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Experts 'do a number' on U of T's Lost Tomb of Jesus statistician *
Prof. Andrey Feuerverger's one-in-600 calculation is based on many assumptions about the prevalence of the names and their biblical significance.
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Graceful Passages ****
If you have ever had a religious experience you know that it's a tricky thing to explain, to yourself or anyone else. It's simply an indescribable feeling. It's as if God wrote you a blank check, that "I've been chosen" feeling...
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Hanks versus Cruise -- the Battle of the Toms *
Does a star's personal philosophy and off-screen behaviour affect box office receipts? How far can a star push the limits of public endurance before a backlash is felt? Does the controversy of a film outweigh its strength as a story, or as entertainment? These, and other questions are about to be answered in coming weeks, as we see how well The Da Vinci Code fares in its opening next week, as measured against the already faltering Mission: Impossible III.
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Literary Reading with Anna Morgan *
Thursday, March 30 at 9:30 a.m., Vancouver, BC
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Spiritual Architecture: Part one -- A winning essay of light *
A Toronto architect's design for a Baha'i temple illustrates the challenges of creating places of worship, writes LISA ROCHON
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Spiritual Architecture: Part two -- House of the spirits *
In part two of her series on spiritual architecture, LISA ROCHON examines how the St. Clair Mausoleum at Toronto's Prospect Cemetery provides space for the living to ponder their own mortality
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The real conspiracy of The Da Vinci Code (Garber commentary) *****
In the beginning, there was the book. And the book was The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown's juicy thriller involving the Holy Grail, violent sects, wild sex, a Vatican-sanctioned cover-up and, at its heart, the core belief that "almost everything our fathers taught us about Christianity is false."
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The Da Vinci Code: Cracking a bestseller's code *
Was Jesus the Son of God? Married to Mary Magdalene? The Da Vinci Code has sparked new speculation, REBECCA CALDWELL writes.
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The Vision: Green Stone of Healing Book One (Garber review) ****
There must be legions of writers out there who read Dune and Lord of the Rings as children (and Harry Potter as adults) who said to themselves: "Hey, I can write a complex multi-volume story peopled with exotic, well-drawn characters and an air of magic and healing." C.L. Talmadge actually achieves this end with a fascinating first-of-a-series book. . .
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Why We Left Islam: Former Muslims Speak Out (press release) *** 1/2
New book asks: 'For how long will Americans tolerate these Islamic incursions into everyday life?'
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Consciousness: A User's Guide -- Consciousness confronts itself *
Know thyself!" is the ancient Delphic command that Socrates adopted into the heart of Western philosophy. It is answered these days by countless books on consciousness, for we are conscious beings. Of these books, Adam Zeman's must be among the most thorough -- and the most readable.
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Faith versus charity -- is there any hope? *
I don't consider myself a member of their flock, but I have enough of a warm spot for the followers of Jesus Christ that I will roast a leg of lamb and uncork a bottle of wine tomorrow, in honour of their holiest day.
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God keep our land *
At a glance, the stats suggest that more Canadians than ever have no religion. Look more closely, says REGINALD BIBBY
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Literary Reading with Lesley Simpson *
The JCC announces an evening reading: Thursday, March 9 at 9:30 am, Vancouver, BC
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