The New York Times. October, 6, 2007: Save the Gnostics ( Read more... )

This is a short novel by Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi and takes place in the 50s-70s ( Read more... )

I am a Christian. The fact that this word, Christian, is today so often associated with dispensationalists brings me great shame. I've spent much time contemplating what label I might use to describe my religion that doesn't imply such an association. I've created a comfortable enough space for my identity by attempting to reject labels, religious ( Read more... )

Book titles first, then the excerpts.

The omnivore's dilemma: a natural history of four meals, by Michael Pollan:

"What should we have for dinner?

This book is a long and fairly involved answer to this seemingly simple question."

Unspeak: how words become weapons, how weapons become a message, and how that message becomes reality, by Steven ( Read more... )

Women's letters from ancient Egypt, 300 BC-AD 800, by Roger S. Bagnall and Raffaella Cribiore; with contributions by Evie Ahtaridis ( Read more... )