Books
Short list of banned books
“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… From http://title.forbiddenlibrary.com/ ….. The Bible. William Tyndale, who partially completed translating the Bible into English, was captured, strangled, and burned at the stake (1536) by opponents of the movement to translate the bible into the vernacular. Beginning around 1830, “family friendly” bibles, including Noah Webster’s version (1833) […]
The Passion movie: Catholic references
NOTES ON THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST SYMBOLISM These are my personal notes from a group discussion with a priest called Fr. Sean of the Legionaries of Christ. The discussion took place on Friday, February 27, 2004 at the St. Joseph Center in Alhambra. Fr. Sean said he has seen the movie 6 times and […]
The Passion: another view
Don’t see Christ’s body in ‘The Passion,’ instead, be it by James K.A. Smith (Professor of Religion at Calvin College, Michigan) As a spiritual task for this Lenten season, I have a suggestion: Resist the temptation to go see Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.” But if you do resist, be prepared for strange […]
The Power of The Passion
April 3, 2004 Will Mel Gibson’s Biblical epic send us from the cinema to church? John Carroll plays devil’s advocate. It is particularly surprising that this Jesus film should have stormed the box offices. The Passion in its original Greek means suffering, and Mel Gibson’s film projects suffering in its most extreme physical form. Its […]
The Passion of the Christ – another review
Sermon: The Passion of the Christ If ever there was a film with the correct title, that film is Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.” Although the word passion has become mixed up with romance, its Latin origins refer to suffering and pain; later Christian theology broadened that to include Christ’s love for mankind, […]
The Passion in Middle Eastern Countries
http://www.mem.org ‘The Passion’ in the Middle East =================== Qatar is the first country in the Middle East to have a public screening of “The Passion of Christ”. A friend of MEM in Qatar writes “Today very possibly was the most significant day we have seen in nearly 12 years of living in the Middle East. […]
BEST BOOKS – 2004
BEST BOOKS – 2004 update What would you say are the 100 essential books a literate Christian should read? Here’s a list from a theologically liberal friend (… these are not referenced properly but you should be able to get copies easily) FICTION The Canterbury Tales – Chaucer Le Peste – Albert Camus L’Estranger – […]
THE PASSION Movie
Thousands have flocked to this powerful presentation of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Many churches have booked out cinemas to take their friends. There have been wildly different reactions in the media, but more coverage than almost any other film release. It has brought many Christians and others to realise the incredible gift of salvation and […]
The Heavenly Man
(Here’s a book I want to read. Rowland). THE HEAVENLY MAN by Brother Yun with Paul Hattaway “The Heavenly Man”, the Christian Booksellers Convention Book of the Year 2003, is the remarkable life story of Brother Yun, a Chinese Christian who first came to know the Lord as a young man in 1974 towards the […]
27 Spiritual Gifts
SOME COMMENTS ON ROBERT J HLLMAN’S 27 SPIRITUAL GIFTS It’s impossible for any thoughtful person to agree totally with another on the Charismatic Renewal in general or Spiritual Gifts in particular. There are probably fifty points at which I might quibble with words or ideas in this book, but they concern relatively minor matters. (Except […]
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