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IS THE ORTHODOX STUDY BIBLE REALLY ORTHODOX IN TEACHING&STUDY? โ˜ฆโ˜ฆโ˜ฆ

  A warning to Eastern Orthodox Christians on this Study Bible version ย  The Orthodox Study Bible (Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville, 1993) makes a very good initial impression. The bindings are handsome, the Bible is nicely printed, and it is graced by several full-color icons scattered through the book. It uses the increasingly popular New …

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“Abraham Lincoln”: by Benjamin Thomas. A Luxurious Odyssey of Detail in One Solid Work ๐Ÿ“šโœ๐Ÿป

  I have often, over many years in my book reading, been asked what โ€˜biographyโ€™ I would recommend whose concern is the study of Abraham Lincoln. My response is always the same: โ€˜How much do you really know about Abraham Lincoln?โ€™ If you donโ€™t know much, this is THE BOOK to start with. Author Benjamin …

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Les Fleurs du Mal “Flowers of Evil”: A Poetic Carnival of Erotic Mysticism โœ๐Ÿป

  The setting for this essay is living in France. The symbolist movement has captured the imagination of the French people. Creativity is measured by creativity itself. Poetry, art, sculpture, and even journalism will be ravaged by a movement that is obsessed with imposing transfiguration and delicacy into worlds of mysticism and supposition. Romanticism and …

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“MOTHER MAY I” by TINA PARKER: A COLLECTION OF VERSE THAT ILLUSTRATES THE DIVINITY OF SACRED MOTHERHOODโœ๐Ÿป

  Motherhood and parenting are pristine subjects for poetry of the most sacred and noble. Tina Parker captures the brilliancy and benevolence of the most precious biological instrument that the cosmos possesses: Mother. There is no need to speculate about her intention with this body of verse; it has been ripened by the sun of …

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“INCARNADINE” BY MARY SZYBIST: A DIVINE TAPESTRY OF VERSE AND HOLY REVELATION โœ๐Ÿปโ˜ฆ

  Before I express my praise of admiration on this specially selected volume of verse, I must congratulate this poet on winning the National Book Award for Poetry in 2013. It was earned! It is also paramount to exercise my satisfaction in saying that the state of Pennsylvania is, once again, worthy of literary merit …

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