His writings on Early Christianity are a treat to read.Nothing is sadder than someone who has lost his memory, and the church which has lost its memory is in the same state of senility.

Cathleen Kaveny is the Darald and Juliet Libby Professor in the Theology Department and Law School at Boston College.

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