Showing posts with label questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label questions. Show all posts

Friday, August 17, 2007

Quiz: Which Theologian Thinks Most Like You?

Turns out I agree with Moltmann most, and I've only read a little of his writings (he admits with shame):

You scored as Jürgen Moltmann, The problem of evil is central to your thought, and only a crucified God can show that God is not indifferent to human suffering. Christian discipleship means identifying with suffering but also anticipating the new creation of all things that God will bring about.

Jürgen Moltmann


60%

Karl Barth


53%

John Calvin


47%

Martin Luther


47%

Paul Tillich


40%

Friedrich Schleiermacher


27%

Jonathan Edwards


20%

Anselm


20%

Charles Finney


13%

Augustine


7%

Which theologian are you?
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With a nod to the Barefoot Priest. I also wish there were some Anglican theologians listsed - we do have them, like Rowan Williams. Richard Hooker, etc.

Which theologian most thinks like you? Report back in Comments!

RFSJ

Monday, July 23, 2007

More on the Feast of S. Mary Magdalene

I've been thinking about Mary M all day. I was not able to attend the Eucharist today, but I did observe both the Morning and Evening Offices. At MP we read from Zephaniah ("Shout, O Daughter Zion!") and Mark (Mary M witnesses the Crucifixion and discovers the Empty Tomb.) Evensong gave us The Song of Miriam from Exodus ("Sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously") and a wonderful, if dense, ode to the consolation of Christ from 2 Corinthians 1. The Offices give us several different suggestions about thinking about Mary M - and I'm not even including the proper Psalms (116 in the morning, 30 and 149 in the evening). So why is it that I can't seem to get into this feast? What is it that leaves me cold this evening?

I think part of what I'm struggling with is how observance of this feast has in some way edified me or lifted me up or helped my ongoing transformation/continuous conversion to the mind of Christ. I know that, at a minimum, merely observing the Offices is a good discipline (whence we also get the word "disciple") and that I should not expect any particular insight or result. Praising God in the daily round of prayers is reason enough to do the Office. So then why am I bothered that nothing seemed to happen today? Isn't thanking God for the witness of Mary M enough? Why not?

RFSJ