In C.S. Lewis’ classic Narnia book The Silver Chair, these words sprang from the lips of Prince Rilan, after a March-Wiggle named Puddlegum had released him from the spell of an evil witch: “For now that I am myself I can remember that enchanted life, though while I was enchanted I could not remember my [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jürgen Moltmann’
19 Jul
Why I Write Part II (biographical subjectivity)
So it’s taken me a lot longer than I thought to put together why I write part 2. It was fairly easy to say why I bother writing at all. But my promise to provide autobiographical, and I guess theological reasons for why I bother writing on matters of Christian spirituality has taken a lot [...]
20 Apr
Durham Do You Remember?
For the past several weeks we’ve all been bombarded with constant news coverage of what has been going on in Durham N.C. This has also led to a lot of talk about racial and class tension in Durham and around the country.
I spent this afternoon reading Jurgen Moltmann’s “Black Theology for Whites” from Experiences in [...]
6 Apr
Holy, Holy, Holy
The Hospitality of Abraham by fifteenth century iconographer Andrei Rublev of the Russian Orthodox Church draws upon Abraham’s visit with three angels in Genesis chapter 16. The icon provides believers with a visual stimulus to meditate upon the perichoresis – the mutual inter penetration or divine dance – of the three persons of the Blessed [...]
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