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Nietzsche wrote in a scientific culture transformed by Darwin. He read extensively in German and British Darwinists, and his own works dealt often with such obvious Darwinian themes as struggle and evolution. Yet most of what Nietzsche said about Darwin was hostile: he sharply attacked many of his ideas, and often slurred Darwin himself as...

In this book, William Kostelvy uncovers the forgotten roots of American Pentecostalism by telling the story of an important radical communal society, the Metropolitan Church Association. Known as "e;Burning Bushers,"e; its members objected to capitalism, confronted "e;elite"e; denominations, and offered an alternative, radical...

A Chronicle of Comedy and Drama, 1930-1969This is the concluding volume of Bordman's monumental history of the American non-musical stage, covering the years 1930-1969. These are essentially years of decline in number of shows and ultimately in standards. The period does however cover much of the best work of Eugene O'Neill, Thornton Wilder,...

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Since the advent of the cinema, Jesus has frequently appeared in our movie houses and on our television screens. Drawing on a broad range of movies, biblical scholar Adele Reinhartz traces the way in which Jesus of Nazareth has become Jesus of Hollywood. As the story of Jesus continues to capture the imagination of filmmakers and moviegoers, he...

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