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Religions in the News: November 2014
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Religions in the News. The purpose of this blog is to post links to news stories related to the study of religions. Friday, 28 November 2014. Turkish protestors are demanding that Hagia Sophia be transformed into a Mosque. NBC News. This development seems to follow from the success of the 2012 nationalistic-Islamic film Fetih 1453. Posted by Understanding World Religions. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Understanding World Religions News Blog. Visit this website for information about world religions.
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Network of Christian Apologists in Calgary
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Jesus, the Truth? We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we enjoy putting it together. January 15, 2011. The inaugrual edition. Includes two articles; "Negative Theology" and "A Reply to Michael Martin" as well as various other reading material. April 15, 2011. Two articles, both from the YEA side. July 15, 2011. A YEA article diving into abstract concepts, and a NAY article from a Deist. October 15, 2011. In the mean time, check out our new BLOG. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries. Local folks and...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: Remembering the blow lamp we used at the North Western Gas Board
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Saturday, February 16, 2013. Remembering the blow lamp we used at the North Western Gas Board. The question “How did you make the transition from a manual worker to a university professor took me aback and caused the following reflection which I think are instructive especially in terms of what they say about so-called "learning disabilities. " So here they are:. This meant learning to work with brass, copper, iron, and lead...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: March 2013
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Friday, March 1, 2013. The academic impact of an apprenticeship with the North Western Gas Board. Yet the reality was that I did pay attention and worked very hard for poor results. Yet when it came to verbalizing things I could easily ace the exams in most subjects. The only problem was we were never give verbal exams and when it came to writing I fared very badly. Consequently, following my 11. As a result he underwent a b...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: September 2011
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Monday, September 5, 2011. Return to East Berlin. Now I seem well on the way to a recovery and hope to take up my blog from where I left off. That was in Berlin in the early 1960’s. In my last blog I told the story of my encounter with a Russian officer who treated was very kind while carrying out his orders to destroy my photographs of a military instillation which I had taken by accident. For 22 January 2011. They told hor...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: December 2011
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Sunday, December 11, 2011. My academic education begins. When I began work with the North Western Gas Board my first six months as an apprentice were spent in a newly opened training school. In the mornings we received lectures on gas technology and various other aspects of the industry. The afternoons were spent in the workshop learning to bend copper, iron, and lead pipes, to wield and solder then together. When I mentione...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: February 2013
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Saturday, February 16, 2013. Remembering the blow lamp we used at the North Western Gas Board. The question “How did you make the transition from a manual worker to a university professor took me aback and caused the following reflection which I think are instructive especially in terms of what they say about so-called "learning disabilities. " So here they are:. This meant learning to work with brass, copper, iron, and lead...
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Irving Hexham's Blog: January 2011
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Saturday, January 22, 2011. The road to Berlin. On 29 August, 1962, a party of 19 Manchester apprentices, including several from the North Western Gas Board, two Church of England ministers and one trades union official, left by train for Harwich. From there we took the overnight ferry to the Hook of Holland where we boarded a second train for Berlin. Manchester apprenticies in Berlin, Wesley Bourdette is leading a discussion.
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Irving Hexham's Blog: Tom Paine, Houdini, Bessie Braddock, and the Fabians
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The confessions of an inter-disciplinary historian: An autobiographical journey. Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Tom Paine, Houdini, Bessie Braddock, and the Fabians. Not long ago anyone who talked about "magic" or a "magician" was immediately understood to be talking about a form of family entertainment. The word "magic" immediately conjured up visions of such famous stage performers as as David Devant (1868-1941), Will Goldstone (1878-1948), and the master of them all Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Of course, this ...
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