Matthew New-Tolley 310213657 Semester 2 2010 On an unremarkable page in the extraordinary book of technological evolution, artisans labour to produce an exquisite vessel, a gift by the priests of Rome to the leader of an empire. Centuries of scientific enterprise and craftsmanship culminate in a single vessel, a dull jade chalice which when presented to the sun blazes crimson. With the collapse...

Abstract The purpose of this article is a comparative analysis the post-Soviet reappearance Russian Orthodox Church in two rural Komi communities. We aimed to study local perceptions restoring Church's presence particular localities. conducted ethnographic fieldwork communities and spoke clerics inhabitants villages under study. Our field research also involved participant observation literatur...

E d ito r’s Note: Last spring the U n i­ versity C u rricu lum Committee released a report o u tlin in g several m a jo r changes in Notre Dame’s core cu rricu lum . B u t f o r the m ost pa rt, the com m ittee le ft a lone the two-semester require­ m ent in n a tu ra l science. The issue is exam ined in the fo l lo w in g story, p a r t three o f a fo u r-p a r t se­ ries focu s ing on the com...

Prior to the writing of this book, ‘‘When Priests Become Predators,’’ and prior to 2002, few researchers in psychology had empirically investigated the problem of sexual abuse, specifically by clergy. Prior work was based on very small sample sizes involving perhaps one or two diocese. The year 2002 was a watershed year in that abuse carried out by Boston theologians was made public resulting i...