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Electra
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| Posted 11/12/2002 3:54 PM (GMT -6) |   | 
The following is a quote from a salon.com review of Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone’s Out of the Flames: The Remarkable Story of a Fearless Scholar, a Fatal Heresy, and One of the Rarest Books in the World: “The ‘Fearless Scholar’ of ‘Out of the Flames’ is the 16th-century Spanish physician, philosopher and mystical theologian Michael Servetus (1511–1553), the guiding spirit, though not an actual founder, of the Unitarian Church. The ‘Fatal Heresy’ is Servetus’ denial of the doctrines of the trinity and original sin. And the very rare book, thought at the time of Servetus’ death to be the last copy in existence, is his Christianismi Restitutio (The Restoration of Christianity), which was strapped to his side when he was burned alive in Geneva in 1553, more or less at the connivance of his sworn enemy and Protestant rival, John Calvin.” Sounds interesting. Has anyone out there read it? Electra
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BJS
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| Posted 11/12/2002 5:40 PM (GMT -6) | | Have not read it, but I would definitely like to.
Incidentally, I am in the middle of a novel right now that is turning out to be one of the best I've ever read. It's entitled "The Brothers K" and is authored by David James Duncan. It's a potent mix of baseball, politics, and theology told through the lives of four brothers growing up in the 1960s. From what I can tell thus far, the title is a clever baseball twist ("K" stands for strikeout for you non-baseball types) on Dosteovsky's "Brothers Karamozov." Highly recommended. (By the way, there is a brother named Everett in the book who could just as easily be named Mephi . . .).
Brett
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PotOnWheel
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| Posted 11/16/2002 6:09 AM (GMT -6) | | | What by this "S" guy is recommended reading? | | Back to Top | | |
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