Gilberto, At 02:35 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote: >>I'm not sure if that is a good example. Most of the "Christian" bookstores >>have a very narrow focus, with a strong emphasis on materials which are used >>in churches (sunday school curricula, sheet music, that kind of stuff) so it >>isn't supersurprising that there is a strong avoidance of contraversey.<<
It depends on the Christian bookstore. I think you may be talking about church supply stores. However, most major metropolitan areas have at least one Christian book superstore. One of the largest in the Kansas City area is one just four blocks from my home. (I stop by there on a regular basis.) >>But you can still read Spong, or Matthew Fox, or more intellectual works from >>mainstream bookstores or New Age bookstores.<< "Christian" bookstores are a huge retail market, and there are a lot of people who purchase all of their books from them. They would not likely carry books by John Shelby Spong or Matthew Fox. I know that the store near me doesn't sell books by these authors. Mark A. Foster * http://markfoster.net "Sacred cows make the tastiest hamburger" -- Abbie Hoffman __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:archive@mail-archive.com To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
