Since the Serpent asked Eve, “Did God actually say…?” in Genesis 3:1, evil has perpetually sought to undermine the interpretation of God’s words, of His Word. From the philosophy of Origen to the vagaries of Higher Criticism, men have assailed
Part One Fantasy, some have said, is the gateway to devil worship, sorcery, and the occult. The assertion is not entirely unreasonable: the Bible does condemn sorcery, and fantasy literature does contain an awful lot of (positively portrayed) sorcery. The
What, really, is the difference between a story that postulates elves living in the trees and a story that judges eating man-meat, cooked al a orc, a perfectly acceptable practice? The question is absurd, but the underlying idea is sound.
Note: Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at the bottom of the post. Previously: (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four) Introduction According to author R.E. Howard, “Civilized men are more discourteous than
Note: The fourth portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. The full version is here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at the bottom of the post. Previously:
Note: The second portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. Part Four will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at
Note: The second portion of the paper on baptismal symbolism. Part Three will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and the article this is a response to are listed here, at
Note: This is a paper on baptismal symbolism written prior to this site’s genesis, and it’s long enough to require partition. Part Two will be here; the full version will be here at the end of the month. Sources and