A common theme of the New Testament is the dueling contrasts of the Hebrew “law”: the dominant interpretation as embodied in Jewish culture and religion
Category: Public theology
Daily office commentary, Mark 12:28-34; living the most important commandments through proper use of our religions
28 One of the religion scholars came up. Hearing the lively exchanges of question and answer and seeing how sharp Jesus was in his answers, he
“Notwithstanding we believe in God, we still practice Christianity…”: religious forms that point to God
“And, notwithstanding we believe in the Universal God incarnated throughout all of Creation, we practice Christianity and tell our Christian stories, looking forward to the ultimate unitive reunification with God that will render human religious forms no long necessary.” #dailyoffice
Discerning divine through through imperfect lenses
“This process will of course very likely not lead me to the Absolute Truth on any particular question, but I’m persuaded that it is more likely to lead me closer to the Truth than will accepting the version proffered me by any one authoritative source of truth individually.”
Perceptions of God through metaphors and stories, not “as an object at the mercy of scrutiny”
“A God that is revealed through metaphors, most commonly stories, tropes, narratives, etc., fits the ‘data points’ that we have from the evidence of world history.”
The Eucharist and panentheism: mystical connection with God’s physical outpouring into the universe
“The body of Christ: the bread of heaven“ Here’s a different way to think about the phrase “body of Christ”: Franciscan Richard Rohr recently published
