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Audioletter: On Magic and Sacrament
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Audioletter: On Magic and Sacrament

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This week’s audioletter, “On Magic and Sacrament,” was prompted by a friend, “Julian,” who asked me how sacraments are different from magic. Being from a non-sacramental tradition himself, the sacramentalist view of the Eucharist struck him as, well, magical. — A priest performs a ritual that involves prescribed actions, words, and elements, and the rit…

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Theological Letters
Theological Letters Podcast
My long form conversations on theology and philosophy from podcasts, television, and radio broadcasts over the years.