Affirmations

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Richard Rorty – Reception and criticism

Rorty is one of the most widely discussed and most controversial of philosophers of recent years, and his works have provoked thoughtful responses from many well-respected philosophers. In Robert Brandom’s anthology, entitled ”Rorty and His Critics”, for example, Rorty’s philosophy is discussed by Donald Davidson, Jürgen Habermas, Hilary Putnam, John McDowell, Jacques Bouveresse, and Daniel [...]

Mormon Tabernacle Choir – Recordings

Since its first recording in 1910, the choir has earned five gold albums and two platinum albums. The choir has made over 300 recordings and continues to produce albums. For some live performances and albums, the choir has collaborated with large orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra [...]

Authentication – Authentication methods

In art, antiques, and anthropology, a common problem is verifying that a given artifact was produced by a certain famous person, or was produced in a certain place or period of history. There are two types of techniques for doing this. The first is comparing the attributes of the object itself to what is known [...]

British Humanist Association – History

The British Humanist Association was founded in 1896 by American Stanton Coit as the Union of Ethical Societies, which brought together existing ethical societies in Britain. It became the British Humanist Association in 1967, during the Presidency of philosopher A.J. Ayer. This transition followed a decade of discussions which nearly prompted a merger of the [...]

Shut-door theology – History

When Jesus did not arrive the Shut door Adventists, later the seventh-day Adventists, had to explain the delay. The theory of the investigative judgment was formed in order to explain why Jesus had not come: the sanctuary needed to be cleansed and a review of the records in heaven needed to be completed before Christ [...]

Paul Krugman – Political views

Krugman describes himself as liberal. He has explained that he views the term “liberal” in the American context to mean “more or less what social democratic means in Europe.” A 2009 ”Newsweek” article described Krugman as having “all the credentials of a ranking member of the East Coast liberal establishment” but also as someone who [...]

North East Humanists – Non-religious ceremonies

In recognition of the fact that those who choose to live without religion still wish to publicly mark important events in their lives, the NEH will arrange for accredited officiants, known as celebrants, to conduct non-religious weddings, baby namings, same sex affirmations and funerals. Weddings Humanist weddings organised by the group can take place in [...]

Jaime Correa – Publications

Correa is the editor of THE CORREA REPORT, a newsletter developing a new consciousness of traditional sustainability, and the author of “Seven Recipes for the New Urbanism.” This book presents an irreverent view of seven magical recipes at the heart of the New Urbanism movement: memory, suburban dysfunction, intellectual precedents, region and ecology, urban form, [...]

Swami Kriyananda – Composer and “Renaissance Man”

Swami Kriyananda has composed 400 pieces of music for voice and instrumentals to, in his words, “uplift consciousness”, both in the listener and the performer. Many of his students are also musicians and experience the performance of this music as an integral part of their spiritual practice. Notable compositions include the ”Christ Lives!” oratorio; ”Mystic [...]

Islamic Declaration – The issue of an Islamic government

Izetbegović affirms that an Islamic government is not possible except in the context of an Islamic society, which can exist only when the absolute majority of the population is constituted by sincere and practicing Muslims. On this basis, it is impossible to theorize an Islamic government in Bosnia where Muslims, even only by name, are [...]









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