Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Susan Maneck
> That is rather odd for one who insists that he has studied the religion for > "forty yeears". > I've studied Zoroastrianism and Christianity for nearly that long without knowing the original language of their scriptures. How much time does a medical doctor in this country have to study religion,

Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Matt Haase
You can study a religion for fifty years and not learn the original language of the scriptures it was written in. A lot of American Christian preachers have done this. They just read and re-read the Bible in English, and get a feel for what it is about. Not everyone goes into the academic aspect of

Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
- Original Message - From: "Susan Maneck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Susan wrote: and so far as I know he doesn't know the original languages. That is rather odd for one who insists that he has studied the religion for "forty yeears". Richard. The information contained in this e-mail

Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Susan Maneck
> Thank you Susan. He presented a very interesting synopsis of his new book. > He seemed to know his sources. I don't doubt that he has done his homework, but he does so from the standpoint of a certain political agenda and so far as I know he doesn't know the original languages. The infor

Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
- Original Message - From: "Susan Maneck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 2. What is your assessment of the scholarship of Andrew Boston? He is not recognized as a scholar within academia. He's a medical doctor who publishes anti-Islamic propaganda. Thank you Susan. He presented a very interestin

Re: Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Susan Maneck
> 1. What is your assessment of the Hudson Institute--Center for Islamic > Studies. Dear Richard, The Hudson Institute is neo-conservative think tank. Their Center for Islamic Studies is political in orientation, not academic. > 2. What is your assessment of the scholarship of Andrew Boston?

Hudson INstitute

2008-07-15 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
Dear Friends: 1. What is your assessment of the Hudson Institute--Center for Islamic Studies. 2. What is your assessment of the scholarship of Andrew Boston? Thank you. Richard. The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson Coun

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-15 Thread Mark A. Foster
firestorm wrote: welll .yes. that's what the creation is...or isn't. To me, "creation" is simply a name, a category, for the particular entities which God creates. if any of this whatever about Hidden Mystery, Ancient Eternity of My Essence, yadydydaaa has an Author, then...yes. the cosmo

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-15 Thread Mark A. Foster
Gilberto Simpson wrote: When I first saw the subject of "astrotheology" there is a passage in the Kitab-I-Iqan which came to mind. Hi, Gilberto: The term "astrotheology," in the sense I talked about it, relates to the idea that many ancient societies developed a mythos concerning the zodiac,

Re: Astrotheology

2008-07-15 Thread firestorm
mark, :" For what it's worth, I personally see that approach as a kind of metanarrative." welll .yes. that's what the creation is...or isn't. if any of this whatever about Hidden Mystery, Ancient Eternity of My Essence, yadydydaaa has an Author, then...yes. the cosmos--that is the perceivab