August 2011 archive
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Aug 16 2011
A confused mélange
Fetishizing nationalism
By Hussein Ibish, August 16, 2011 … For those in the grip of its authority, a clearheaded understanding of how nationalist ideology actually operates seems extremely difficult. All contemporary nationalisms are based on constructed and imagined narratives… [more]
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Aug 14 2011
Tipping point
Norway’s terror, the world’s problem
By Gerald Caplan, Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:32PM EDT … There are several things we must grasp if we’re ever going to understand what motivated Anders Breivik’s murderous rampage in Norway. As is well known… [more]
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Aug 14 2011
Gone with the wind
Everyone began rasping like zombies in my Bikram yoga class
By Harriet Walker, Sunday, 14 August 2011 … I might as well tell you, seeing as I’ve bragged about it to everyone else, that I’ve taken up Bikram yoga. It’s… [more]
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Aug 13 2011
On the eve of a decade later
Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream
By Shane Claiborne, 8/13/11 12:04 PM ET … I was in Baghdad in March 2003, where I lived as a Christian and as a peacemaker during the “shock-and-awe” bombing. I spent time with families,… [more]
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Aug 13 2011
Grounded glory
Praying with the Earth: A Prayerbook for Peace
By John Philip Newell, 8/13/11 08:03 AM ET … I do not know how many Christians have read the Quran. And I do not know how many Muslims have read the… [more]
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Aug 10 2011
A larger vision
Matthew 15:21-28: Teaching Jesus
By Barbara Kay Lundblad, 8/9/11 11:25 PM ET … This story in Matthew 15 is very troubling. A Canaanite woman cries out to Jesus to heal her daughter. By the end of the story, her… [more]
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