by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 22, 2011 | Opinion
Less than a mile from Angkor Thom lie the ruins of Ta Prohm, perhaps the most photogenic of all the temples near Siem Reap, in northern Cambodia. Like the Bayon temple at Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm was built by the iconic king Jayavarman VII as a monument to Mahayana...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 20, 2011 | Opinion
A hundred years after the heyday of Angkor Wat, the Khmer capital of ancient Cambodia was overrun in a surprise attack by a people called the Chams. A new king, Jayavarman VII (1181-1219), rose to power by successfully evicting the interlopers. To celebrate and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 17, 2011 | Opinion
Angkor Wat rises from the Cambodian jungle like a city of ancient towers, and though its name means “temple city,” its only permanent residents were the gods. Built over an 80-year period beginning in the early 12th century and never completely finished,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 8, 2011 | Opinion
On a day when I had few obligations at the Baptist World Alliance meeting, I took a break from business and joined a small tour to see some of the notable sights on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. The pewter factory and batik painters were interesting, but two other...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 6, 2011 | Opinion
A spot just north of the equator 12 time zones from Raleigh seems an unlikely place for a meeting of the North American Baptist Fellowship (NABF), but such is life in the Baptist World Alliance. The NABF is one of six regional groups within the BWA, and despite being...
