(Encyclopedia) prodigal son, in the New Testament, parable of Jesus about heaven and the sinner who repents. A young man leaves home and becomes a wastrel; repentant, he returns to be received with…
Mongan, Marie
(Encyclopedia) Mongan, Marie, 1933-2019, American natural childbirth advocate, b. San Diego, Ca., as Marie Madeline Flanagan, Plymouth State Univ. (B…
(Encyclopedia) Erikson, Erik, 1902–94, American psychoanalyst, b. Germany. As a young man he traveled throughout Europe. He became a teacher in a Vienna private school and trained as a psychoanalyst…
JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed), a Representative from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933; graduated from Union County, Blairsville, Ga., 1949; A.A., Young Harris…
JENKINS, Edgar Lanier (Ed), a Representative from Georgia; born in Young Harris, Towns County, Ga., January 4, 1933; graduated from Union County, Blairsville, Ga., 1949; A.A., Young Harris…
(Encyclopedia) TobitTobittōˈbĭt [key] [Gr. from Heb. Tobijah=God is my good], book of the Old Testament Apocrypha, not included in the Hebrew Bible. It is the account of Tobit, a devout Jew in exile…
Born: Oct. 25, 1971Baseball RHP one of baseball's premier pitchers; won 1997 NL Cy Young award with Montreal; traded to Boston Red Sox in Nov. 1997; 2-time AL Cy Young Award winner with Boston (…
