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Yearly Archives: 2014

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  • 2 Jul 2014

    Beginning the Great War

    We invited four leading World War One historians and Cambridge authors to explore the main reasons for the outbreak of The Great War. Around the table are Jack S. Levy, William Mulligan, Thomas Otte, and John C. G. Röhl.

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  • 1 Jul 2014
    Alan McDougall

    Whose Game Is It Anyway?

    With Germany on fire in the World Cup, Alan McDougall, the author of The People’s Game, explains the legacy of football in East Germany and the political power behind the sport.

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  • 30 Jun 2014
    Marci A. Hamilton

    Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Confirms that RFRA Is Extreme Religious Liberty

    Marci A. Hamilton, the author of an updated edition of God vs. the Gavel, gives her take on today's controversial Supreme Court decision in the hotly-debated Hobby Lobby case.

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  • 30 Jun 2014
    Panayiotis Tzamalikos

    An Ancient Commentary on the Book of Revelation

    Panayiotis Tzamalikos, the editor and translator of An Ancient Commentary on the Book of Revelation, explains his work on the Scholia in Apocalypsin.

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  • 27 Jun 2014

    A Global Sport

    World Cup-watchers, enjoy an excerpt from The Cambridge Companion to Football. As you cheer on your team, remember the power of football (or soccer) to unite people across countries, cultures, and languages.

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  • 26 Jun 2014

    On King David

    David, the biblical king of Israel, has a compelling cultural legacy. In David, King of Israel, and Caleb in Biblical Memory, Jacob L. Wright examines biblical accounts to present a more complete portrait of the famous leader.

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  • 25 Jun 2014

    The Technology of WWI

    The Great War was also one of the first modern wars, involving advanced combat technology like gas, submarines, machine guns, and tanks. Explore the fascinating technological advancements that made World War I one of the greatest—and deadliest—conflicts in history.

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  • 24 Jun 2014

    Everything You Need to Know about Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

    As we await the Supreme Court’s decision in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby this week, we at fifteeneightyfour have created a roundup of all the information you need on the case before the decision is issued. The decision over whether a corporation’s religious freedom allow it to deny contraceptive care to its female employees on religious grounds will […]

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