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Archive for February 27th, 2008

The rhetoric of Athens and Jerusalem

Prompted by reading James McGrath’s post (and expanding a comment I left there) I make a brief contribution to the Blog Co-op requested by April DeConick (who I hope will yet respond to being tagged with the Excellent meme).
Tertullian indulges in rhetoric, both in saying “What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?” (Prescription against Heretics [...]

February 27th, 2008 | Category: Culture, Incarnation, Language | Comments (2)

Papa Ratzi’s heresy watch award

In marking some basic doctrine assignments (comparing the Nicene Creed with a metrical version of it) I was very impressed by some students’ ability to spot the serious implications of what might have seemed like an insignificant change on the surface. As well as marking them I decided one or two deserved a special award.
No [...]

February 27th, 2008 | Category: Humour, Theology | Comments (6)

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