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Summer 2008

The Man Who Would Cheat Death and Rule the Universe

David F. Lloyd

China’s First Emperor, of the short-lived Qin dynasty, had extravagant ambitions—not only for his earthly life but for the afterlife he anticipated.

Summer 2006

Banking on Trust

David F. Lloyd

In Bangladesh, founder of the Grameen Bank, Muhammad Yunus, has turned the banking system upside down. He tells Vision how this effects the poor of his country.

Summer 2006

An End to Poverty: The Will and the Means

David F. Lloyd

In searching for solutions to the malaise of grinding poverty, some innovative approaches have been applied. Do they show the way to relieve the plight of the poor?

Spring 2007

And They All Lived Technologically Ever After

David F. Lloyd

Vision examines the predictions of futurologists such as Ray Kurzweil who believe that advances in technology will allow humans to transcend their biology.

Winter 2007

Happiness: The Means or the End?

David F. Lloyd

Happiness is a fairly new area of research. What can we learn about this elusive quality and how to attain it? Are there keys to happiness?

October 27, 2006

From Here to Eternity

David F. Lloyd

All civilizations and cultures, it seems, developed legends about avoiding our inevitable date with death. Could these accounts have a common source?

June 6, 2006

What Do We Know About Mary Magdalene?

David F. Lloyd

Vision contributor David Lloyd interviews scholar and author Susan Haskins.

Spring 2006

Facing Facts

David F. Lloyd

Is The Da Vinci Code based on fact, or are its author’s claims of accuracy the novel’s greatest fiction?

October 18, 2005

Seeing the Face of God

David F. Lloyd

What does God look like? Did Jesus have blond or dark hair? And why do we want to know?

A Modern Fascination

The choice of role model for the depiction of Christ is as much an issue today as it was in the fourth century or the time of Michelangelo.

June 2, 2005

The Rise and Rise of the Queen of Heaven

David F. Lloyd

What do you actually know about the Virgin Mary? Who is this iconic figure who has attained such an exalted standing in religious circles?

Did Mary Remain a Virgin?

No article of faith has been subject to as much scrutiny by critics and loving burnishing by the faithful as the notion that Mary remained a virgin to her death.

March 26, 2005

Mary, Mary? Quite the Contrary!

David F. Lloyd

Mary Magdalene has been repainted to conform to modern agendas. But is her new image a truer likeness than the old?

Mary Who?

The Mary Magdalene who has been conveyed to the world by the Gnostics bears a striking resemblance to Helena, the companion of Simon Magus.

Winter 2005

The Da Vinci Con

David F. Lloyd

The Da Vinci Code—love it or hate it—has achieved the status of a phenomenon. Why should a novel generate such a torrent of debate?

Fall 2004

Max Weber: A Compulsion for Work

David F. Lloyd

Author of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, Max Weber had a significant role in shaping 20th-century political and social concepts.

March 30, 2004

The Most Dangerous Book

David F. Lloyd

Part Two: The courageous struggle to put the Bible into the hands of the English people.

January 30, 2004

The Most Dangerous Book

David F. Lloyd

Part One: Why was the translation of the Bible into English so violently opposed? First in a two-part series.

January 27, 2004

John Wycliffe: Setting the Stage for Reform

Donna Butler David F. Lloyd

Wycliffe set the stage for the great work of translation from the original languages that would be undertaken by William Tyndale.

Winter 2001

Advancing Toward the Moral Brink

David F. Lloyd

Modern science is nudging us ever closer to a moral precipice. But can science serve as the arbiter of moral and ethical standards?

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