Keywords: Pact With The Devil
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Paul Mitchell
- 10 February 2022
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American novelist Jonathan Franzen has in his last three fictional works taken words that loom large in the collective consciousness and built worlds around them. First, it was Freedom (2010), then Purity (2015), and now Crossroads (2021). The latter title, of course, refers to a literal and figurative decision-making moment, but also the mythic locale where blues singers, notably Robert Johnson, made their pacts with the devil.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Beth Doherty
- 20 January 2010
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Pat Robertson's comments about Haiti's 'pact with the devil' are unhelpful, when deeply religious Haitians are themselves wondering about God's role in the earthquake. A more welcome image of Christianity is visible in the aid agencies that are assisting in the relief efforts.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kent Rosenthal
- 18 January 2010
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In 2006 while living in Haiti I wrote about the plight
of human trafficking victims. But the same issue of justice doesn't
enter the picture when talking about an earthquake. What light could I shed on the enormity of suffering and destruction with my slight contribution?
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