Sojourner Truth: An Author Profile
The tall, lean shape of Sojourner Truth strode tirelessly across the North, carrying the law and the gospel of freedom in its mouth.
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Historical Profile
De Pizan: An Author Profile
Victorian novelist Frank Smedley wrote that “All’s fair in love and war”; though we cannot be sure, Renaissance diplomat Christine de Pizan might have thrown her complete works at his head if she had heard that.
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Wiesel: An Author Profile
Our society has stereotypes of both atheists and religious people; Wiesel sounds more like a Charles Williams character: “Asked if he were a pessimist or an optimist, he replied that he was an optimist and hated it.”
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St. Jerome: An Author Profile
We might accuse St. Jerome of many faults—most of them connected with his severe disposition and hot temper—but he cannot be denied a singular presence and style.
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Mill: An Author Profile
MillAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Despite coming late in its history, Mill may have been the single most potent shaper of classical Liberal political theory. ❧ Full
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Von Goethe: An Author Profile
Von GoetheAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Goethe inaugurated a fundamental change in the passions that inspire literature in general. ❧ Full name: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, né
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Origen: An Author Profile
OrigenAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard In the person of Origen, Christianity became for the first time an officially, and formidably, intellectual force. ❧ Full name: Ὠριγένης ὁ
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St. Gregory of Nyssa: An Author Profile
St. Gregory of NyssaAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Shaped by the world of seventeen centuries ago, the work of St. Gregory of Nyssa shows surprising contemporary relevance.
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Kant: An Author Profile
KantAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard We find ourselves to be in a modern world; whose fault is it? ❧ Full name: Immanuel Kant [ĭ-mân-ū-ĕł känt; see our
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Abelard: An Author Profile
AbelardAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard The intellectual revival that took place in eleventh and twelfth century Paris lies at the heart of western thought. ❧ Full name:
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