Bible thumpers, old and new

[bekah]

As a lapsed Lutheran and used-to-be Quaker.   I know the Bible fairly 
well and am also interested in Pynchon's take on spirituality and 
reading such parts as appear to appropriate to that.   Historically, 
Christians have not been politically aligned as they are today - in 
fact,  until about 1925 they were a big part of the Progressive 
movement in the US and today there continue to be small pockets of 
radical Christians, opposed to much of what the right-wing (and 
stolen middle) is doing.

Bekah


At 1:05 AM -0400 5/24/07, Joseph Tracy wrote:
>Not a thumper per se,  kind of a non pietist Quaker, sentient 
>rockster, medieval craftsman type with a large capacity for useless 
>information, but I know the Bible well and have written several 
>posts pointing out  what appear to me to be strong Biblical 
>references in ATD. Still somewhat mystified by Pynchon's take on 
>spirituality, but he seems to regard spiritual dimensions as quite 
>probably real, coexistent, interactive and humorously strange, sadly 
>misunderstood, and tragically hopeful.
>
>I, for one , look forward to the possibility that "Friend Tom " will 
>arrive again, well read in the ways of the Pynchon and ready to 
>bring us some good news.
>
>On May 21, 2007, at 1:45 PM, Penny Padgett Harper wrote:
>
>>Bryan Snyder asks:
>>
>>>Are there any bible thumpers (no offense) on the P-List??  Their
>>>take on some stuff would be very interesting indeed.
>>
>>Define "bible thumper," then we'll talk.
>>
>>Penny