Marc A. Schindler wrote: --- Just be careful: a lot of what Crowther wrote was personal speculation on his part. ---
Shouldn't be much of a problem, because more than half the text consists of direct quotations--from personal journals and letters of those who experienced or spoke of death experiences, from Church authorities speaking directly of this subject, or directly from the scriptures. It is difficult for me to imagine how Crowther's almost incidental contributions can be reasonably regarded as "speculative". His narrative simply interweaves these textual sources. It might be compared with "survey of the literature" reports that are popular in academic research circles. Mostly a job of collating and summarizing, without much interpretive commentary. If there is anything sensational or speculative about the text, we would have to attribute it to the original sources, which from members of the Church, detailing their personal experiences. Perhaps it is true that such testimonies are too sacred to be presented openly for the criticism of irreverent skeptics. But for me, sharing these stories with those who actually experienced the events is an uplifting and edifying experience. --- Mij Ebaboc ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
