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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Spaced Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz) reunite yet again for this action-packed adventure from Greg Mattola the director of Superbad. Graeme (Simon Pegg) and Clive (Nick Frost) have been best friends since they were young children..
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Moritz von Hessen-Kassel, ""Maurice the Learned"", ruled Hessen-Kassel from 1592-1627. He had a broad interest in the arts and sciences and felt urged toward artistic expression. In his own compositions he initially imitated Franco-Flemish composers with..
In keeping with producer Stefan Winter's dually audiophile and fieldwork-quality recordings, this collection comes jacketed in a winsome book-binding style, with the disclaimer "20-bit digital recording with absolutely no processing" on the back. You could..
Komitas Vartabed, whose given name was Soghomon Soghomonian, was born in 1869 at Gudina in Asia Minor. Orphaned at 11, he was sent to live in the monastery at Etchmiadzin, the See of the Armenian Apostolic Church. His talent as a singer brought him to the ..
Hasta muy recientemente, la teoría general de la secularización -originada en Europa a finales del siglo XVIII- ha proyectado la imagen de un progreso inevitable sustentado en una concepción finalista de la evolución de las sociedades que conducía, in..
While secularism and religion can foster inspiration and creativity, they also can be linked with violence, civil war, partition, majoritarianism, and communalism, especially within the framework of the nation-state. Through close readings of novels that e..
In the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution of 1979, secularist intellectuals became a much-forgotten group. As the new revolutionary elite consolidated, secularists were marginalized, stigmatized, and accused of being Westoxicated and of propagating Wester..
"Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion." -Los Angeles Times Book Review At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers offers a powerful defense of the seculari..
This book is a sweeping essay on the shift from religious control over Western society to the scientific dominance of the mind. Interwoven into the story is Coles's personal quest for understanding how the sense of the sacred has stood firm in the lives of..
State and Secularism Perspectives from Asia
The concept of a secular state is important in many parts of Asia and how this is resolved has important implications for the social, economic and political development of various Asian countries. Unfortunately,..
Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale defend the absolute claims of Christ against modern belief in the "secular gods" of atheism, scientism, relativism, and more. The rise of these secular gods presents the most serious challenge to the absolute claims of Chris..
The loss or disaffiliation of young adults is a much-discussed topic in churches today. Many faith-formation programs focus on keeping the young, believing the youthful spirit will save the church. But do these programs have more to do with an obsession wi..