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It is therefore a jewel of our common humanity and a bulwark against all obscurantism and the identities which pull us apart.
Hobby Lobby’s forfeited Gilgamesh tablet is headed back to Iraq, and authorities hope it will be a warning to smugglers | Peggy McGlone | September 22, 2021 | Washington PostAs they were only talking to themselves, obscurantism increased on a par with poverty and its ills.
Israel’s Religious Zionist Vs. Ultra-Orthodox Rift | Rabbi Daniel Landes | February 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThus it was that mysticism and obscurantism took the place of enlightenment as a measure of self-defence.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
They succeed, in spite of their obscurantism, because they do confess and meet man's central need, his need to be saved.
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker FitchThe effect of this reaction was to strengthen the cause of authority and political obscurantism.
Reconstruction in Philosophy | John DeweyThe Middle Ages, despite the obscurantism of the Church, had far better claim to that title.
Shelburne Essays, Third Series | Paul Elmer MoreBut it is an excellent example of what effect religious obscurantism may exert in backward sections of our country.
The Necessity of Atheism | Dr. D.M. Brooks
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