Scholar Jaroslav Pelikan examines the changing perceptions of Jesus' role as a Jewish rabbi and teacher. Jaroslav Pelikan, The Illustrated Jesus Through the Centuries,
(Yale University Press 1997) pp. 9-23 The Rabbi
The study of the place of Jesus in the history of human culture must begin with the New Testament, on which all subsequent representations have been based. But the presentation of Jesus in the New Testament is itself a representation, resembling a set of paintings more than a photograph. Read More...
Book cover of "In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives" by Kenneth C. Davis Editor's Note: My oldest sister Jennifer kept a copy of Kenneth C. Davis's book "Don't Know Much About History" at her side while attending St. John's Law School. While she was in class, I would sneak into her room and read this eye-opening, serious yet funny book that covered much different ground than my high school textbooks. Read More...
By Neil McQuillianFeatures correspondent
Martin Harvey/Getty ImagesToday there are between 120,000 and 140,000 San living in southern Africa (Credit: Martin Harvey/Getty Images)With an incredible 45 clicks in its repertoire, the San language N|uu is one of our most startlingly beautiful examples of cultural diversity.
On the outskirts of Upington, in South Africa's Northern Cape, there lives a queen. The queen is elderly and when she dies it may not just be she who is gone, but an entire realm. Read More...