Reimaging Xianity in the wake of Modernism's passing
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Truth is just over that Horizon
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In my philosophy classes, I often try to help my students distinguish between that set of beliefs that we think are true and a description of the world-as-it-is. Another way of putting it, between Little-T truth and Big-T truth. Little-T truth is everything we think is true, but it is limited by our perspective of reality and contained within our language.
Big-T truth, on the other hand, is impossible for humans to achieve. We all have limited horizons and in order to be able to speak of the world-as-it-is, we need to get beyond that horizon, we need perspective.
An incredible vision of a common humanity
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I loved things like this as a kid. Even today, when I watch it with Reed, there is something powerful, something activated. It helps me realize our common worth and common heritage and that our ways need not be uniform to be meaningful.
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The Cave of John of Patmos
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Here is a really cool 360 walk-through of the Cave of the Apocalypse in Patmos, Greece. It is the site fabled to have been where John the Seer recieved his revelation from God.
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So also do all natures feel God
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Sections from a hymn of Ephrem the Syrian. Somebody, turn this into a hymn we sing at church!
There is One Being, who knows Himself and sees Himself. He dwells in Himself, And from Himself sets forth. Glory to His Name. This is a Being [...]
The Boast of the Lord of the Host
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Has any other god dared to take a nation for himself out of another nation by means of trials, miraculous signs, wonders, war, a strong hand, a powerful arm, and terrifying acts? Yet that is what the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, right before your eyes.
Deu 4:34 NLT
Israel, you just got [...]
The Problem of the Subaltern
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In religious studies, especially in post-colonial religious studies, we often talk about the Subaltern. The term was coined by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in her article "Can the Subaltern Speak?"[1] In the article, she suggests that the oppressed can never truly be heard.
When you think you hear them, their message, their voice, their humanity, has [...]
Of what use are legendary accounts?
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The purpose of this post series is to analyze the Acts of Thomas by looking for how the Thomasine community[1] constructed and negotiated their hidden transcript. Today I want to talk about the historical value of apocryphal narratives.
In this post series, it will be important to keep in mind the nature of our primary source, [...]
The Future of Comics
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From Ars’ review of the iPad:
Steinberger [who runs Comixology, the company behind the tech that powers both the Marvel app and Comixology's own app, called Comics.] doesn’t seem worried about Apple selling comics through the iBook store, either. "Comics are a particular medium. If you’ve ever tried to read one on the Kindle you’ll understand. [...]
Moses and the Lamb
“The Song of Moses has become in Revelation the Song of the Lamb, the "new song." Both songs praise God’s redemptive activity in the deliverance and liberation of the people of God.” [1]
Notes:- Revelation: Vision of a Just World (Proclamation Commentaries) (Elisabeth, Schussler Fiorenza) – Highlight Loc. 1433-34 [↩]
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