When the Use of God’s Name is Never in Vain

On September 20, 2011, in The Name of God, by claretian

John H. Hampsch, CMF “What’s in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” That oft-quoted Shakespearean truism may ring true for most names of persons or objects in most cultures in recent centuries. But in the Middle East in ancient times, a person’s name was more than a mere label [...]