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The Life-Giving Power of a Georgian Feast

The Life-Giving Power of a Georgian Feast

A long table is set and guests take their seats. The pattern of the tablecloth is hidden by dozens of colorful dishes of traditional foods. Spirits rise with the commingled scent of the food, in anticipation of what is to come. The gathered guests may have traveled from far away, or they may be family and neighbors. This table may be high in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, or it may be in the hills of Pennsylvania. Wherever the table is, and whomever is gathered around it, all turn their attention to the head when they hear the *ding* of a clinking wine glass....

‘Arrival’ & the Universal Language

‘Arrival’ & the Universal Language

What is the foundation of civilization? Is it science, bloodline, technology, military? The sci-fi story Arrival, the book by Ted Chiang and 2016 film directed by Denis Villeneuve, offers an intriguing solution to this riddle. The main character, Louise Banks....

Derek J Fiedler

Empty Throne in the Heart of the Golem of the Modern State: Thomas Hobbes, History, Fake Heaven, and ‘Game of Thrones’

Empty Throne in the Heart of the Golem of the Modern State: Thomas Hobbes, History, Fake Heaven, and ‘Game of Thrones’

It is often overlooked that (as of the 17th century) the West has been living, to a significant extent, in line with the symbolic archetypes shaped by the works of the philosopher Thomas Hobbes....

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Till We Have Faces

With Annie Crawford

January 17, 2025

February 14, 2025

Till We Have Faces

With Annie Crawford

January 17, 2025

February 14, 2025

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Christian Wonder Tales

by Dr. Martin Shaw

November 12, 2024

December 10, 2024

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Christian Wonder Tales

by Dr. Martin Shaw

November 12, 2024

December 10, 2024

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The Cognitive Science of Ritual

Presented by John Vervaeke

October 7, 2024

November 25, 2024

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The Cognitive Science of Ritual

Presented by John Vervaeke

October 7, 2024

November 25, 2024

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