Editor’s Note: This is part of a SpokaneFāVS series on how sacred texts are used in various religious traditions. Catholics believe that the Bible isn’t just one book but a collection of unique books.
“St. Jerome,” from the workshop of Marinus van Reymerswaele. (Erik Cornelius/Sweden Nationalmuseum, via Wikimedia) St. Jerome, whose feast day is Sept. 30, is a giant in the intellectual history of ...
In Alabama, we consider ourselves to be the “buckle of the Bible belt” and public religious culture is an essential characteristic of how we live our daily lives. The Bible as the Word of God is ...