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Not always in His image

Published 31 January 2008

Throughout history, Jews, Christians and Muslims have pictured the divine in many ways. Jeremy Rosen, William Dalrymple and Ziauddin Sardar explain

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2 comments from readers

RobinEdgar
31 January 2008 at 22:17

Throughout history God has provided this cosmic 'picture' that symbolizes God`s divine omniscience -

http://media.skyandtelescope.com/images/Totality_Carlos_Kern...

The ancient Egyptians understood this cosmic symbolism -

http://images.google.ca/images?um=1&hl=fr&q=eclipse+Eye+of+Horus

As did their Irish contemporaries -

http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/dowth/candleligh...

Klatu
04 February 2008 at 23:21

Mono theism might just be the measure of how far reasoned ignorance can carry the step of man in the absence of true insight and understanding. Check the link, the download is free: http://www.energon.org.uk

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