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#1 by Anonymous (Nobody) at 09 Apr 2014 19:05:32 GMT
| Norma thank you so much for this wonderful rveeiw. I'm beyond elated that you, not being a fan of vampires, picked up the book and stuck with it once you found out it was about vampires. Thank you for taking the time to write such an honest and heartfelt rveeiw.~ Kelley |
#2 by Anonymous (Nobody) at 10 Apr 2014 04:46:50 GMT
| JR and BdH -Not to be argumentative, but to pose a colpue of questions:It seems to me that syncretism is quite an old friend of the Church's; not only in the historic conversion of Europe, but in over-seas mission work amongst indigenous peoples. This, in fact, is one of the faults to which Protestants call attention, namely, the degree to which native religious beliefs and practices more or less (usually more) become embroidered into the fabric of the Catholic faith even though they don't fit very well. This is pervasive in Africa and South America. It is even a reality in our own country, with large numbers of Spanish unabashedly worshipping' OL of Guadalupe as a goddess. In large areas of the globe the cult of saints, a thin disguise for local religion, is of far greater concern than God Himself or Jesus. And, I don't hear of any Catholic authorities disabusing these person of their errors.As for this all-but-pejorative, Eurocentric': while not necessarily opposing valid expressions of the Faith through other cultures, I cannot but wince whenever I hear people speaking of Eurocentricity as though there were something wrong with it. It IS the culture of many of us in this country, and yet it is almost as though we were supposed to disown it in shame. We have traded our true culture for American pop music in our churches, and many are loathe to admit any historical connection to an Euro-centrism that they pretend is foreign. Yet, no one would think of telling the appropriate persons that their church is too Afro-centric, or too Hispano-centric, or too Asian-centric, etc. Nor am I suggesting that they should. So, why this all-too-willing cultural suicide of many of those of European heritage? an heritage which is, also, good. |
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