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“Reading made me nauseous”: an internal investigation describes “systemic” sexual violence within the religious community of Saint

A report on sexual assault within the religious community of the Brothers of Saint John highlights the central role played by its founder, Father Marie-Dominique Philippe and denounces the “systemic dimension” of the assaults. Article written by Posted on 06/27/2023 11:12 Reading time : 1 min. A crucifix on the altar of a church. Illustrative … Read more

“Reading as prayer”: ethics, memory and spirituality in the thought of Joan

by Donna Dunlap

Doctor of Philosophy and Letters, the writer is a full professor of Philosophy of Education at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a main author of Editorial Fragmenta In “Reading as a Prayer” he condenses, almost through aphorisms, his interpretation of the world and of the wisdoms that have spent millennia seeking answers in religion, … Read more

Youth Literature and its role in promoting reading

by Donna Dunlap

This category is attracting more and more public, who beyond the complementary texts of the school, are interested in fashion sagas or on romantic, fantastic or adventure themes and anime. For some time now, children’s books have risen to the top of reading rankings around the world. And Chile has not been the exception. Sagas … Read more

The new religious philosophy of Islam: its method so that we stop “reading the Koran with the eyes of the dead”.

by Helen Flores

In the context of knowledge, the intellectual approach (istadalle) is more eminent than the source (dalile). Indeed, if the source is the beginning for human thought, which gives and makes sense, the process of the mind (or intelligence) is its finality. This criterion of knowledge is the most original and relevant that our classical masters … Read more

They don’t spend all day reading: this is what a bookseller actually does

by Aaron Mathis

In Librovejero, Álvaro Castillo Granada shows what it is like to choose books as a life project and create stories from experience with writers and clients This is a space for free and independent expression that exclusively reflects the authors’ points of view and does not compromise the thinking or opinion of Las2orillas. Just a … Read more

The princes of Sambalpur, A book full of adventures, twists and surprises that invites reflection – The Pleasure of Reading

by Donna Dunlap

Extraordinarily opulent, the kingdom of Sambalpur, a small fief of the state of Orissa located in southwestern Bengal, is home to diamond mines and the beautiful Palace of the Sun. When Adhir Singh Sai, eldest son of the Maharajah and heir to the throne, is assassinated in Calcutta in the presence of Captain Sam Wyndham … Read more

“The work of the reader” by Piero Dorfles: reasons against and in favor of reading

by Michael Miller

Italians read more in the summer, even if mostly yellow. I see them around me, among the umbrellas or under a canopy, in front of an alpine landscape, concentrated and bent over an open book. It is a great sight, no doubt about it. But for this very reason I began to wonder if reading … Read more

One of the best books of the year according to The Times, The Matrix, by Lauren Groff – The Pleasure of Reading

by Donna Dunlap

Considered one of the best books of the year according to The TimesLumen publishes next September 8 Matrix, the latest novel by American writer Lauren Groff. Acclaimed by critics and by Barack Obama, a National Book Award finalist for Florida and winner of the Paul Bowles, PEN/O Henry and Pushcart awards, the author recovers in … Read more

Reading José Martí, in Miami, a necessary exercise

by Donna Dunlap

Sánchez told DIARIO LAS AMÉRICAS about the details of the workshop. Much has been said about José Martí, perhaps not with the depth it deserves You have said well: there is a lot of talk about Martí, he is quoted profusely and every January 28 or May 19 — the dates of his birth and … Read more

Laurent Gaudé: “I do not make a conspiratorial reading of the world, I invite lucidity”

by Steven Felton

There is this enigmatic title, Dog 51, which immediately captures curiosity. It is the registration number of a cop – whose real name is Zem Sparak, an exile, cut off from his native Greece – which translates the dehumanization and violence of the world after, dominated by the sprawling power of a multinational firm. . … Read more