SAN FRANCISCO â?? Growing up Jewish in North Dartmouth, Mass., Amy-Jill Levine loved Christianity.
Her neighborhood â??was almost entirely Portuguese and Roman Catholic,â? Dr. Levine said last Sunday at her book party here during the annual American Academy of Religion conference. â??My introduction to Christianity was ethnic Roman Catholicism, and I loved it. I used to practice giving communion to Barbie. Church was like the synagogue: guys in robes speaking languages I didnâ??t understand. My favorite movie was â??The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima.â?? â?
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