
Conclave: A novel

L. M. Sacasas • The Hermeneutical Imperative - The Convivial Society
I am not sure I do accept God, or how God has been traditionally defined or understood.
Richard Holloway • Stories We Tell Ourselves: Making Meaning in a Meaningless Universe
The separation of the clergy from the rest of the population had two aspects, one doctrinal, the other political; the political aspect depended upon the doctrinal. The clergy possessed certain miraculous powers, especially in connection with the sacraments—except baptism, which could be performed by laymen. Without the help of the clergy, marriage,
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seriously, if we really believe, as we say we do, that the Divine Mystery is always more than anything we can know or say, then we Christians have to be much more careful about the way we use the adjective “only” – if we dare use that adjective at all. To announce to the world that God can only be understood as Triune, that God “saves” through only
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