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Patterns of Tragicomedy in Shaw

Patterns of Tragicomedy in Bernard Shaw By CD Sidhi, Bahari Publishers, 1978 The evolution of tragedy and comedy merged into a new species called the Tragi-Comedy. Happy Endings in historical tragicomedy can be found as far back as he 17th … Continue reading

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Zealot

Zealot Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan caught my eye at the library, so I picked it up. I was not aware of the controversy surrounding it until after I’d finished and sat down … Continue reading

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Ego and Archetype

Ego and Archetype  Ego and Archetype: Individuation and the Religious Function of the Psyche by Edward F Edinger came out in 1972.  I read it in 2000.  It proved very insightful and was very influential on me. Man’s consciousness was … Continue reading

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The Jesus Mystery

The Jesus Papers  The Jesus Papers: The Greatest Cover Up in History by Michael Baigent was published in 2006.  The book documents the political context of Jesus’ birth, and then goes on to examine the history of the migration of … Continue reading

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The Jesus Mystery

The Jesus Mystery by Lena Einhorn The Jesus Mystery by Lena Einhorn: Astonishing Clues to the True Identity of Jesus and Paul by Lena Einhorn was translated by Rodney Bradbury from Swedish.  While I disagreed with her general premises, that … Continue reading

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Academic Attitude

October 2, 2008 Academic Attitude I want to know to know why modern academics feel that anything remotely positive is naïve or flaky?  This week I read the book Top Secret by Robert M Price.  I knew that I’d probably … Continue reading

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Jesus

August 12, 2007 Jesus  Although of a more universal nature, the quest for truth continued in my reading.  The Mystery of Jesus and Beyond Belief have given me much to think about and contemplate. Was Jesus a real person?  What … Continue reading

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Doppelgangers

December 3, 2010 Doppelgangers Jesus, Oprah and Doppelgangers have dominated this week—reading wise anyway.  I read Phillip Pullman’s new book The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ and Kitty Kelley’s biography of Oprah this week.  Pullman deals with the … Continue reading

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