The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter
Blog to discuss the book "The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: A Literary Analysis of the Book of Revelation" and current events that point to the events described therein.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Apocalypse Letter by Letter
Regarding the book "The Apocalypse - Letter by Letter: A Literary Analysis of the Book of Revelation", getting this book published was one of the hardest things I ever did, yet I felt driven to do so. It's amazing how difficult it is to publish a Catholic book outside the "establishment". I tried to get other authors to endorse it but most said they were too busy. Only one actually took the time to read it and say something I could use.
And then there was the response of the diocesan censors. One diocese called to say that they would not be approving the book because "it is not without defect in theology." But they never provided written comments and were never able to state what exactly the defect was. A second diocese took seven months to write back saying that while the book tracked with traditional Catholic thought on the Apocalypse, it would take too long to research it and therefore they could not approve it.
Even more indifferent did the universities' theology departments prove to be. Of the two or three that bothered to write back, all said they were just too busy.
If the Bible itself were presented for an imprimatur in these times, I wonder if it would get reviewed and approved. I bet the current establishment would be too busy to read something so long. And the current crop of damage control experts would never approve the content of some of the Bible anyway, would they?
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