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Home: Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGEArticles:Sisters of Mercy - CLIFFORD ORWINThe author examines the differences between the Christian charity of Mother Teresa" and the compassion of Lady Diana. Read more... Smoke and morals - Father Raymond de SouzaOntario Health Minister George Smitherman introduced his new anti-smoking legislation last month, striking a presumed note of moderation: "And so we're saying to Ontarians, if you want to smoke at home, we're not going to stop you." Read more... Solzhenitsyn and Russia's Golgotha - Review by John CouretasSolzhenitsyn was a writer whose vast body of work, beginning with the great artistic achievement of the stories and novels, but also of course the essays and speeches, was guided by a great moral imagination. Read more... Some Implications of the Word “Culture” - Margaret VisserThe word "culture" is a battleground. Past meanings of the word have recently been routed once again and "culture," as redefined by members of the academy, has been made the field of study of a new discipline: Cultural Studies. Explaining some of the assumptions made by the proponents of this new definition of culture, I shall also show that it ultimately owes something to Christianity - in spite of the fact that part of the project of Cultural Studies is a diminishment of taking any religion, especially Christianity, seriously. Christians need to know how to speak to people who accept "culture" as it is currently defined, how to listen to what is being said, and how to respond. Read more... Spiritual History 101: How Did We Get to the Edge? - PETER KREEFTThe story of our civilization can be told from different viewpoints. The history books usually tell it from only one point of view, and not the most important one at that. Read more... Start using ‘Allah’ instead of God? - Kathleen ParkerIt was bound to happen — and it seems fitting that a cleric named Tiny would think of it. Read more... Supreme Court Supplants Parents - Daniel CereWith this month's ruling, the judges of the Supreme Court of Canada placed themselves between parents and their children and sided with those pressing for the inclusion of gay-parenting literature. The decision clearly signaled that the role of parents as primary moral guides for their children's education is now "subject to judicial review" by our nine lords of the law. Read more... The Barbarians at the Gates of Paris - Theodore DalrympleEveryone knows la douce France: the France of wonderful food and wine, beautiful landscapes, splendid châteaux and cathedrals. More tourists (60 million a year) visit France than any country in the world by far. Read more... The Book of James - Joseph LoconteA century ago, the psychologist, philosopher, and agnostic William James delivered the prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh. His 20 addresses were published in 1902 as The Varieties of Religious Experience, which soon became one of the most widely read works on religious belief by an American. Read more... The Challenge Of Secularism - Christopher DawsonIt is no accident that the introduction of universal compulsory state education has coincided in time and place with the secularization of modern culture. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 19-Aug-2008 - 00:05:38
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