[…] establishes an obligation for reciprocation, an offering occurs within a hierarchal structure. Offerings from an inferior ( human) to a superior (God) are always marked by the term minchah, “something that is brought forward […]
[…] of evil, no Ulysses in experimental form, no To the Lighthouse in revealing the subtle webs of human relations. It had already been surpassed by the great historical novels of the nineteenth century. In […]
[…] thus the exhibit itself. The collection of artifacts, photos, and documents, the research and writing, the exhibit design and the fabrication of display cases and artifact mounts, the placement of maps, narrative wall texts […]
[…] time of darkness and ignorance. Rather, the so-called Dark Ages are hailed as “a period of extraordinary human intellectual and artistic achievements comparable to, if not surpassing, those of the Renaissance.” Taylor-ing the Narrative […]
[…] and swollen relief rolls can hardly be imagined. Statistics apart, a ticking off of some of the human factors which go into the equation of urban life highlights the problems. American Negroes and Puerto […]
[…] we understand reality through our models—they mediate reality for us. This is a normal part of the human experience, and it works great if you and I both realize that the model we’re discussing […]
[…] century, Latter-day Saints, like many Americans, embraced eugenics—the faddish (and erroneous) idea that science could improve the human race by breeding, good hygiene, and good morals. “A very great deal is expected of this […]
[…] additional insight into the divine feminine and the earth’s Heavenly Mother. In her 1877, “The Ultimatum of Human Life,” Snow penned: Obedience will the same bright garland weave, As it has done for your […]
[…] the archive, and the inability of the archive (in theory and praxis) to encompass narratives of the human experiences it claims. Queerness may present itself in the archive as “scraps,” but it also sits […]
[…] being the innocent victims. I personally know of many violations by members of both political parties. The human weakness of mixing politics with religion certainly has not been confined to one party. One of […]