Hillbilly Musings: They're at it again

Thursday, August 27, 2009

They're at it again

H/T to John Shuck ant Shuck and Jive...

Apparently the folks that brought us the Jesus Seminar are at it again. This time they are working on an "Origins of Christianity Seminar". If that don't beat all. One of the members of the original Jesus Seminar, Dr. Marcus Borg, has been a profound influence in my theological persuits, and I think bringing out the human in Jesus is every bit as important as the divine Jesus. While it had many critics, the Jesus Seminar did open up the floor for scholarly debate on the place of the historical Jesus. Let's see if the same thing happens with this one.

1 comment:

Aghaveagh said...: Just checking in to see if there is any Sprout news! Hope you can update us when you get a chance.

Thinking of you all,

Avie; August 30, 2009 at 5:58 PM

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