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Blog Entries by Kristin M. Swenson, Ph.D. from 04/2012

Life and Death, Mercy and Dominion, to Love a Dog

| Posted 04.11.2012 | Religion
Read More: Mercy, Genesis, Dominion Theology, Pets, Dogs, Death, Dominionism, Religion News

To be "at the mercy of" is a strange expression when applied to the animals who live with us. Yet that's what came to mind yesterday, when my dog of over a decade died. "

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The Name of God, to Have and to Hold?

| Posted 04.28.2012 | Religion
Read More: Name of God, Hebrew Bible, Bible, The Voice, Scripture Study, Scripture Commentary, Christianity, Bible Translation, Religion News

There is a long-standing tradition that no person, no mere mortal, should presume to possess the name of God. The Name, as the reasoning goes, is a holy thing, a handle on the divine not to be trifled with.

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