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It?s hard to think of a more appropriate venue for a discussion of the Inquisition than the National Constitution Center.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:02:07 -0800 -
The Inquisition: A Model For Modern Interrogator
The Inquisition revolutionized record-keeping and surveillance techniques that are still used today, says Cullen Murphy. His new book God's Jury draws parallels between some of the interrogation techniques used in previous centuries with the ones used today.
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:52:50 -0800 -
How Eye-Gouging, Lip-Lopping Inquisition Was Modernized: Book
?God?s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World? isn?t exactly a history. As the subtitle suggests, the author, Cullen Murphy, is really interested in examining the dread institution?s relation to the world we live in now. His last book was titled ?Are We Rome?? His new one is short, entertaining and formidably smart.
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:29:12 -0800 -
The Inquisition: Alive And Well After 800 Year
The Inquisition was initially designed to deal with Christian heretics, but author Cullen Murphy says that "inquisitorial impulse" is still at work today. In fact, he says, it was the harbinger of the modern world.
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:54:10 -0800 -
Kitchen Inquisition: Chris Won
Kitchen 305's new Executive Chef, Chris Wong, speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Now, his food will speak another language-- Miami fare.
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:50:50 -0800 -
Kitchen Inquisition: Rickie Pipe
The Casa D'Angelo chef talks trattorias and his life in Rome.
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:24:52 -0800 -
Spies Spooking Britain Recall Spanish Inquisition: Lewis Lapha
Britain has a high-tech surveillance and data-collection system, with four million closed-circuit television cameras monitoring activity from perches everywhere - - in flower boxes, hotels and on roadways.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:21:29 -0800 -
The Kardashian Inquisitio
On Kim and Kourtney Take New York, Khloe goes from businesswoman, television personality, radio host, socialite, and model (thank you, Wikipedia), to severely unlicensed psychologist....
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:22:33 -0800 -
'God's Jury': Why everybody has come to expect the Inquisitio
In this accomplished, highly readable and thought-provoking survey, Cullen Murphy examines the Catholic Church's centuries-long effort to stamp out heresies of all kinds. It is also the heartfelt mea culpa of an enlightened 21st-century Catholic who takes pride in his rich cultural and religious heritage but refuses to deny historical truths.
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:49:27 -0800 -
Cullen Murphy's 'God's Jury' draws parallels between Inquisition and modern-day interrogations, tortur
A fanatic, as the saying goes, only does what God himself would do if he knew all the facts of the case. This absolute certainty, an "unswerving confidence in the rightness of one's cause," is what Cullen Murphy describes as "the inquisitorial impulse" in his informative, wide-ranging, and surprisingly -- given the grim subject -- entertaining "God's Jury."
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:07:22 -0800 -