October, 2007

Some Scattered Responses

by Mark Lilla
The Conversation
October 22nd, 2007

Some scattered responses to my interlocutors: On the Trinity: having tried to compress the argument of The Stillborn God to a couple thousand words, I see now how even good readers like Philip could be misled. The argument I make there is that the strange theological dynamics of the trinitarian idea made it difficult for [...]

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Was Historical Christianity Really That Much Different?

by Philip Jenkins
The Conversation
October 22nd, 2007

One of the strengths of Mark Lilla’s writing is that it makes us explore and confront our assumptions. In some cases, though, I honestly question the basic roots of his argument. I wonder how many historians of Christianity would recognize a characterization like the following: The ideas and problems of Christian political theology are what [...]

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