The synagogues of late antiquity and the early medieval period were built around imagery: imagery of remembering the Temple, but also of the celestial zodiac, too. Simon Schama antiquitybuildcelestial Change image and share on social
The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church. Karl Lehmann bishopchurchdimension Change image and share on social
The Syrian army is tired of corruption. It is tired of party nepotism. It is becoming very angry with those it blames for the war. Robert Fisk angryarmyblame Change image and share on social
The Syrian border town of Qa'im was the main gateway Islamic radicals used to go to Iraq. Syria became the passageway for extremists from Egypt, Libya, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations to fight a jihad against American forces in Iraq. Richard Engel afghanistanamericanarabia share on social
The Syrian rebels, weakened by infighting, have also been victims of the growing rift between the U.S. and its closest Arab allies. Ehud Barak allyarabclose Change image and share on social
The Syrians are better suited to sort out their internal divisions than anyone else. Richard Engel divisioninternalsort Change image and share on social
The Syrians lost out because they happened to have their revolution during an election cycle in America, France, and bizarrely, some kind of election cycle in Russia. Obama wasn't going to be seen to commit anything to Syria, that would be political suicide, but he's also got a Nobel Peace Prize sitting on his mantelpiece. Paul Conroy americabizarrelycommit share on social
The system becomes logically closed when each of the logical implications which can be derived from any one proposition within the system finds its statement in another proposition in the same system. Talcott Parsons closederivefind Change image and share on social
The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a known process and make it more productive, or it can explore a new process at the cost of being less efficient. Kevin Kelly choicecontinuallycontinue Change image and share on social
The system decides you can't run schools in the summer. Geoffrey Canada deciderunschool Change image and share on social