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> From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca]
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 1:11 PM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: Re: [tips] They Too Died That Day
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> following blindly its edicts. It would be interesting to
> know historically over what time period changes occurred in
> attitudes toward religion and its components (e.g., bible).
> When, for example, did people first start entertaining
> seriously the idea that the bible could be viewed as a
> figurative document rather than one to be taken literally?
I don't have any references for you, but I can tell you that very early on the
Fathers of the Church insisted scripture *not* be taken literally. As late as
my youth I can tell you that (at least in the Catholic Church) it was taught
that biblical stories required interpretation, and as late as my mom's youth,
Catholics were not encouraged to read the bible without a priest handy to help
you understand what it was telling you...
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