Seeking spirituality outside of churches (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
With the late afternoon sun still shining, a dozen people from across Memphis ducked into a dark pub for cold drafts and a generous helping of God and religion.
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Seeking spirituality outside of churches - Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Seeking spirituality outside of churches
Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - Attended by clergy, seminarians and average people, the conversation can jump from the Holy Spirit to the evolution of religion to the philosophy of … |
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Cognitive science major no longer an option (Central Michigan Life)
The university has discontinued the interdisciplinary cognitive science major program consisting of the computer science, philosophy and psychology departments. “The program started in the early ’90s, but lack of interest led it to only graduate very few people every few years,” said computer science associate professor Thomas Ahlswede.
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The Religion of Islam - Volume One
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The Religion of Islam
Volume One, WI - Professor Steven Fink of the UW-Eau Claire department of philosophy and religious studies will address the basic beliefs and practices of Islam also, … |
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Imagine There's No Heaven - Scoop.co.nz
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Imagine There's No Heaven
Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand - The writers of the Constitution knew the recent history of wars of religion and religious persecution in Europe. Many of the thinkers who influenced them … |
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Thought leadership through management education - Economic Times
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Thought leadership through management education
Economic Times, India - It is much more about philosophy than religion and is universal in its applicability, across religions, cultures and countries. … |
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What the hell is a social conservative? - OpEdNews
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What the hell is a social conservative?
OpEdNews, PA - The campaign to label and castigate persons as liberal has been so successful that many in public life who have a truly liberal philosophy have become loath … Culture war over Palin? Lock and load. |
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Will ‘Sarah of Alaska’ help crown GOP’s dauphin? (Middle East Online)
A presumed schism among evangelicals on doctrinal focus was more wishful thinking than fact for US Democrats who seem unable to understand that a basic tenet of Christian fundamentalism is intolerance for others’ beliefs, or lack of beliefs, says Ben Tanosborn .
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"ANATHEM" (New York Post)
Neal Stephenson is not only among our best novelists, but among the most unusual. His first big-seller was “Snow Crash,” a musing about virtual realities intruding into the real world. “Cryptonomicon,” an intricate tale of codebreaking in World War…
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New Deepak Chopra book praises the simple power of laughter (Detroit Free Press)
Deepak Chopra, called “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century” by Time magazine, was born in India and moved to the United States in 1970 to practice medicine. He soon developed a philosophy of wellness that focuses on the mind, body and spirit.
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