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In the popular novel The German Lesson, a character based on Nolde falls victim to Nazi policies on “degenerate art”. Recent research on the painter’s life tells a more complex story.
AI is transforming every industry, from medicine to film to finance. So, why not use it to study one of the world's most ...
British scholar Karen Leeder's translation of "Psyche Running" by Durs Grünbein has won the Griffin Poetry Prize.
People have been left shocked after hearing how English can sound to foreign people following a viral TikTok video ...
Kehlmann's "The Director" is a story of artistic compromise. Some of its scenes are inspired by his father's life under ...
Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill responds to a viral social media post in which a reader says Bible verses have gone missing.
The Rotary Club of Jacksonville has recognized the accomplishments of four high school students by providing them with college scholarships. The awards were made as part of the Rotary Club’s ...
From now on, whenever I write a story for The Christian Chronicle, I need to ask myself, “How will this sound […] ...
There are two reasons, translations and texts, both of which have cropped up in the news of religion this year. The venerable King James Version (KJV) appeared without changes over centuries. Today, ...
What is interesting is that among the European languages, the word “Easter” is only found in English and German ... dominant language of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament and the language ...
The Friday before Easter is commonly known as Good Friday in English, but people have been left baffled after learning how it got its name.
forbade instruction in any school in any language except English. Robert Meyer, the teacher of a one-room Lutheran grade school, was fined $25 for teaching a Bible story in the German language.