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Lonely Planet, the book that was for many years a travellers’ bible turns 50 this year. But with instant information available anywhere, how will Lonely Planet keep up?

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Terence Davies: four films that reveal the pain and poetry of the director's own life

Terence Davies, who has died at the age of 77, was a key figure in British and European cinema. The Liverpool-born director extended the formal possibilities of film, and had a unique capacity for depicting memory and personal history.

The Conversation

Pam Tanowitz and David Lang: Song of Songs review – turning on the lights

Meditation on the Bible’s great love poem can feel opaque but it is performed with great precision and set to a bewitching score

The Guardian - UK

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Going to slap the devil, says dad before brutal death

A former Kenyan presidential candidate has admitted killing his three-year-old son after grabbing a Bible and saying he was going to slap the devil.

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This Christian text you've never heard of, The Shepherd of Hermas, barely mentions Jesus − but it was a favorite of early Christians far and wide

People usually think about the Bible as a book with a fixed number of texts within its pages: 24 books in the Jewish version of the Bible; 66 for Protestants; 73 for Catholics; 81 if you’re Ethiopian Orthodox.

The Conversation

Yvonne Orji talks DMX, destiny and faith

On "Salon Talks," the comedian discusses her memoir "Bamboozled by Jesus," dreams vs success and the strikes

Salon

An East Texas principal was arrested after paddling a student, renewing debate over corporal punishment

Texas is one of 17 states that still permits hitting, spanking and paddling in schools. Republican lawmakers stood by the practice earlier this year in part because they say it was permitted in the Bible.

The Texas Tribune

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A smoking quill? Notes in Bible margin could be handwriting of the Venerable Bede

Annotations in eighth-century manuscript point to work of revered English monk, scholar and saint

The Guardian - UK

As Soccer Moses, Jars of Clay guitarist Stephen Mason finds unexpected joy

Former Christian rocker Stephen Mason’s life has been shaped by guitars, barber shears and the Bible

The Independent UK

Unearthing racism's Christian roots

A shooting in Jacksonville is the latest example of overt, growing, and gruesome anti-Black violence

Salon

Mike Pence's bad Bible reading

The former veep's anti-abortion biblical quotation sounded deeply earnest — but it was a stitched-together fake

Salon

Images of Jesus have always been complex and contradictory − this class looks at how pop culture imagines him, from cartoons to musicals

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

Israel may uproot ancient Christian mosaic near Armageddon. Where it could go next sparks outcry

An ancient Holy Land mosaic inscribed with an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists

The Independent UK

For nearly a decade, this West Side pastor has shepherded students to and through college

“I want the students to go higher,” says Bernard Lilly Sr., 55, a pastor at Greater St. John’s Bible Church in Austin.

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'Uncivil obedience' becomes an increasingly common form of protest in the US

When Utah legislators passed a bill requiring the review and removal of “pornographic or indecent” books in school libraries, they likely did not imagine the law would be used to justify banning the Bible.

Newslaundry

‘Wanted to become a scientist before he died’: Kuki children of conflict look to ‘reverse time’

In Churachandpur’s Tuibuong, Kuki children staying in the Grace Academy relief camp line up with copies of the Bible to attend Sunday mass. Once a school for Tuibong’s Meitei and Kuki children, the building now serves as a makeshift relief camp for displaced Kuki families from Kangpokpi – sheltering 124…

The Independent UK

Music bible NME returns to print five years after axing weekly edition

It will now be bi-monthly.

The Conversation

Dismantling the myth that ancient slavery 'wasn’t that bad'

As someone who researches slavery in the ancient Mediterranean world, especially in the Bible, I often hear remarks like, “Slavery was totally different back then, right?” “Well, it couldn’t have been that bad.” “Couldn’t slaves buy their freedom?”

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Tourists search for Mount Sinai in Saudi Arabia – but does a geographical location for pivotal Bible event even exist?

Since Saudi Arabia relaxed rules and expanded visas for tourists in 2019, Christians have been increasingly visiting the country, drawn by word of mouth and promotional YouTube videos, in search of Mount Sinai, where the Bible recounts God revealing the Ten Commandments to Moses.

Cinemablend

The Talk To Me Hand: How The Supernatural Appendage Works In The New A24 Horror Movie

Talk To Me directors Danny and Michael Philippou know a lot more about the embalmed hand than what we learn in the movie.

The Independent UK

Seven in 10 US adults believe in angels and a third in astrology, new poll shows

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America

The Independent UK

OLD Do you believe in angels? About 7 in 10 U.S. adults do, a new AP-NORC poll shows

Compared with the devil, angels carry more credence in America

Zenger

Man Who Threatened To Burn Holy Books In Sweden Ditches Plan

In a last-minute about-face, a Muslim activist who received permission from Swedish police to burn the Bible

WEKU

A former pastor is charged with murdering an 8-year-old girl nearly 50 years ago

David Zandstra, 83, has been charged with criminal homicide, first-degree murder and other crimes. Investigators say he admitted to killing Gretchen Harrington in 1975.

Tribune News Service

The Bible will stay in Florida's Palm Beach County schools, board decides

A rabbi, a Baptist church pastor, a born-and-raised Catholic and an atheist walked into a Palm Beach County School Board meeting Wednesday.

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