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Ronald Goetz
Ronald Goetz is professor emeritus of theology and religion at Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois.
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Venice, by Garry Wills
To understand a deeply religious culture, one must study how its theological assumptions are at play in all its aspects--its art, music literature, politics and economics--to say nothing of its sel...
In God's house
Heaven in Stone and Glass: Experiencing the Spirituality of the Great Cathedrals by Robert Barron ...
Grace is wide enough: At the funeral of an atheist
We are gathered here in a Christian church as participants in a Christian memorial service to honor the life of Richard, a man who said that he did not believe in God. What right have we to do this? It would certainly be an affront to his memory were we, by this service, to deny him the right to have been the man he was. We cannot pretend or even suggest that he really was somehow, despite his insistence to the contrary, a Christian believer. Indeed, it would be a scandal if we who claim to honor Richard’s memory did not allow him, by his unbelief, to call into question our Christian belief.
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