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DAVID VAN BIEMA, TIME's chief religion writer, reports this week on the historical, mythical and religious interpretations of Moses. "He's a compelling character as a human being and as an archetype because he connects important stories from different religions," says Van Biema. "The Prince of Egypt and some new books remind us of his extraordinary power and the mystery that still surrounds him." Van Biema, who has written cover stories on the Shroud of Turin and the Book of Genesis, says exploring faith in contemporary times presents a challenge: "It's like reporting on last week's politics...
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...More remarkable than what he said is the fact that the pontiff chose to engage with the prevailing secular intellectual currents. "This pope cares about ideas," says TIME religion correspondent David Van Biema. "He is an intellecutal along with being a mystic, and since postmodernism challenges the harmony between faith and reason, he feels compelled to engage with it." Don't expect him to bump any French metatheorists off Comp Lit reading lists, but rare is the pontiff who displays an awareness of the prevailing wisdom in college-coffee-bar philosophy...
...These acts of popular devotion have been an integral part of the life of the church over the years," says TIME religion correspondent David Van Biema. "The clergy is very careful in its response, because they represent a challenge but also a tremendous reinvigoration of faith." Although some instances -- such as the apparition at Fatima in Portugal in 1917 -- have entered mainstream doctrine, hundreds more each year fail to win the church's seal of approval. Fowler plans to move to Florida next month. Beatification may have to wait a while...
...David Van Biema...