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Daily Archives: April 20, 2018
Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 19: SIN
https://pixabay.com/en/woman-lovely-fashion-portrait-face-3186105/ *** SIN *** Bad reality Sin seems repulsive at first Attractive veneer *** NOTE: A sin is repulsive at first but when habitually engaged in seems attractive. Think of addiction to tobacco, which a later age will regard as … Continue reading
NOTES on Paul Tillich (1886-1965): Religious Symbols
Paul Tillich is an important theologian who argued that if we are to talk about God, our language must be symbolic. He argues that symbols open up new levels of reality and of meaning. Tillich argues that symbols are an … Continue reading