their children and spouses loved each other just as families do
Family life in antiquity was a life of insecurity though families in many parts of the world still know this insecurity well even today The warm pictures we might concoct of ancient families mdash though certainly the ancients loved their children and spouses loved each other just as families do
The Magi knew how to treat the king After seeking him far beyond the bounds of their country these astrologers ldquo when they saw that the star had stopped they were overwhelmed with joy On entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother and they knelt down and paid him homage T