Tag: Art and Culture
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The Wagner Conundrum: Art as Transmoral or Ethical?
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 119-130 My first encounter with the music of Richard Wagner was by way of the fine recording of his Rienzi Overture by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra as a budding music student in high school. The noble and majestic theme of Rienzi’s prayer moved me to…
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Sleepless in Jerusalem and other Poems
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 131-136 for M, a Jewish friend Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. 121:4 Visiting your ancestral homeland for the first time, you say that you had the best sleep of your life – the kind that only babies have! I…
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[i]Jumong[/i]: A Window into Korean and Unification Culture
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 10, 2009 – Pages 51-72 Jumong (2006-07) is an extraordinarily popular Korean tele-drama which in DVD and online formats penetrated beyond Korea to broader Asian and select global markets. It is a recent manifestation of the so-called “Korean wave” (Hallyu), which refers to “the surge in popularity of South Korean…
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[i]The Da Vinci Code[/i] and [i]Divine Principle[/i]
Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 1-22 The Da Vinci Code, a “theological thriller” which purports to uncover hidden truths about Christ embedded in Leonardo Da Vinci’s paintings, has been a publishing phenomenon since its release in March 2003. It debuted atop the New York Times best-seller list, sparked a November 2003…