Source: What I Saw in Charlottesville – Brian McLaren Here is an eye witness report. Really worth reading.Filed under: Reconciliation, Religion & society Tagged: Brian McLaren, Charlottesville ...
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Source: Race, the Gospel, and the Moment A good word, from a man of God.Filed under: Ethics, Religion & society Tagged: alt-right, Charlottesville, fascist, Tim Keller ...
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Source: Evangelicals, Trump and the politics of redemption | Religion News Service An American evangelical says ‘enough is enough’: ‘The evangelical Christian movement in America is being compromised and discredited by the way prominent leaders have associated themselves with, first, the Donald J. Trump campaign and now, the Trump presidency. If this is allowed to […]
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Originally posted on CRISTI DANILEŢ - judecător: Familia și căsătoria: Constituția consacră două drepturi distincte: dreptul la viață familială (art. 26) și dreptul la căsătorie (art.48). Aceleași drepturi distincte sunt consacrate de Convenția Europeană a Drepturilor Omului care are prioritate în dreptul nostru dacă ar veni în contradicție cu legislația României: dreptul la respectarea vieții…
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Source: 5. Iașul – un pod prea îndepărtat Al cincilea episod din amintirile lui Daniel Branzai. Aici mai ales despre Iasi.Filed under: Varia ...
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Here are, according tto Roger Olson, the ‘symptoms’ of the spiritual disease called ‘fundamentalism’: 1) A tendency to elevate doctrines historically considered “secondary” (non-essentials) to the status of dogmas such that anyone who questions them questions the gospel itself. 2) A tendency to eschew “Christian fellowship” with fellow evangelical Christians considered doctrinally “impure” along with […]
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Here are, according to Roger Olson, the ‘hallmarks’ of modern liberal theology: 1) A tendency to reduce the Bible to “the Christian classic” that is “inspired” insofar as it is inspiring; 2) A tendency to reduce Christianity itself to ethics such that doctrine is an expression of collective opinion always open to revision in light […]
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Source: Marching for Science | Vinoth Ramachandra Dr Ramachandra, prophetically again, about how science undermines itself these days, by becoming a servant of Big Business.Filed under: Science Tagged: Vinoth Ramachandra
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Source: Warning: This Post Could Be Hazardous to Your Paralysis | UnTangled Kelly Flanagan on digital detox. NOT A SAFE POST! ?Filed under: Media, Spirituality Tagged: digital, Kelly Flanagan ...
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Source: Richard Rohr Meditation: Saved by the Cross In case you wondered what Fr Rohr thinks about the Cross (I know my dear friend Eugen Matei does). This spells it out a bit.Filed under: Catholic, Spirituality, Theology Tagged: Richard Rohr, the cross
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Source: A New Reformation | Vinoth Ramachandra My precious virtual friend Vinoth Ramachandra, the IFES Secretary for Dialogue & Social Engagement, wrote today in an email: Dear friends, Karin and I are often asked about the biggest ministry challenges we face. We have no hesitation in saying that the biggest challenges come from Christians: how […]
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Franciscans never believed that “blood atonement” was required for God to love us. We believed that Christ was Plan A from the very beginning (Colossians 1:15-20, Ephesians 1:3-14, John 1:1-18). Christ wasn’t a Plan B after the first humans sinned, which is the way most people seem to understand the significance of the death and […]
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Note: See how similar is the Franciscan view of salvation as a nonviolent process to the Orthodox view, and how radically diferent from the juridical emphasis that dominates mainline Catholicand almost all Protestant and Evangelical atonement theories (based on the view of an angry God – as opposed to a loving one, who had to […]
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Source: Reading Wars – Philip Yancey Don’t you love the always candid Philip Yancey? I really do. This is an article everybody should read. Please find below a few excerpts: ‘ I used to read three books a week. One year I devoted an evening each week to read all of Shakespeare’s plays (OK, due […]
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Source: Reflections on Fear and Faith – The Institute of Middle East Studies Arthur Brown on fear & faith, a constant topic of conversation for Christians living in the Middle East.Filed under: Church, Inter-religious, Islam Tagged: Arthur Brown, Faith, fear, Middle East
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