Theology
Parker Palmer: The Promise of Paradox
Parker Palmer is an American Quaker mystic/educator. Usually a genial/gentle soul who tries to find language to ¢â‚¬Ëœbuild bridges and not walls ¢â‚¬â„¢, this time in the introduction to the 2008 edition of his first book he writes caustically about those Christians who send to eternal damnation others who do not use the same words as […]
Let’s Turn Our Differences Into New Directions!
In case you had not realised it, we do not have the greatest of track records when it comes to sorting out differences within our congregations. We come to blows too fast; we play for sheep stations often over issues which are hardly worth the time of day. Or, we prefer peace at any price. […]
Understanding the Bible: Three Helpful Volumes
These three books have different target-audiences. Philip Fogarty SJ ‘Navigating the Gospels: John’ aims to help the Catholic faithful get to grips with the essence of the purpose and teachings of the Fourth Gospel. Dean Drayton’s ‘Which Gospel? Three New Testament Perspectives’ is an excellent summary of the NT’s understanding(s) of what ‘Good News’ really […]
C. S. Lewis’s ‘Trilemma’
“Identity Check” by Donald T. Williams — opens: “No argument that C.S. Lewis ever made is more well known – or more controversial – than his famous ‘Trilemma’ (not his word), or ‘Lord/Liar/Lunatic’ (not his phrase) argument for the deity of Christ” found in Mere Christianity, book II, chapter 3 [1]. Williams summarizes that “the […]
WHY FUNDAMENTALISTS MUST EXCLUDE GAYS (AND OTHER SINNERS)
Frank Schaeffer New York Times best-selling author Posted: June 28, 2010 Right Wing Fundamentalists, be they Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish or Muslim, must hate gays (and other sinners) no matter what they say about hating the sin but loving the sinner. They also must hate even the mildest feminism, say my mother’s brand of semi-enlightened […]
Lightning Strikes and Divine Disfavor
— Adam Darlage As mentioned in last week ¢â‚¬â„¢s *Sightings,* until recently drivers on the stretch of I-75 between Cincinnati and Dayton had the opportunity to contemplate the six-story (62 ft.) Jesus statue at the Solid Rock Church in Monroe, Ohio, on the northbound side of the highway. On the night of Monday, June 14, however, […]
When Clergy Lose their Faith
June 22, 2010 For clergy, losing faith can be an occupational hazard For some clergy, it is the problem that dare not speak its name. Affected pastors say they cannot be themselves among their congregations or colleagues, sometimes even with their own families. It’s a huge and burdensome secret with the potential to destroy their […]
QUESTION FOR YOUNG THEOLOGIANS
Roger Williams was buried at (I think) Providence Rhode Island, and when his body had to be relocated it was found that an apple-tree’s roots were entwined in his bones. Many people ate those apples. Question: whose molecules will be whose at the resurrection :-)? Facebook responses: Well Jesus had a gaping hole in his […]
Best/key articles on this website (plus other personal stuff)
Hi friends, (Updated May 2014) [1] CANCER SCARE: My wife – of 54 wonderful years – Jan has suffered a couple of serious health issues in the last 12 months (mainly Pulmonary Embolism, and an aggressive form of Uterine Cancer + a few other medical issues). See here for updates. (Rev.) […]
Hermeneutics: Conservative vs. Liberal
Biblical Literalists – like Creationists who interpret the Genesis stories in the Hebrew Bible literally – then move to a ‘scientific’ young earth rationale. Christian ‘liberal’ theologians start from ‘rational scientific’ presuppositions to doubting miracles, prayer, even the existence of God, etc. A plague on both their houses! (Summary/precis of Richard Rohr’s ideas – see […]
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