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on Death, its disposition in cult and culture
We have a problem. Western Christendom and Western society have both become averse to mourning when someone dies. We think we ought to not, publicly at least, cry, weep, sob, or otherwise express the depths of sorrow and pain experienced … Continue reading
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on Art and the culture of trash
[As in my home and native land we mark the exequies of Alex Colville, one of its deserved luminaries, I publish these reflection (which have too long set upon my desk) as lauds for the artists whose works merit the … Continue reading
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A Great Divorce–Parts 7 and 8 of 8
Part 7—The Evangelists Before considering the works of the four evangelists, it needs to be noted that the gospels (and Acts) are not histories, but catechetical-theological tracts meant for teaching and preaching. Some opine they were written to supplement the … Continue reading
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A Great Divorce–Part 6 of 8
Part 6—Paul and the God-fearers Paul began as a Jewish Pharisee erethismic to end the heresy being proffered by Jesus’ disciples. He underwent a conversion and began to fervently preach that which once he sought to extirpate. As a pious … Continue reading
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A Great Divorce–Part 5 of 8
Part 5–Jesus Jesus enjoys a sparkling reputation in the modern West. Images of the good shepherd abound. Even troubled times in ages past whose sense of woe produced a plethora of images depicting the great and fearsome judge worked to … Continue reading
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A Great Divorce–Part 4 of 8
Part 4—Power groups within Judaism in the time of Jesus Some note must be made of the power groups that emerge in the few generations before Jesus (specifically: priests, Sanhedrin, scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, zealots, Essenes). These each had their distinctive … Continue reading
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A Great Divorce–Part 3 of 8
Part 3—Ten items of note regarding Jewish history Israel–First, while Israel was the name of the northern kingdom, after its fall, the name is appropriated by the south as the indicative of its faith and race. The name Israel has … Continue reading
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