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Depressing. Can’t finish. Maybe later.

I read chapter one. No doubt his descriptions are detailed, colorful, almost scientific, but so depressing. Looking at what is ahead, I can’t bear it.

I'm reading this book with a friend and our FaceTime chats are a delight but few and far between, thus our progress is slow. This book is thought-provoking and worth taking lots of time to explore and discuss the concepts. We are presently on Chapter 5.

This is an endurance test of major proportions. When Eco died recently, I decided once and for all to pluck this book from my shelves and read it. It is biblical in proportion and heavy on semiotics and language. In a nutshell, I will be glad to finish reading his take on the history of the Knights Templar.

This is an endurance test of major proportions. When Eco died recently, I decided once and for all to pluck this book from my shelves and read it. It is biblical in proportion and heavy on semiotics and language. In a nutshell, I will be glad to finish reading his take on the history of the Knights of Templar.

From page 99, essay entitled "My Road to Hell was Paved"

"I believe this is the Fourth Great RV Truth: People who don't like them have never been in one.

I feel like I went out to report on the evils of crack and have come back with a butane torch and a pipe. I went undercover to expose a cult and have returned in saffron robes with my head shaved. I have fallen in love with my recreational vehicle."

"Redemption: now narrowly understood as Jesus saving us from sins so we can go to heaven, but in the Bible it refers to being set free from slavery. Savior: now refers to Jesus as the one who saves us from our sins, but in the Bible it has a rich and wonderful variety of meanings having nothing to do with the afterlife." I really enjoy reading Marcus Borg's writing.