Three of my favorite second-century martyrs: Polycarp, Ignatius, Perpetua


	Three of my favorite second-century martyrs: Polycarp, Ignatius, Perpetua

enbar

2-18-2008 6:45 PM

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enbar says:

Here's what I'm having students read this week, just in case you're wondering what a true tenured radical does.

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2-18-2008 7:16 PM

katsteevns

Christian radical? Michael Parenti would be my idea of the true radical.

2-18-2008 7:42 PM

farmertan

Hey. You're cool. You put 3 clips in one mark.

2-18-2008 11:34 PM

willhelm

I suggested Polycarp to my wife in the event we had a boy. She didn't like that name.

2-19-2008 2:09 AM

willhelm

Polycarp Athanasius, to be exact

2-19-2008 2:43 PM

enbar

Funny thing is, that's my real name.

2-19-2008 4:26 PM

bignosemousie

LOL@Polycarp Enbar.

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