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April 11, 2015

Book Review: The Ransom of the Soul

April 11, 2015/ Steve Donoghue

In his new book, Peter Brown offers a provocative and fascinating new look at the evolution of the Christian idea that you can be helped in the next life by how much moolah you fork over in this one

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April 2015, christianity, open letters weekly 2015, peter brown, religion, the ransom of the soul
April 04, 2013

Book Review: Christian Beginnings

April 04, 2013/ Steve Donoghue

A new book by a legendary scholar charts the journey of early Christianity from a charismatic cult to the official religion of an empire

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April 04, 2013/ Steve Donoghue/
April 2013, christian beginnings, christianity, geza vermes, open letters weekly, religion
October 21, 2012

Book Review: Through the Eye of a Needle

October 21, 2012/ Steve Donoghue
Book Review: Through the Eye of a Needle

The new book by the great Peter Brown examines a deep conflict: Christ specifically orders Christians to be poor, but Christians would rather not be, thanks just the same.

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and the making of christianity, christian studies, christianity, church history, October 2012, peter brown, the fall of rome, through the eye of a needle, wealth
January 16, 2012

Book Review: The Apocryphal Gospels

January 16, 2012/ Steve Donoghue

They've been debated, debarred, and destroyed over the centuries, but the Apocryphal Gospels are still with us, and in this fantastic new edition, they speak more clearly than ever.

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January 16, 2012/ Steve Donoghue/
bart ehrman, christianity, January 2012, the apocrypha, the apocryphal gospels, zlatko plese
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