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June 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment

David Manes over at PoliticalCartel.com makes some interesting points about the Bible in this post. Manes’ comments fit with some things I’ve been thinking through about systematizing ideas versus living in the “negative capability” of John Keats (read Keats’ full letter here). A good book that could take this discussion further is The Myth of Certainty: The Reflective Christian & the Risk of Commitment by Daniel Taylor.
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