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The Quotable Liberal: Ronald Reagan in Berlin (1987)
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An online reader of historical liberal texts. Monday, 7 November 2011. Ronald Reagan in Berlin (1987). Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) was the late twentieth century's foremost representative of the right wing of liberalism. The following is taken from his famous 1987 speech in Berlin in which he called upon Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar. We wel...
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The Quotable Liberal: Thomas Babington Macaulay on the course of history (1831)
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An online reader of historical liberal texts. Monday, 7 November 2011. Thomas Babington Macaulay on the course of history (1831). Thomas Babington Macaulay (1758-1837) is best remembered today for his. History of England , which is written from a classical Whig perspective. This is an extract from a speech which he made in the House of Commons on 16 December 1831 in favour of the Great Reform Bill, which was passing through Parliament at that time. Did this save the head of Charles the First? But what wo...
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Religious Studies: Biblical studies
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. One of the major projects of this blog is to assemble a collection of articles on biblical studies, drawing on modern critical Bible scholarship. Codex Sinaiticus, a major early text of the Bible. What follows is an index of such articles posted to date. The Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). El, Yahweh and the development of monotheism in ancient Israel. Reflections on the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). Notes on the Pentateuch. Women in St Paul.
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Religious Studies: June 2014
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. Sunday, 22 June 2014. Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon - Part 2. For Part 1, please see here. The Church of Christ, as it was originally called, was established on 6 April 1830. In later years, Smith would claim that the biblical figure John the Baptist had appeared and ordained him to the Aaronic priesthood in 1829, but this was another story that he appears to have come up with ex post facto. Wednesday, 11 June 2014.
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Religious Studies: April 2015
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. Wednesday, 22 April 2015. Review of "Mormonism Unvailed" by E.B. Howe (edited by Dan Vogel). EB Howes Mormonism Unvailed. 160;Vogel has provided an introduction and detailed notes to the text. Saturday, 18 April 2015. Review of "The Rocky Mountain Saints" by T B H Stenhouse. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Review of Mormonism Unvailed by E.B. Howe (edite. Review of The Rocky Mountain Saints by T B H Ste. The end of The Counter-Enlightenment.
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Religious Studies: Sex and gender
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. This blog includes a growing body of articles on issues of gender and sexuality in religious traditions, particularly that of Catholicism. This summary article might be a good place to start:. Traditional Catholic theology on gender and sexuality. Giotto, 'The Marriage in Cana'. Biblical and patristic texts on marriage and sex. Traditional Catholic theology on the basis and purpose of marriage. A matrimonial case from 1868. Women in St Paul.
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The Quotable Liberal: Lord Hoffmann on detention without trial (2005)
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An online reader of historical liberal texts. Tuesday, 8 November 2011. Lord Hoffmann on detention without trial (2005). In the wake of the September 11 terrorist atrocities in 2001, the British Parliament enacted legislation allowing a government minister to imprison foreign terrorist suspects indefinitely and without trial. They were permitted to be released if they agreed to return to their home countries, where they would risk being tortured. Litigation ensued, and the case of. Thomas Paine, The Righ...
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Religious Studies: Three books by Bart Ehrman
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. Wednesday, 8 July 2015. Three books by Bart Ehrman. Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium. How Jesus Became God. Ehrman wrote Did Jesus Exist? In Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium. In How Jesus Became God. Ehrman fills in the last part of the story - how theological reflection led to the development of the conception of Jesus as divine, Deum de Deo; lumen de lumine; Deum verum de Deo vero. Three books by Bart Ehrman.
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Religious Studies: The apocalypse
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. A number of the articles on this blog relate to the subjects of apocalypticism and eschatology - beliefs about what is going to happen at the end of the world. This is the best place to start: Apocalyptic beliefs - A summary. Francis Danby, "The Opening of the Sixth Seal". John the Baptist, apocalyptic literature and the Day of Yahweh. Apocalyptic literature in the Old Testament. Apocalyptic literature in the New Testament. The lost Golden Age.
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Religious Studies: Three books on Shariah law
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Reflections on the historical and human aspects of religion. Thursday, 4 June 2015. Three books on Shariah law. The first book that I want to cover in this post is Shariah: The Islamic Law. By Abdur Rahman I. Doi. This is a detailed textbook of the principles and rules of traditional Sunni Shariah. Such textbooks seem to be rather unusual in the English language. Or the consensus of legal experts; and qiyas. A more Western-friendly presentation of Shariah is found in Shari'ah Law: An Introduction. Kamali...
