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Didn't Schweitzer in the Quest for the Historical ...

2009-06-08T16:28:55.608-05:00

Didn't Schweitzer in the Quest for the Historical Jesus establish the point about a malleable Jesus? It is just interesting to see how we have made Jesus look like a conservative Republican.>

Isn't tolerance the key to liberalism? That would exclude Jesus Christ. He was merciful, yet intolerant to the core. Blessing and Salvation is acquired by doing things His way, not any

Didn't Schweitzer in the Quest for the Historical ...

2009-06-08T08:50:10.530-05:00

Didn't Schweitzer in the Quest for the Historical Jesus establish the point about a malleable Jesus? It is just interesting to see how we have made Jesus look like a conservative Republican.

Interesting review about a book on Jesus Culture i...

2009-06-02T13:45:36.843-05:00

Interesting review about a book on Jesus Culture in America. I always thought the Puritans were more about God the Father and not Jesus. Maybe the author just approves more of the Jesus who stays close to the somber depiction of the Father of that era. Jesus really wasn't the biggest portion of the Trinity in America until after the founding era. That is why have all the vague talk of

Good review-- I wonder if I'll end up taking a loo...

2009-06-02T12:13:07.587-05:00

Good review-- I wonder if I'll end up taking a look at the book? Probably not-- although the topic interests me, it sounds like he wrote it in a pretty half-assed way. "Oh, look out! Don't be a product of your culture!"