tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post4167244421082354036..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Towards a theology of religionsSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-19251480961139174872007-10-11T15:53:00.000+02:002007-10-11T15:53:00.000+02:00PS - I think the view of Pagan "idolatry" was mist...PS - I think the view of Pagan "idolatry" was mistaken - I am sure that Pagans did not think their deity statues were actual gods, but rather saw them as gateways for the Divine (or the gods) to come to them. Pictures (being flat and two-dimensional) seem to work better as gateways, however.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-73670583734743076212007-10-11T15:51:00.000+02:002007-10-11T15:51:00.000+02:00If God created all things, visible and invisible, ...<EM>If God created all things, visible and invisible, and pronounced them good, then both the trees and their invisible spirits are part of the good creation. Wine, "that maketh glad the heart of man", and Bacchus, the spirit of vineyards, are part of that good creation.</EM><BR/><BR/>Amen to that!Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-23385289159113091292007-10-03T18:19:00.000+02:002007-10-03T18:19:00.000+02:00we have a lot to learn!we have a lot to learn!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759963926280667938noreply@blogger.com