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I recently read a paper by Kristofer Carlson on the development of the canon. As you probably already know, the real history of the Bible is nothing like the usual Sunday school teaching, and is often at odds with theological educators. Carlson’s work traces the details of the controversies and decisions that brought about our…
Read MoreThe images of Mary are ubiquitous in Italy. She occupies a more important place than either God or Jesus. Perhaps that’s because Mary is actually human like us whereas neither God nor Jesus is really like us according to Trinitarian ideas. This image is from the ceiling of a very small chapel in Parma named…
Read More“Riposo a casa” said the banner hanging from the balcony on Via Goito in Parma. “I rest at home.” The world on hold. Annoying, disturbing, disruptive, perhaps deadly, we experienced the results of a pandemic of fear. Isolation is not a fundamental human condition. In fact, enforced isolation is a method used in torture. Brené…
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