Wikipedia has interesting list of books that have been burned. I am sure it is not complete or canonical but it is quite long.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_burning Another interesting fact: Martin Luther actually wrote a preface to a Latin translation of the Koran (although some say it tended to overstate some of the distasteful passages-that is probably a matter of interpretation). He certainly disagreed with it; I wonder if he would have burned it (especially with his preface in it)? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qur'an_translations#Latin If Koran-burning is so popular a pastime among American Christians and churches, it is a wonder that it has escaped the media attention of this latest effort which never actually came to fruition. Rick Dr. Rick Froman, Chair Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor of Psychology Box 3055 John Brown University 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 [email protected] (479)524-7295 http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman From: Christopher D. Green [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 3:14 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] They Too Died That Day Dr. Bob Wildblood wrote: Marc Carter wrote: "As late as my youth I can tell you that (at least in the Catholic Church) it was taught that biblical stories required interpretation, and as late as my mom's youth, Catholics were not encouraged to read the bible without a priest handy to help you understand what it was telling you..." Isn't that exactly what Martin Luther was complaining about 500 years ago? I guess that's why we have Catholics and Lutherans today. Luther probably didn't envisioned Terry Jones as the outcome of his injunction that everyone should read the Bible for themselves. (On the other hand, Luther probably would have been perfectly happy to burn copies of the Koran). Interestingly, Calvin's response to Michael Sevitus interpreting the Bible for himself was to execute him. And Calvin probably had a much great influence on American protestantism than Luther. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5f8a&n=T&l=tips&o=4781 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-4781-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-4781-13039.37a56d458b5e856d05bcfb3322db5...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4783 or send a blank email to leave-4783-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
