the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind
catastrophic climate change. A millennial eschatology has returned, taking the place of false positivism and pseudo-rational prognoses
catastrophic climate change. A millennial eschatology has returned, taking the place of false positivism and pseudo-rational prognoses
the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object
Four thousand new analyses appear at once, trailing a penumbra of several million tweets
Four thousand new analyses appear at once, trailing a penumbra of several million tweets
(noun) a complete or impressive collection of things; (historically) a complete set of arms or suit of armor
They’re the closest thing we have to a party. Yes, they represent a panoply of powerful business interests who write the bills.
They’re the closest thing we have to a party. Yes, they represent a panoply of powerful business interests who write the bills.
(noun) a literary term coined by Alexander Pope to describe to describe amusingly failed attempts at sublimity (an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous); adj is "bathetic"
Yes, a majority of Democratic senators voted to invade Iraq, later indulging in bathetic recantations as they transferred their animus to Russia
ugh i love it
Yes, a majority of Democratic senators voted to invade Iraq, later indulging in bathetic recantations as they transferred their animus to Russia
ugh i love it
(noun) a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form; e.g. ‘Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the happiest and best minds.’.
Yes, they seem to have a teeth-grinding fondness for the rhetorical figure of chiasmus (“We can build on the strength of our diversity, and the diversity of our strengths”).
Yes, they seem to have a teeth-grinding fondness for the rhetorical figure of chiasmus (“We can build on the strength of our diversity, and the diversity of our strengths”).
(adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly
TRUMP’S CLAIMS to independence based on his private stash of billions were, of course, fatuous
TRUMP’S CLAIMS to independence based on his private stash of billions were, of course, fatuous
a person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle; the general form is "apostasy"
a friend of mine from Bible school, a fellow apostate, sent me an email with the title “robot evangelism.”
a friend of mine from Bible school, a fellow apostate, sent me an email with the title “robot evangelism.”
the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts
I suppose I’d been hoping that Benek would hand me some final hermeneutic, or even offer a portal back to the faith, one paved by the certitude of modern science.
I suppose I’d been hoping that Benek would hand me some final hermeneutic, or even offer a portal back to the faith, one paved by the certitude of modern science.
(adjective) playing lightly on or over a surface; flickering / (adjective) softly bright or radiant / (adjective) marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression
There were old bodies and young bodies, men and women, their limbs tanned and lambent with perspiration.
There were old bodies and young bodies, men and women, their limbs tanned and lambent with perspiration.
(verb) to win over by wiles; entice / (verb) to acquire by ingenuity or flattery; wangle
Intercepting the girl, the wolf engages, charms, inveigles
Intercepting the girl, the wolf engages, charms, inveigles