[…] unbaptized thief on the cross? Moreover, Ralston was bothered by baptism for the dead’s seeming dependence on human saviors rather than on a divine one. He even attempted to exorcise the doctrine from New […]
[…] in an eerie way the deepest of our personal realities. Many people read fiction to learn about human behavior; Phyllis Barber’s stories call upon us to learn about the human heart—especially about our own hearts. […]
The Child is father to the Man Wordsworth You wake before the alarm you’d set for 4:30. You dress, almost ritually, and decide to fast. Today of all days you must maintain the proper mood—and…
[…] asserts that “myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation” (1972, 3) and suggests four important functions of myth (1988a, 31). First, “myth opens […]
[…] dis tant from his animal friends. Pooh, with his stuffed head, cannot fathom the yearnings of a human brain for knowledge and experience. He feels sad and perplexed by the loss of his companion. […]
[…] at best an ill informed intellectual exercise for his peers seemed like the triumph of evil over human suffering to him. My son has met Holocaust survivors—he has heard their stories and seen the […]
The unifying thesis of the twelve essays contained in When Prophets Die: The Post Charismatic Fate of New Religious Movements is that most new religious movements, though heavily dependent on a single dominant personality, usually…
For about two years after the Mormon pioneers first began to enter the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, they devoted themselves to the dual jobs of developing the territory and promoting the interests of the…
[…] so offended George Lee. We know all this—these separate incidents. We know, too, that General Authorities are human. The truth is they make mistakes. But the rest of that truth is this: George P. […]
“The satisfaction brought by morning dew is more than human stomachs can endure,” the men insist, hoping that they will die. “The satisfaction brought by morning dew