Some place between 40 and Death
Posted in Progressive, Teh Gay, church geekery, politics on 13 October 2007 - 2 חשון 5768
Over at Young Anabaptist Radicals, a post up about perceptions of the Church among young people.
Some of it I find, well, common sense - “One of the most frequent criticisms of young Christians was that they believe the church has made homosexuality a ‘bigger sin’ than anything else.” This is my usual criticism: [...]
Posted in Progressive, orthoparadoxy, other paths on 7 October 2007 - 26 תשרי 5768
I picked up a cool book on vacation, by Rob Brezsny, who writes the “Free Will Astrology” piece seen in many alternative weeklies. The book is called PRONOIA Is the Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings. Here’s an essay that spoke to my heart during [...]
Posted in Progressive, orthoparadoxy on 5 October 2007 - 24 תשרי 5768
Over at ePiscoSours, the writer asks “How Useful is Theology?” My Orthodox readers will have a strong answer to that question (with the caveat that it must be the “right theology”).
In a parallel post, Jendi Reiter wonders “To Whom does the Church Belong?” She hits the right answer, “Jesus, of course…” [...]
Posted in Progressive, Teh Gay, orthoparadoxy on 25 September 2007 - 14 תשרי 5768
Over at The Episcopal Majority, Fr. Thomas B. Woodward posits the question, Who is Drifting from Biblical Truth?
Here are some questions for anyone who wants to charge the leadership of the Episcopal Church with “abandoning the Bible” or failing to acknowledge the real authority of the Bible. I ask these questions not rhetorically, but [...]
Posted in Progressive, orthoparadoxy, other paths on 15 September 2007 - 4 תשרי 5768
Writing from the position of Zen Humanism, Nacho discusses the Vatican’s “investigation” of Peter Phan. (The background of Nacho’s post is this story.)The absolute horror of Peter Phan is shown well in this quote:
For even if Christ embodies the fullness of God’s self-revelation, the church’s understanding of this revelation remains imperfect, and its practice [...]
Posted in Progressive, personal, politics on 10 September 2007 - 28 אלול 5767
Susan Russell, a noted Episco-Blogger, offers a post on how to read the bible, accusing her opponents of “selective literalism”.
But she does the same thing and I called her on it in the comments.
We all do the same damn thing - no matter what denomination or stripe we favour. We read the parts [...]
Posted in Progressive, emergent on 8 September 2007 - 26 אלול 5767
Jay Bakker talks with Sara Miles.
Jay, who grew up surrounded by teen crusades, has a refreshing skepticism about the attempts of established churches to claim relevance by decorating their message with cool graphics. “Emergent church is real,” he says, “but it can also be just a prettier version of the same thing. It’s like [...]
Posted in Progressive, church geekery on 30 August 2007 - 17 אלול 5767
Pomomusings takes a look at a book I remember from my just-converted phase: FMG’s The Illumined Heart. Interesting to see that book from the outside now.
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Posted in Progressive, contemplation on 22 August 2007 - 9 אלול 5767
Street Prophets are starting an weekly online Bible study of the Lections. I think they are using the Revised Common Lectionary. It promises to be a fun conversation.
Posted in Progressive, emergent on 17 August 2007 - 4 אלול 5767
Props to Matt Stone.
Movie produced by the folks at The Work of the People: they have a LOT of cool videos.
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The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580 by Eamon Duffy
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