Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Angels: a very short introduction
What are angels? Where were they first encountered? Can we distinguish angels from gods, fairies, ghosts, and aliens? And why do they remain so popular? And what about demons?
David Albert Jones, Oxford University Press,
27 October 2011
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The Simpsons versus Shakespeare
Children don’t need to go to school in order to enjoy cartoons, but that it takes years of study to understand great literature and become an educated person.
Michele Ledda,
Independent, 23 October 2011
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Giving the people’s Bible back to the people
The King James Bible (KJB) contains 66 books; now 66 writers have been commissioned to compose plays and other performances “in response” to each of those books.
Charles Moore,
Daily Telegraph, 17 October 2011
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The Purpose of Science Fiction
How it teaches governments—and citizens—how to understand the future of technology.
Robert Sawyer,
Slate, 27 September 2011
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What is it about politicians and football?
What is it about politicians and football? Tony Blair bragged of growing up as a Newcastle United fan, and made sure he was seen heading the ball with Kevin Keegan, then the England manager. He even invited the England squad to Downing Street after they had been beaten by a Brazil side playing just ten men in the quarter finals of the 2002 World Cup.
Michael Henderson,
Daily Mail, 27 September 2011
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How Brighton v Crystal Palace grew into an unlikely rivalry
Most of football's great rivalries involve clubs thrown together either by geography – Arsenal and Tottenham, say, or Dundee United and, er, Dundee – or by years of high-profile, high-intensity competition for the game's biggest prizes – which explains Liverpool ongoing ding-dong with Manchester United, or Real Madrid's with Barcelona.
Simon Burnton,
Guardian, 27 September 2011
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