Why did Jesus use parables? Because fiction is more powerful than straight exposition.
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Why Jesus Used Parables
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Tell all the truth but tell it slant", C.S. Lewis, Emily Dickinson, Jesus, Parables, Queen Elizabeth I, Rob MacSwain, theology, Wolfgang Iser Comments closed
Reading Poetry as Religious Experience
There is a spiritual dimension to reading literature that is worth exploring.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Georges Poulet, Leo Tolstoy, Matthew Arnold, poetry and spirituality, Thor Magnus Tangeras Comments closed
