Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8
This poor word.
It always reminds me of the Roman Church and its Index of
Forbidden books. A list of Books that those of the Roman
Church were forbidden to read. And if a book on theology to
this day does not have an "imprimatur" (it may be printed)
on it, it is still, more or less forbidden, I guess.
Reminds me of Hitler and the burning of books. Silencing
of teachers. The Roman Church silenced the great theologian
Hans Kung, some years back. Oh well, to each its own.


Hasn't the "imprimatur" become more of mark of endorsement or accreditation than the absence of it being a prohibition?

In a day when the codex was a new thing, the concept of prohibition might have been present; but today's plethora of the publishers sweeps that concept away. Why, now, books are considered published even though they have appeared only in a digital electronic mode.