http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/ Catholic Anglican Reflections on Theology and Culture Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/comment-page-1/#comment-1771 Dan Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:41:14 +0000 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/#comment-1771 Yeah, I've been so out of touch with TLOU that I just read this. Pretty amazing piece, Aron. Yeah, I’ve been so out of touch with TLOU that I just read this.
Pretty amazing piece, Aron.

]]> http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/comment-page-1/#comment-1695 A.D. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:31:02 +0000 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/#comment-1695 I've just been reading some of those stories. Although I'm sure they in no way influenced this. . . . another inspiration is Philip Goodchild's Theology of Money, made me want to talk about the origin of capital. Interestingly enough, just came upon a book talking about miners in Peru, good catholics, who nevertheless made sacrifices to the devil down in the mines, because they understand the kingdom of money/gold/silver to be reigned over by a devil who sometimes has to be appeased by human sacrifice. I’ve just been reading some of those stories. Although I’m sure they in no way influenced this. . . . another inspiration is Philip Goodchild’s Theology of Money, made me want to talk about the origin of capital. Interestingly enough, just came upon a book talking about miners in Peru, good catholics, who nevertheless made sacrifices to the devil down in the mines, because they understand the kingdom of money/gold/silver to be reigned over by a devil who sometimes has to be appeased by human sacrifice.

]]> http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/comment-page-1/#comment-1694 Scott Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:32:55 +0000 http://www.thelandofunlikeness.com/2009/09/24/the-gold-giving-mirror/#comment-1694 Wow. Great story- kind of reminds me of a short story in George MacDonald's _Phantastes_. Wow. Great story- kind of reminds me of a short story in George MacDonald’s _Phantastes_.

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