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December 7, 2009 - 2651 words | Opinion » Religious Discussion
I will oppose fervently anyone who argues that the relative success of the Christian church owes anything to “uniqueness,” at least as far as theology goes. Christianity is not unique, not in its conception of God, not in its ideas about truth, not even... Read Article »
December 4, 2009 - 1689 words | English » Ayn Rand
Atlas Shrugged’s presentation of money departs from the traditional dichotomy of the “haves and have-nots.” In fact such a characterization of money succinctly captures the ultimate evil, in conflict with the ultimate good. The separation it insists... Read Article »
November 28, 2009 - 1396 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature
Even in fairy tales and fantastical legends, the trespassing of the breathing upon the domain of the spirits is rare. It is a disturbing idea; when the dead visit our world, we can at least find comfort in numbers. Yet the hero Odysseus braves the unknown and looks... Read Article »
November 23, 2009 - 1285 words | English » Ancient Greek Literature
Why raise the curtain on this 45 day by 45 night saga? In a story whose ending everybody knows already, why choose these actions of these characters to expound upon? The Iliad is not a war tale one might tell in which friends love friends, who in conjunction hate... Read Article »
November 20, 2009 - 2289 words | Religious Studies » Old Testament
Mortal glory is fleeting. The Old Testament generally does not concern itself with militant triumph or climactic discovery. It much rather prefers to employ “legends, folktales, artfully constructed stories, and the like”[1] to spin a web of frustration... Read Article »
November 17, 2009 - 2599 words | Literary Criticism » Kurt Vonnegut
I like Kurt Vonnegut because he’s innovative and unique, his literary voice speaking out of a time period I love, when he “was actually helping to breathe life into a new genre—modern, pop fiction,”[1] according to critic Tom Verde. Even though... Read Article »
November 13, 2009 - 1450 words | Opinion » Greek Mythology
That wars are fought by the young for the old is a universally known truth. It is an ancient argument, a tired anti-war theme. Tired not in that it is hackneyed or obsolete, but in that its hollering admonitions have for all of time fallen on ears consistently deafened... Read Article »

Lindsay D. Clark studies Writing, Literature & Publishing at Emerson College in Boston, MA.