Etiqueta: Catholic Church
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Francisco Franco
«Desfile de la victoria», 1939. Franco, en el patio del Banco de España, dirigido a los jefes y oficiales del ejército (año XXXVII). Franco resume su desprecio a las ideas liberales y de la Ilustración: “Nosotros debemos ahora derribar la frivolidad de un siglo y desterrar hasta los últimos vestigios del fatal espíritu de la…
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Los límites de la fe
El eterno fariseo y los límites de la fe No hace mucho tiempo, un señor, quejándose del orden inverso de palabras en español, me dijo que el inglés era el idioma original porque la Biblia estaba escrita en ese idioma. Sí, contesté, sobre todo en el inglés original de Brooklyn. El profeta del smartphone o…
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The Rebellion of the Readers, Key to Our Century
La rebelión de los lectores (Spanish) The Rebellion of the Readers, Key to Our Century Jorge Majfud Among the most frequented sites for tourists in Europe are the Gothic cathedrals. Gothic spaces, so different from the Romanesque of centuries before, tend to impress us through the subtlety of their aesthetic, something they share with the…
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The Repressed History of the United States
La historia reprimida de Estados Unidos (Spanish) The Repressed History of the United States Revolution, Egalitarianism and Anti-imperialism By Jorge Majfud Taking advantage of another anniversary of the birth of George Washington, president George W. Bush used the occasion to compare the American Revolution of the 18th century with the war in Iraq. …
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Respect Without Rights: The Privatization of Morality
Respeto sin derechos: la privatización de la moral (Spanish) Respect Without Rights: The Privatization of Morality Jorge Majfud Despite the violent reactions of the owners of the world, the humanist wave that radicalizes the recognition of fundamental equality among human beings will not stop. But the price paid in the last seven centuries has been…
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By Their Methods You Shall Know Them
Honduras II: Por sus métodos los conocerás Honduras Against History By Their Methods You Shall Know Them Jorge Majfud The Bible relates the story of how the teachers of the law brought before Jesus an adulterous woman. They intended to stone her to death, as they were required to do by the law of God,…
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Mestizaje cosmológico y Progreso de la historia en el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
Araucaria (U. de Sevilla) Biblioteca Cervantes Mestizaje cosmológico y Progreso de la historia en el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Jorge Majfud The University of Georgia, 2004 Abstract There are many ideological elements in Garcilaso de la Vega’s historical narration and also in his conception of the progress of history, which is opposed to Hesiodo’s ancient paradigm…
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