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Reflecting on “Flow and the Christian Experience of Time”
Lexi Eikelboom’s interesting blog post on Flow and the Christian Experience of Time (Module 1, Class of The Rhythmic Theology Project) defines “flow” as Flow is a perfect state of concentration without struggle. In flow, one is working on something … Continue reading
Mimetic Rivalry, Reform, and Unity in the Church
I read a commentary on church reform by Hans Küng last week, that lingered in my mind as an example of “doing it wrong,” at least from the perspective of mimetic ecclesiology. In this commentary, the substantive issues of church … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Ecclesiology, Theological anthropology
Tagged cdf, factionalism, faith, holy spirit, hope, kung, love, mimetic rivalry, pope, thesis
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Thoughts on Healy’s “By the Working of the Holy Spirit”: The Crisis of Authority in the Christian Churches
Healy, Nicholas M. “By the Working of the Holy Spirit”: The Crisis of Authority in the Christian Churches. Anglican Theological Review 88:5-24. 2006. After reviewing the nature of authority in the church, Healy concludes that the current “crisis of authority,” … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology
Tagged aquinas, authority, discernment, epistemology, healy, holy spirit, mimetic, quakers, thesis
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How we understand the name(s) Jesus Christ
When I think of the second person of the Trinity, I’ve always had a tendency to think of Jesus as his human name and Christ as his divine name: two names for his two natures. In theology school, I encountered … Continue reading
Posted in Pneumatology
Tagged atonement, christology, holy spirit, pinnock, schwager, trinity
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Hildegard’s Symphonia, translated
Symphonia: A Critical Edition of the Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum by Hildegard of Bingen Another lovely book of poetry by a saint who is not as well known as she should be. Barbara Newman, the translator, presents Hildegard’s Latin text … Continue reading
…this sequence — knowledge about, then knowledge of, and finally communion with — is reversed. There is nothing we can merely know about the Holy Spirit. … in the words of St. Seraphim, “when the Spirit of God descends on … Continue reading
“This is exactly what you requested of the LORD…”
I keep thinking about this part of the first reading from Mass this weekend (Dt 18:15-20 in both Roman Catholic and Revised Common lectionaries): Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the LORD, your God, … Continue reading
Posted in Lectionary reflection
Tagged dt 18, ex 20, holy spirit, incarnation, mk 1, OT4B
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The Holy Spirit and Me
I’ve had a special devotion to the Holy Spirit since I was about 8 years old. Many of the hymns we sang had a trinitarian structure, but in those days, we only ever sang two verses of a hymn. So … Continue reading
Posted in Pneumatology
Tagged catholic, confirmation, elizabeth johnson, feminist, holy spirit, hymns, prayer
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Texts for this semester
I’m taking The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit this semester, and we’re using two texts that are interestingly complementary. Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen As our professor pointed out, Kärkkäinen … Continue reading
Posted in Pneumatology, Uncategorized
Tagged books, congar, filioque, holy spirit, karkkainen
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Gaudete Theology 