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Is magic immoral? It played a role in the development of early Christianity

  • Written by Shaily Shashikant Patel, Assistant Professor of Early Christianity, Virginia Tech
Is magic immoral? It played a role in the development of early ChristianityMagic fascinated and troubled early Christians as much as it does some people today.Marvel Studios

Americans are fascinated by magic. TV shows like “WandaVision” and “The Witcher,” books like the Harry Potter series, plus comics, movies and games about people with powers that can’t be explained by God, science or...

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