The Church of Beethoven

The Church of Beethoven that I mentioned in class. A novel concept that appears to involve almost none of the traditional trappings of a church, except for the idea of communing in a spiritual way, in this case, by listening to live performances of Beethoven in a former gas station (Tankstelle).

Heretic

A fascinating story of an evangelical preacher who came to the realization that he didn't believe in Hell or in the idea that non-Christians must be in deep trouble, and the consequences of his ephiphany.

Letter from Europe

The above article (click on title for link) summarizes the results of recent surveys of Americans and Europeans on their feelings about immigration. It confirms the perceptions that I've had, as an American living in Europe, of some of the basic differences between Europeans and Americans in attitudes toward foreigners, ethnicity, race and nationality.