Hazelnut Notes is a blog site and a resource for information on the topics of contemplative activism, postmodern religion, and public theology. These topics are accessible via the links in the menu above.
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Recent posts:
- “What is the gospel?” Ruminations on creation, evolution, and Eucharistic Prayer C“Eucharistic Prayer C could also readily allow, though, for a position that God created humans through some sort of guided evolutionary process where the “primal elements” were those comprising the first microorganisms that reproduced and kick-started the evolutionary process that eventually resulted in the evolution of homo sapiens.”
- Thoughts on the baptismal covenant in the Book of Common Prayer: five commitments to structure our daily lives“I recently had the opportunity to reflect on the liturgy for Holy Baptism in the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer. [It contains] a Christian ethic of values and living. What do we do each day that contributes to each of these five commitments?”
- “Why do we read from the Bible during worship?”My reflections to a Systematic Theology essay prompt: One answer to this question is that we read the Bible in worship because it is a tradition from the early Church. Early Christians continued the Jewish practice of reading scripture as an integral part of their worship services and this practice has continued in one form
- Thoughts on “open table” Communion in the Episcopal Church“For seekers hoping to strengthen their relationship with God and feel God’s presence in their lives, inviting them (one and all) to participate in the Banquet of the Kingdom through experiencing God’s presence in Holy Communion is, in my view, a natural expression of Jesus’ message and invitation to the Kingdom.”
- What are the boundaries of orthodoxy?How wide or narrow is the scope of what is considered to be the “Doctrine” held by the Church? When does a difference of interpretation of the Creeds become heresy and who gets to decide? And why do they get to be the ones to decide?
