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Godly Heretics: Essays On Alternative Christianity In Literature And Popular Culture, Marc Dipaolo Mar 2013

Godly Heretics: Essays On Alternative Christianity In Literature And Popular Culture, Marc Dipaolo

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"When computers freeze, they are "rebooted" and soon working properly again. Similarly, legendary thinkers throughout history have argued that Christianity should start fresh by recapturing the humanitarian spirit of Jesus' original message. These include such disparate individuals as Thomas Jefferson, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Friedrich Nietzsche, Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, and the religious leaders of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Surprisingly enough, even classic television shows and films meant to be entertaining--Lost, Battlestar Galactica, It's a Wonderful Life, Groundhog Day, Decalogue, and A Charlie Brown Christmas--are attempts to apply the basic principles of Christianity to modern times. …


Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Thomas Lengal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass.


Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Interview With Thomas Lengal About His Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Thomas Lengal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass.


Interview With Hazel Forsythe About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Interview With Hazel Forsythe About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transcription of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Hazel Forsythe for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. The interviewee discusses her multi-cultural background in Guyana and how it has affected her connection to music, food and the people around her.


Interview With Veena Bonsal About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Feb 2013

Interview With Veena Bonsal About Her Ethnic Background (Fa 601), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

FA Oral Histories

Transciption of an interview conducted by Elizabeth Mosby Adler with Veena Bonsal for an oral history and cultural project titled EthniCity: Contemporary Ethnicity in the Inner Bluegrass. Interviewee discusses her life in India and the U.S. as it relates to traditions of language, family, food, clothing, body art, etc.