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The Donatist heresy savages the arts

The Donatist heresy savages the arts

Purity and perfidy at the Edinburgh International Festival

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Aug 14, 2023
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From left … Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Baillie Gifford prize winner Katherine Rundell! Composite: Getty Images/Antonio Olmos/Linda Nylind (The Guardian)

The Donatist heresy is the most revolutionary heresy because it asks a question that never goes away: By what right do you preach to us?

You see it surfacing in our society where for a section of the educ…

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