Category Archives: Vocabulary

Are Mormons Henotheists?

Posted on 13-January-2012 by

In the OrthodoxWiki entry on “Theosis,” the author makes the following statement:  “The Mormons are clear promoters of henotheism, and the Church Fathers have absolutely no communality with their view.” The entry in Wikipedia on “Henotheism,” in part, reads:  “Henotheism is the … Continue reading →

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What If Joseph Smith Had Lived Longer?

Posted on 06-May-2011 by

Near the end of his life, Joseph Smith delivered one of his most powerful eulogies:  The King Follett discourse.  In it, he further developed the Mormon theology of theosis.  According to Google (“Divination”): Mormonism teaches a very literal divination doctrine called exaltation.  In … Continue reading →

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Transjournalism

Posted on 01-May-2011 by

There are increasing number “trans-” words being fabricated these days, and here is a new one.  According to Chris Root, executive director of the Aperture Foundation, writing an obit for photojournalist Tim Hetherington in Time magazine (9 May 2011): Tim … Continue reading →

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History of the Futuristic Word: Singularity

Posted on 19-February-2011 by

According to Lev Grossman writing in Time magazine (21 Feb 2011) “singularity” (noun) is defined as: The moment when technological change becomes so rapid and profound, it represents a rupture in the fabric of human history. Grossman also provides a … Continue reading →

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Paul Crutzen and the Anthropocene Epoch

Posted on 16-February-2011 by

The following is from an article by Elizabeth Kolbert in NG (Mar 2011): The word “Anthropocene” was coined by Dutch chemist Paul Crutzen about a decade ago.  One day Crutzen, who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the effects of … Continue reading →

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Wandering and Wondering

Posted on 03-January-2011 by

For Christmas, my daughter gave me a small, homemade poster that reads “All those who wander are not lost.”  Appropriately, the lettering is made from a road map.  Of all my Christmas gifts, I was most touched by this one.  … Continue reading →

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Words of Wisdom

Posted on 31-December-2010 by

affluenza (noun):  a portmanteau derived from af(fluent) + (in)fluenza; extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods; also, feelings of guilt and isolation from the dysfunctional pursuit of wealth and goods; a disease caused … Continue reading →

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What Constitutes News?

Posted on 27-July-2010 by

I have quit watching the national and local news shows.  And I don’t take the local newspapers.  They are just not that informative any more.  They assume I have a 2-minute attention span, the IQ of a 5th grader, and are hooked on celebrity … Continue reading →

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Theosis (Mormon Style)

Posted on 16-July-2010 by

Mormons believe that all human beings are the literal children of God, and thus have the divine potential to become like Him.  Some have noted that the doctrine is not broached as frequently today as it used to be.  But it … Continue reading →

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The Word “Qanat”

Posted on 22-June-2010 by

Last Friday in Delft, the Netherlands, while attending a conference of the International Water History Association, I attended a session discussing water and culture.  One of the presenters discussed the geographical distribution and evolution of one technical word (the arabic expression for water tank) as it … Continue reading →

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