the author, dillon burroughs, emphasizes a few main points, particularly that — as i noted — the author, bart ehrman, is mostly correct on the facts he presents, but he simply draws unreasonable conclusions. burroughs heavily quotes …
the author, dillon burroughs, emphasizes a few main points, particularly that — as i noted — the author, bart ehrman, is mostly correct on the facts he presents, but he simply draws unreasonable conclusions. burroughs heavily quotes …
After my previous journal entry on the book “Misquoting Jesus,” I received e-mail from a publishing house, Nimble Books, asking me to take a look at their recent publication, “Misquotes in ‘Misquoting Jesus’“.I got halfway through the PDF on the plane, on the way back from YAPC in Chicago, and it’s a good book. And I don’t say that just because it agrees with most of what I said (except that for the most part it expresses it better, and with more authority).
The author, Dillon Burroughs, emphasizes a few main points, particularly that — as I noted — the author, Bart Ehrman, is mostly correct on the facts he presents, but he simply draws unreasonable conclusions. Burroughs heavily quotes people who have worked with Ehrman and are familiar with his work.
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Here is a list of books that have been recommended to me for the purpose of moving from a more concrete-operational (literal) view of religion, to a more formal operational (abstract) view of religion.
Neither approach is appropriate without a dash of mystery. I also like to add a sprinkle of cosmological neurophysiology.
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Bookmobile Services | Ann Arbor District Library
Friday, June 30th marks the final day of the AADL Bookmobile service in its current form. While we transition our outreach services, we are maintaining deposit collections and broadening service to patrons confined to their homes. This decision was made as part of our 2004-2010 Strategic Plan with the goal of providing more personalized service to a greater number of patrons in a more cost effective and efficient manner.
This is a sad day. I had many happy excursions to the bookmobile with my daughter Kelsey when we lived at University Townhouses in Ann Arbor.
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Spero News | Liberal parish debates Bible as false idol
A reader alerted me to the Web site of St. Joan of Arc Church in the St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocese.The site is loaded with left-wing material, but this item caught my eye: The parish’s weekly Bible study group held a discussion on a book titled Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, by Bart D. Ehrman.
One of the group’s facilitators wrote:
…Since God did not see fit to preserve the original manuscripts, as an all-powerful God presumably can do, that is a pretty good sign that the Bible is not inerrant, much less a foolproof guide to the questions of the present age, such as abortion, women’s rights, gay rights, religious supremacy, Western-style democracy, etc. We can’t set up the Bible as a false idol….And the “Discussion questions” for this topic?
Why, if our beliefs are more profound and more rational, do we need to denigrate the gullibility and obstinacy of Bible literalists? Why does their faith appear to be more intense than ours (or does it)?If the Bible is not the inerrant word of God, what value does it have?
Has our experience with the Bible led to any faith journey changes of course among us, as happened to the author?
Telling quotes, and kudos to Spero News for highlighting the fatuosity of posing these questions in a Bible study group.
I should note that I cut off the excerpt from Spero News at this point because the author goes on to inject some gay-bashing and “baby-killing” rhetoric. I believe homosexuality and abortion are sins, but I am in favor of effective debate on such subjects.
If, instead of “effective” I used words like “civil”, “measured”, or “respectful,” I am sure that I would get arguments from those who believe that it is not only pointless but wrong to be polite in the face of mortal sin. By using the word “effective,” I hope to place the burden of proof on the name-callers, where it belongs.
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