The Word Made Flesh

The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought | Margaret R. Miles

Time for madeleines, tea, and reading! ðŸ’•
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MrBook Madeleines!!! ðŸ˜ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘ðŸ»ðŸ‘ðŸ» 4y

MrBook Cute mug! ðŸ˜ 4y

Andrew65 Just the ticket! 4y

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Caterina

The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought | Margaret R. Miles

Drinking some Himalayan Wonder First Flush Orthodox Black Tea from Teesta, my favorite loose leaf black tea right now. ?

#TIL about the 15th/16th c. "burning sickness," which was caused by the poisonous fungus ergot; abscesses on the trunk of the body spread to the limbs, "detaching them little by little from the torso." ? The Isenheim Altarpiece depicts a crucified Christ with the burning sickness. #NFNov @rsteve388 @Clwojick

Megabooks There are all kinds of fun ergots that grow on grains! Toxicology class in vet school! 4y

Caterina @Megabooks Ohhh cool! This particular outbreak was on grains of rye! Also I'm glad the surgery went well â¤ï¸ðŸ˜Š 4y

Caterina @Megabooks In the audiobook I'm listening to (tagged), I literally just encountered the (minority, very doubtful) argument that the Salem witch trial girls were infected with ergot and that's why they were hysterical! What're the odds of encountering ergot twice in one day in two very different books! ðŸ˜‚

The Witchcraft of Salem Village

Megabooks @Caterina I had heard that about the witches. Ergot often has hallucinations as a result of ingestion. Humans most encounter it on rye and occasionally wheat. Cows on Dallis grass. I believe it causes staggers is cattle which looks like cows tripping on mushrooms! Enough can kill them, and people too! Thanks! I‘m so glad the surgery is over!! 4y

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Caterina

The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought | Margaret R. Miles

Listening to some lofi hip hop while I read! Do y'all listen to any music while you read? Lofi hip hop/jazz and a very select group of instrumental music is all I can listen to while studying or reading without getting distracted. Here's what I'm listening to: https://youtu.be/hHW1oY26kxQ
3.5 hours for Dewey's and 7.75 hours for #24b4Monday
#readathon #deweysreadathon #deweys24hourreadathon @DeweysReadathon

audraelizabeth I usually opt for meditation music or amici forever. 4y

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Caterina

The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought | Margaret R. Miles

I had a long, fun afternoon exploring and hiking/trail running, so I'm only at 3 hours for the #24b4Monday #readathon so far. Working on more seminary reading now!

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Caterina

The Word Made Flesh: A History of Christian Thought | Margaret R. Miles

So it begins...

Classes start Tuesday!

Crazeedi Yay! You go girl! You're going to live it and have a wonderful semester and learn so much and grow so much! 5y

cleoh Good luck! My classes start on Thursday! What are you studying? 5y

Lcsmcat Are you a postulant or going for an M Div? 5y

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Caterina @Crazeedi Thank you Diane!! â¤ï¸â¤ï¸ðŸ¥°ðŸ¥° 5y

Caterina @cleoh Thank you! I'm starting my Master of Divinity at Lutheran seminary. ðŸ˜Š @Lcsmcat I don't think the Lutheran church uses the term postulant, so I'm not sure what it means. I'm an MDiv student and I'm in the early stages of the candidacy process towards being a Minister of Word and Service /deacon in the ELCA! 5y

Lcsmcat @Caterina Sorry - because you‘re in Berkeley I thought Episcopal. A Postulant in the Episcopal church is headed towards the priesthood, rather than the perpetual diaconate, or an academic MDiv. (You still get an MDiv, but you‘ve jumped through more hoops and gotten sponsored by a parish and a bishop.) 5y

Caterina @Lcsmcat I'll be in some classes with Episcopalians! My seminary is part of the Graduate Theological Union. Hmm well for the ELCA both pastors and deacons get MDivs and have 1 year of internship and have to go through the same long candidacy process through our synods (like dioceses) and get ordained. 5y

Lcsmcat @Caterina That‘s very similar, which isn‘t surprising since we‘re in full communion. ðŸ˜€ 5y

Caterina @Lcsmcat Cool! Yeah I actually know some fellow seminarians who came here from combined Episcopal/ELCA churches. ðŸ˜Š 5y

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