Their Own Private Genesis

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Their Own Private Genesis

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.works · 26 days ago

Their Own Private Genesis

What if Augustine’s idea of original sin was wrong? Testimony from the Inquisition reveals freethinkers using their sexual experience to dispute the reign of shame and otherwise critique Church doctrine.

What apple?” he asked. “Adam and Eve fucked in the ass, and that’s why they were rejected from Paradise.”

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NYRB https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/06/25/their-own-private-genesis-what-god-kept-for-himself-grassi/

Non paywall version https://archive.is/9lQEO

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