[…] The completely rational theology foreseen by the philosophes has not appeared. Nor have the attempts to reduce human behavior (particularly ethics) to biology and chemistry been successful. Moreover, the scientific criticism of religious history […]
[…] Church’s scriptural literalism or naturalistic interpretation of otherworldly beings and events. “Mormons teach that angels are resurrected humans,” Stack added, “so giving them wings flies in the face of that belief.” In yet a […]
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[…] heads of those in both communities who refuse to observe the boundaries. In truth, it goes against human psychology to maintain two systems. We want a single view of the world, and there will […]
[…] any thing which could possibly be interpreted by a slave, that it was not just to hold human beings in bondage, would be jeopardizing the life of every white inhabitant in the country. For […]
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[…] Jacoba’s identity as a kin-builder. This article is about “kinship” and other terms that pertain to making humans into relatives. Words like “primos” and “tía” represent a few more of those kin terms. I […]
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