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Zev I. Farber, Avraham Faust
Kings Saul, David, and Solomon are some of the most famous biblical figures. Stories about Solomon’s wealth and wisdom have become proverbial in the cultures dominated by Abrahamic religions, and David’s defeat of Goliath is a metaphor so powerful and pervasive, it is still used by hit tv shows and bestselling books. But who were […]
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Fionnuala Walsh
During the visit of President Joe Biden to Ireland in April 2023 there was discussion in the Irish press about the relative strength of the Irish American relationship. The influence of the USA in Ireland remains evident however and Irish society continues to consume American popular culture. Ireland in the 21st century is increasingly multicultural, […]
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Randall Smith
“No work of St. Bonaventure is more widely known and more justly praised than the brief treatise called the Itinerarium mentis in Deum. For clarity of expression, mastery of organization, and density of thought, the Itinerarium ranks as one of the purest gems of medieval theology.” So wrote University of Chicago professor Benard McGinn, author […]
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Asha Hornsby
In 1885, John Ruskin resigned as Slade Professor of Art to protest the establishment a laboratory for experimental physiology at Oxford University. ‘I cannot lecture in the next room to a shrieking cat’, he announced, ‘nor address myself to the men who have been – there is no word for it.’ The word that Ruskin […]
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Luca Belli
In a world largely shaped by Silicon Valley tech giants, the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, now expanding to new members —are emerging as influential players in the realm of digital policy and innovation. With 40% of the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP, the BRICS nations command substantial resources, […]
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Edward Kessler
Twenty years ago Neil Wenborn and I celebrated the launch of our Dictionary of Jewish–Christian Relations, which comprised more than 700 entries, from ‘Aaron’ to ‘Zola’. At the time, I felt that a Dictionary would need to be complemented by an Introduction and a History. The former was published in 2010 and we are delighted that the third in […]
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Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver, Nicole Campione-Barr, Judith G. Smetana
“It’s 10 O’clock – do you know where your children are?” This question was widely posed to parents in public service announcements broadcast on the radio and TV and posted on billboards in the US from the 1960s to the 1990s. These public service announcements were based on scientific research on parental monitoring—parents’ behaviors aimed […]
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Lee Morrissey
The English author John Milton, who never set foot in Ireland, has long been a consequential presence there nonetheless. Since 1890, for example, visitors to the National Library of Ireland in Dublin have entered through a semicircular lobby in which a beatific face of John Milton shone down on them as they arrived. In order […]
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Zev I. Farber, Avraham Faust
Kings Saul, David, and Solomon are some of the most famous biblical figures. Stories about Solomon’s wealth and wisdom have become proverbial in the cultures dominated by Abrahamic religions, and David’s defeat of Goliath is a metaphor so powerful and pervasive, it is still used by hit tv shows and bestselling books. But who were […]
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Fionnuala Walsh
During the visit of President Joe Biden to Ireland in April 2023 there was discussion in the Irish press about the relative strength of the Irish American relationship. The influence of the USA in Ireland remains evident however and Irish society continues to consume American popular culture. Ireland in the 21st century is increasingly multicultural, […]
Read More
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Randall Smith
“No work of St. Bonaventure is more widely known and more justly praised than the brief treatise called the Itinerarium mentis in Deum. For clarity of expression, mastery of organization, and density of thought, the Itinerarium ranks as one of the purest gems of medieval theology.” So wrote University of Chicago professor Benard McGinn, author […]
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Asha Hornsby
In 1885, John Ruskin resigned as Slade Professor of Art to protest the establishment a laboratory for experimental physiology at Oxford University. ‘I cannot lecture in the next room to a shrieking cat’, he announced, ‘nor address myself to the men who have been – there is no word for it.’ The word that Ruskin […]
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Luca Belli
In a world largely shaped by Silicon Valley tech giants, the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, now expanding to new members —are emerging as influential players in the realm of digital policy and innovation. With 40% of the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP, the BRICS nations command substantial resources, […]
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Edward Kessler
Twenty years ago Neil Wenborn and I celebrated the launch of our Dictionary of Jewish–Christian Relations, which comprised more than 700 entries, from ‘Aaron’ to ‘Zola’. At the time, I felt that a Dictionary would need to be complemented by an Introduction and a History. The former was published in 2010 and we are delighted that the third in […]
Read More
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Lauree C. Tilton-Weaver, Nicole Campione-Barr, Judith G. Smetana
“It’s 10 O’clock – do you know where your children are?” This question was widely posed to parents in public service announcements broadcast on the radio and TV and posted on billboards in the US from the 1960s to the 1990s. These public service announcements were based on scientific research on parental monitoring—parents’ behaviors aimed […]
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Lee Morrissey
The English author John Milton, who never set foot in Ireland, has long been a consequential presence there nonetheless. Since 1890, for example, visitors to the National Library of Ireland in Dublin have entered through a semicircular lobby in which a beatific face of John Milton shone down on them as they arrived. In order […]
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