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Hey, What Ya Reading??? A book???
Meryl:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on July 04, 2011, 12:53:37 pm ---I recommend a book I'm reading now, one day at a time. ;D
It's called 365 Days of Walking the Red Road: The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day. The author's name is Terri Jean, and it was copyrighted in 2003.
As the title suggests, the book is arranged like a daily "devotional," with a one-page reading for every day of the year. However, I think the title is a little misleading, as I'm not finding this to be a completely religious book. There are readings on Native American spirituality, to be sure, but the book is chock-full of interesting information on Native American history, personalities, philosophy, and folklore, as well as readings that could be characterized as more strictly "religious." In any case, I'm enjoying making my way through this book a lot, and I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn more about the spiritual and philosophical life of Native Americans.
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That sounds good, Jeff. I'll look for it. 8)
delalluvia:
Book I'm reading just blew my mind.
The Great Fire of Rome by S. Dando-Collins
In it, the author proposes that the people Nero actually persecuted for the fire weren't Christians...they were the worshippers of Isis. History bears him out. Most modern scholars agree that during Nero's reign the numbers of Christians was very small, not enough to persecute in the multitudes described by the ancient writers. But the worshippers of Isis were wide-spread and the cult was unpopular at the time with Nero in particular.
Wonder if this idea knocks another block out from under the Christian establishment.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on July 05, 2011, 07:23:30 pm ---Book I'm reading just blew my mind.
The Great Fire of Rome by S. Dando-Collins
In it, the author proposes that the people Nero actually persecuted for the fire weren't Christians...they were the worshippers of Isis. History bears him out. Most modern scholars agree that during Nero's reign the numbers of Christians was very small, not enough to persecute in the multitudes described by the ancient writers. But the worshippers of Isis were wide-spread and the cult was unpopular at the time with Nero in particular.
Wonder if this idea knocks another block out from under the Christian establishment.
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I doubt it. Compared to the sex crimes committed by priests of the Roman Church and covered up by the hierarchy, this is nothing.
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on July 05, 2011, 09:58:09 pm ---I doubt it. Compared to the sex crimes committed by priests of the Roman Church and covered up by the hierarchy, this is nothing.
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Are the sex crimes committed by clergy - supposedly good Christians - making a dent in the number of people becoming members?
At least the archaeological findings and other studies can start knocking the shine off the self-righteous beliefs in some Christians. It's becoming more and more common knowledge that Xmas really wasn't when Christ was born and instead is a hijacked holiday. Same with Easter. Christians were martyred in the Coliseum...er, no they weren't. Christians were persecuted by their beliefs by pagans...er, no they weren't. Jesus was born miraculously of a virgin...er, no he wasn't. Jesus existed...er, well, there's some question. And now, Christians were persecuted by Nero and burned as torches...er...probably not...
Monika:
vacation, vacation. :)
I'm reading Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and the anthology Wyoming Fence Lines at the moment.
In cold Blood, is of course the classic documentary-styled novel about the Clutter murders in rural Kansas in the late fifties. The subject matter, to me, isn't really interesting, and I'm reading it for the style alone. Especially the beginning, with Capote's s description of small town America, is masterful.
Wyoming Fence Lines, have been mentioned before. It contains prose and poetry, all written on the same subject: fence lines (both visible and invisible ones). A very good read.
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