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It’s an important Christian holiday, but why do we celebrate it tomorrow.

Two years ago a doctoral student in "religious studies" at a major public university in California was asked what he would do if he had a time machine. He answered that he would "assassinate Jesus of Nazareth." Somehow, in his thinking, the world would be better off without Jesus and the movement He spawned. What…

Dramatic literature, the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant something performed. Most of the problems, and much of the interest, in the study of dramatic literature stem from this contradiction. Even though a play may be appreciated solely for its qualities as writing, greater rewards probably accrue to those who remain alert to the volatility of the play as a whole. In order to appreciate this complexity in drama, howev...

Sunday night marked the beginning of Hannukah. As any Jewish person would say, you haven't truly celebrated Hanukkah yet until you've enjoyed your first latke.