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...Fredriksen, a Boston University religion professor and self-proclaimed "Augustinista," upends the received wisdom. Fredriksen is no coddler of anti-Judaism. A former Catholic who long ago converted to Judaism, she was one of Mel Gibson's most acerbic critics when he released his movie The Passion of the Christ. But her book's subtitle, "A Christian Defense of Jews and Judaism," describes what she contends was Augustine's actual stance on the topic, one she says was "was little short of revolutionary" - in a good way. Excerpts from David Van Biema's interview with Fredriksen...
Holy Relics? Tim McGirk's article [Nov. 24], makes a sweeping statement that "indisputable historical evidence that Jesus Christ, or any of the biblical prophets, truly existed is something that eludes religious scholars." In an article on Jesus Christ, the Encyclopaedia Britannica mentions that in 1st century Roman and Jewish sources there are a number of references to Jesus. Pieter Pretorius, KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA...
...fact is that we still don't know how the image on the Shroud of Turin was created. What we know is that the figure on the Shroud is that of a man who was crucified and the details of that crucifixion correspond to the accounts of Christ's crucifixion in the Gospels. Reggie Norton, HONORARY TREASURER, THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE TURIN SHROUD, FARINGDON, ENGLAND...
...earlier in the service. Cardinal Francis Arinze, head of the Vatican's liturgical office, said last month that the affectionate gesture is often misunderstood. "It is thought to be a chance to shake hands with friends. Instead it is a way to tell those nearby that the peace of Christ, really present on the altar, is also with...
...world press has reacted to the election of Obama as if it were the second coming of Christ. I feel sorry for Obama and the intense pressure of expectation this puts on him. Obama may not be the president who leads America and the rest of the world into a fairer, safer and richer age, but I hope he will at least build the road to that age and take the first steps along it. Good luck, Mr. President. Peter Lucas, Launceston, Tasmania...