[Buddha-l] g-d

[Curt Steinmetz]

Richard Hanson points out in his "Studies in Christian Antiquity" that 
the imposition of the Nicene Creed in 381 as the only legally allowed 
religious point of view "reduce[d] the meanings of the word "God" [well, 
actually, the Greek "ho theos" and the Latin "deus", to be precise] from 
a very large selection of alternatives to one only." The result, 
according to Hanson, is that today when people in the West uses the word 
God, whether they understand this or not (and in the vast majority of 
cases they do not), they mean "the one, sole exclusive God [of the 
Nicene Creed] and nothing else" [pp 243-4].

Curt

Weng-Fai Wong wrote:
> Did this Strand guy read Dawkins' "The God Delusion"?
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> W.F. Wong
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>> From: buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com [mailto:buddha-l-
>> bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Gary Gach
>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:36 AM
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>> Curt, you might enjoy dipping into Clark Strand's new book from Doubleday,
>> on God for people who don't believe in G0d (sort of like koans from the
>> Bible) - and he also is moderating web discussion on this (which Url i'll
>> find this week for you if you like).
>>
>> Gary Gach
>> http://www.redroom.com/author/gary-g-gach
>> http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/where-buddha-meets-freud
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