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Carey Mulligan, who will turn 30 next week, already has been nominated for the best actress Oscar for 2009’s “An Education,” a measure of the talent and style that she brings to the screen. Playing ...

Bathsheba is One of the Most Beguiling Characters in the Bible The setting, on a late afternoon in Jerusalem some 3,000 years ago, could easily be mistaken for the subject of a boudoir painting: A ...

Before and after the time of Jesus, there are women who could be considered biblical feminist of their time. During Biblical times, traditionally, women were seen as mothers, queens, wives, refugees, ...