Song of the Goldfinch: A Memoir by John F Deane - Faith in the natural world

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Deane’s belief in a universe charged with mystery, always dynamic, always changing, bears some resemblance to Buddhism

reflect on the Old Testament, describing a harsh God who encourages the bullying Israelites, and who is supplanted by a God “of love and care and abundance”.

I myself prefer to regard Christianity as an enhancement of Jewish ethics, and to picture a Jesus who helps his mother light the Sabbath candles and who rests against Joseph’s knee to read with him the sacred texts. Perhaps my judgment is coloured by the fact that I have Jewish ancestry, but, in any case, if Jesus Christ loves the Father, surely we can, too?

 

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