Comments on Progression of Faith: Jesus, Interrupted

I like your review, and have enjoyed and benefited...

2009-05-18T09:39:00.000-05:00

I like your review, and have enjoyed and benefited from Ehrman's books as well. This is one of the few (only?) positive reviews I've read for the book among the Christian community. Many progressive Christians who review the book, even though they agree with the facts he presents, take such issue with Ehrman's agnosticims, saying essentially they can't understand he would throw the baby out with the bathwater. As though he is foolish not to follow the same path they did. Whereas for me it is painfully obvious why he did, why don't they see it MY way... ;^)

I was thinking about the early Christian mystics a...

2009-05-15T11:44:00.000-05:00

I was thinking about the early Christian mystics as well as Matthew Fox and his creation spirituality.

Hi don! Thanks for stopping by. Can you qualify w...

2009-05-14T09:29:00.000-05:00

Hi don! Thanks for stopping by. Can you qualify what you mean by the "mystical side of Christianity"? Do you mean the "supernatural" acts of Jesus and the apostles? I want to be sure I'm answering the right question.

Got to have this one. He's one of my favorite auth...

2009-05-14T09:17:00.000-05:00

Got to have this one. He's one of my favorite authors.
I have a question for you. Do you feel that the post-enlightenment preoccupation with the "historical Jesus" has detracted from possibly more important pursuits such as the mystical side of Christianity, which played such an important role in the early years? What did Erhman have to say about this?

Or borrow yours. ;)

2009-05-14T07:55:00.000-05:00

Or borrow yours. ;)

Wow - you made me want to run out and get a copy o...

2009-05-14T07:53:00.000-05:00

Wow - you made me want to run out and get a copy of this book!