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Does God Evolve?
A few years ago I heard Bishop John Shelby Spong say the Bible is the story of pre-scientific, tribal people who lived before it was known that germs cause disease. He wasn’t denigrating the Bible. He was emphasizing that context should be considered...

Posted 11-17-2009 7:27 PM by Perspectives

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Jesus The Misunderstood Jew: Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of posts on differences between Jewish and Christian traditions focusing on attitudes toward the Bible, learning and dialogue. It would be irresponsible and inaccurate to claim fascism is taking root in mainline denominations...

Posted 03-21-2008 6:27 AM by Perspectives

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Jesus The Misunderstood Jew: Part 3
This is the third in a series of posts on differences between Jewish and Christian traditions focusing in particular on attitudes toward the Bible, learning and dialogue. The views Christians and Jews have about community affect how sacred text is studied...

Posted 03-20-2008 6:30 AM by Perspectives

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Jesus the Misunderstood Jew: Part 1
This is the second in a series of posts on differences between Jewish and Christian traditions focusing in particular on attitudes toward the Bible, learning and dialogue. In her book The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the Jewish Jesus...

Posted 03-20-2008 1:00 AM by Perspectives

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Jesus The Misunderstood Jew: Part 2
This is the second in a series of posts on differences between Jewish and Christian traditions focusing in particular on attitudes toward the Bible, learning and dialogue. It’s a measure of how enduring historic Jewish and Christian approaches to...

Posted 03-19-2008 7:53 PM by Perspectives

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