Garden of Eden

The Ambition For Eden

Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 05.29.2012

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In the Bible God exiles Adam and Eve and declares that they will never be permitted to return to the Garden. If God's intention was to assure that humanity would be forever exiled, why did God not destroy Eden?

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Occupy Genesis: Rewinding The Torah, Repairing The World

Rabbi Yonah Bookstein | Posted 12.19.2011

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The story of creation begins again this week in synagogues around the world. This annual cosmic rewind gives each of us a chance to deepen our thinking about the stories we heard as children.

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WATCH: Under The Apple Tree: Hunting For Eden Around The World

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 12.12.2011

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In Pararadise Lust: Searching For The Garden of Eden, Brook Wilensky-Lanford documents the journeys of a few of the metaphysical explorers who tried a...

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Searching For The Forbidden Fruit Of The Garden Of Eden

Brook Wilensky-Lanford | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Doubt, Garden of Eden, Apples, Biblical Literalism, Faith, Paradise Lust, Forbidden Fruit, Where Is the Garden of Eden, Searching for Eden, Religious Books, Religion News

Having spent the last several years writing a book about people who search for the Garden of Eden on earth, I am a little sensitive about the topic of apples.

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A Feast for the Eyes: Garden of Eden by Andrzej Maciejewski

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 10.17.2011

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The Faithful Shopper: Gourmet Goodies

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 07.13.2011

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With summer nearly here, it's time to start planning our social lives -- whether you're hosting friends or you're the guest, nothing is more special than to offer your gourmet treat or bottle of wine.

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WATCH: Rooftop To Table Gardens In New York City

Posted 06.13.2011

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A new short film by Petrina TV puts some faces to the rooftop farming movement in New York City. Patrick Connolly of Bobo in Greenwich Village expl...

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I've Been To The Mormon Garden Of Eden, And It's Not What You Think

Brook Wilensky-Lanford | Posted 06.11.2011

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Every vision of the Garden of Eden is different, and the Mormon Garden of Eden is not about abundant natural beauty. Even Joseph Smith himself knew Missouri wasn't perfect.

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Original Sin, Evolution and Human Origins

Michael Ruse | Posted 05.25.2011

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What if Adam and Eve never existed? What happens to the whole doctrine of original sin?

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Beginning Again With Adam & Eve

Sena Jeter Naslund | Posted 05.25.2011

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In my Eden, original sin is not curiosity or disobedience but violence. The story of Cain and Abel belongs inside the garden narrative and is the true cause of our fall.

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Paradise Lost to Be a 3D Action Flick

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Great epic poems are being adapted into mega productions. And now an adaptation of Milton's epic poem, "Paradise Lost," as reported in Variety will hit theaters in 2012 ... in 3D!

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Iraqi Fight To Restore 'Garden Of Eden"

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S.-Iraqi citizen hopes to replenish the unique wetlands in southern Iraq destroyed by Saddam Hussein....

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Gardening with God

Norman Wirzba | Posted 05.25.2011

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God is the first, the best, and the eternal gardener. Viewed biblically, the day God ceases to garden is also the day we all perish. I have never heard a preacher say that, but it is true.

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Is the Garden of Eden the Original Vampire Story?

Andrew Shaffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Cronin, author of this summer's New York Times bestselling vampire novel, The Passage, says that his book is just the latest in a line of vampire stories that can be traced back to the Old Testament.

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Adam And Eve: The Day After

John Shore | Posted 05.25.2011

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Expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve reflect on their new circumstances, find joy in koalas and the naming of sand, and happily agree that Eve can't be blamed. Too bad posterity forgot.

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Sin Isn't the Problem with the World, Theology Is

George Elerick | Posted 05.25.2011

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In its original context, sin is not a personal weakness but a necessary stumble in the road toward whom we are meant to become. Looking at it this way may deepen our experience of life.

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Avatar Meets Garden of Eden

Angela Himsel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A simple message about befriending "otherness" can do no harm, especially for the under-ten set. Avatar, however, aspires to more than Disney's "let's be friends" trope.

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Blamer vs. Cramer: Why Jon Stewart Won the Battle but Might Lose the War

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yes, Stewart clearly eviscerated Cramer the other night. Maybe that made some folks feel marginally better about things, but this sort of pistol-whipping palliative (entertaining as it may be) won't in itself turn the tide.

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The All-Jewish Cartoon Collection: Snake Snack

Mort Gerberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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