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Leonardo Boff : Will It All End in Greece Where it Began?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dualism via Magritte. Image from Natalie Sanders. It all began in Greece. Will it all end in Greece? By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / January 24, 2012 Our Western civilization, now globalized, has its historic origins in ancient … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : Man as ‘Lord and Master’ of Nature

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Art by Gorgok / Picable.Man as ‘lord and master’:Modernity’s ‘God complex’ By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / July 19, 2011 The present crisis is not just a crisis of the growing scarcity of natural resources and services. It … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : In Praise of the ‘Siesta’

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Did monks introduce the siesta to the West? Photo by DJW / Minnesota Renaissance Festival.In praise of the siesta “If you want to kill a friar, take away his siesta and make him eat late.” — old Spanish saying By … Continue reading →

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Wanted in Rio : ‘Prophets of Ecology’

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Landslide in Mangueira shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after a 17 hour downpour that ended on April 6, 2010, resulting in death and devastation. Photo by Marcelo Sayao / EPA.High water in Rio:‘Prophets of ecology’ would save lives By … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : The Church, Celibacy, and the Criminal Sinners

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Why the Church neither can nor wantsTo abolish the law of celibacyBy Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / April 13, 2010 The surge of cases of pedophile priests in almost every Catholic country persists, revealing the magnitude of this … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : Easter for the Crucified Earth

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Crucified Land,” 1939, oil on canvas by Alexandre Hogue.Our devastated common dwelling:Easter for the crucified Earth By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / April 3, 2010 Easter is a celebration shared by Jews and Christians, and is a … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : Social Justice / Ecological Justice

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“The Innocent: Casualties of the Civil War in Northern Uganda.” Photo by Heather McClintock / Blue Earth Alliance.Humanity’s intertwined dilemma:Social and Ecological Justice By Leonardo Boff / The Rag Blog / March 22, 2010 Among the many problems that afflict … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff : The World Society of Blindness

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Camelia Elias / FRAG/MENTS.The World Society of Blindness These are global problems that transcend our paradigm of specialized knowledge. Life does not fit into a formula, nor caring into a calculus equation. By Leonardo Boff / The Rag … Continue reading →

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Leonardo Boff: Haiti : A Test for Humanity

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

“Village,” acrylic on canvas by Haitian artist Hilome Jose.Haiti: A test for humanity We have reached a moment in history in which we all find ourselves intertwined in a unique geosociety. Without the solidarity of all towards all, and towards … Continue reading →

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