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MayReasonRule

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10. "...an objective set of doctrine and theology that defines Christianity..."

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 06:56 PM

Jul 2023

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"...from the Apostles works in the Bible. ...the faith's founder..."

Thank you for your response. It's interesting to see multiple appeals to "authority" used conjunctively in an attempt to be "the" definition of "Christianity". There is a vast swath of humanity that disagrees with you in part and in whole.

I purport that "Foucaults Pendulum" by Umberto Eco provides a clearer definition of what objectively defines the doctrine and theology that you say defines Christianity.

It's a seminal work providing all too clear insights into what objectively defines Christianity and or any religion. I recommend it be read concurrently with Transformations of Myth Through Time by Joseph Campbell.

Those books were instrumental in transforming my own life and those of my life partner and our daughter.

Here's to the rule of reason! Vote Democrat - The party of reason!!!

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