The Candidates Go With God to South Carolina
Domke and Coe look ahead to the South Carolina primaries.
A New Kind of Evangelical
D. Michael Lindsay looks at cosmopolitan evangelicals.
Congratulations
Congratulations to the NBCC nominees.
Are Woman Good Public Speakers?
Is being female a disadvantage in public speaking?
Because it’s there:
A Tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary
In recent years, climbing Everest has become something of an industry, and today when I learned of Sir Edmund Hillary’s death at the age of 88, in his native New Zealand, I marvelled at his extraordinary accomplishment. ‘High Adventure’ is one of my favorite books – both unforgiving, and exciting.
Memoirs of a Film Groupie: The European Premier of Sweeney Todd
Judith Luna, Commissioning Editor of the Oxford World’s Classics, tells us about the European premiere of Sweeney Todd.
Pakistan at a Crossroads
John L. Esposito, editor-in-chief of Oxford Islamic Studies Online looks at the effects of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination.
Very Short Introductions: Kabbalah
Joseph Dan answers a few questions on his book Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction.
Documentaries Come Out of the Shadow at Sundance
Patricia Aufderheide provides some Sundance recommendations.
Milton in 2008
Four hundred years after the birth of John Milton, he still lives, his example still inspires, his words still echo. “Paradise Lost” is played on the stage, is sung to music, is choreographed for a ballet; it is an audiobook, the subject of countless theses and dissertations – and even paintings.
Obama and Huckabee Embrace Religion, Win Iowa
Domke and Coe look at the Iowa caucuses.
Sweeney Todd
The trailer to Sweeney Todd.
This Day In History: Happy Birthday Tolkien
Happy birthday J.R.R. Tolkien!
Follow the [Ad] Money
Donald Ritchie takes a closer look at newspapers.
The Christmas Story, Circa 2008: Presidential Religious Politics
Domke and Coe look at the presidential candidates in historical perspective.
Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd
Robert Mack teaches us about Sweeney Todd.