[…] the circle of home, neighbors, and ward rather than reaching out to the wider community or the world. But one decade was different, infused by an unusual degree of organized activism against poverty and […]
Dear Sirs: Boycotts at BYU have reached our ears here. Consider ing the official and unofficial discrimination at the “Y” in the past it is not unexpected. (Actually one boycott lead er was from a […]
[…] of religion and the history of philosophy. McMurrin treats ideas not merely as landmarks in a particular world view but as entities that have a life of their own. The genius of his particular […]
[…] Kurt Sontheimer, both very influential in Germany today. Catholic Christians have organized themselves within “Pax Christi,” the worldwide peace effort founded in France in 1944. They participate actively in the peace movement with the […]
[…] rather than the conservative tradition bound rural areas. The second part of Meek’s book focuses on the world of the Christian congregations. These assemblies of believers were organized around the household and existed both […]
[…] the experience” (p. ix). They further assert that “these lives are a splendid example and model for today’s women” (p. 10). The stories of seventeen women are told, with a skillful interweaving of history […]
[…] and child. Mrs. Cowdy was captured and the others were killed. On 1 October 1856, the Deseret News reported that “Margaretts and Cowdy were on their way back to England by their own counsel,” […]
[…] poles of definition. The noble savage is one of many European ideas that attempts to comprehend New World discoveries. The new land seemed virginal, unencumbered by historical burdens and social demands, and offering, in […]
[…] brought it with him.” “Listen to her,” Eunice said. “She’s completely out of touch with the real world.” “Let me tell you this, Eunice,” Aunt Betsy said. “The real world ain’t inside a bank.” […]
[…] work for that day, it says, that “full of joy and all-the-things-that-matter day.” It’s the gospel (“good news”) restored indeed. The implicit message is: (1) the Old Testament is now, (2) the New Testament […]