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Unbelief today should..."“The decline of religion has only stiffened the hold of faith on the mind. Unbelief today...http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/44931828406http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/44931828406Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:35:12 +0000"What contemporary writers, in my view, need to contend with, is the marginality of literature within..."“What contemporary writers, in my view, need to contend with, is the marginality of literature...http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/42349286910http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/42349286910Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:18:00 +0000"Among the methods that we see and that, if we identify with Maya, we must countenance as she does,..."“Among the methods that we see and that, if we identify with Maya, we must countenance as she...http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41490902326http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41490902326Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:58:13 +0000"But MLA proves that nothing is sweeping the academy. The academy is already swept clean. Everyone..."“But MLA proves that nothing is sweeping the academy. The academy is already swept clean....http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41389554008http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41389554008Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:37:35 +0000"I love that mixture of fecklessness and gloom that certain comedians can project so well. […]I..."“I love that mixture of fecklessness and gloom that certain comedians can project so well....http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41377917405http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41377917405Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:06:00 +0000"I was made aware of the odd mix of gain and loss when I went back to Atlanta to see my beloved..."“I was made aware of the odd mix of gain and loss when I went back to Atlanta to see my...http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41366758292http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41366758292Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:01:00 +0000"One lesson to take from Swartz’s death is that melancholic maladjustment is a legitimate and even..."“One lesson to take from Swartz’s death is that melancholic maladjustment is a legitimate and...http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41243949861http://aboulian.tumblr.com/post/41243949861Wed, 23 Jan 2013 02:14:01 +0000