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I used Pelikan's book on Mary for my dissertation, I believe! Ah, those were the days...

[Name Redacted] wrote: "I used Pelikan's book on Mary for my dissertation, I believe! Ah, those were the days..."

Your comment is another one I missed because it got automatically placed in an email folder. Sigh.

I loved both Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture and Mary Through the Centuries: Her Place in the History of Culture. This series is amazing but makes for incredibly dense reading. I must say that I enjoyed the first two volumes most because I'm interested in early church history.

Interesting! I wonder if I'll find them as dense given my profession...

[Name Redacted] wrote: "Interesting! I wonder if I'll find them as dense given my profession..."

That's hard to say, Ian, as we are both used to reading theology. But they are definitely on a higher level academically than the books about Jesus and Mary.

(view spoiler)[By the way, happy belated birthday! (hide spoiler)]