tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post5679582996026464313..comments2024-03-28T10:26:20.408-04:00Comments on Ponderings on a Faith Journey: My Credo -- 7 Core Christian QuestionsRobert Cornwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-41456182464173406422009-12-14T15:15:48.093-05:002009-12-14T15:15:48.093-05:00Philip,
Thanks for the comments on the credo. Ye...Philip,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments on the credo. Yes, I think that one can follow these statements in a number of trajectories and find personal application.<br /><br />On the creeds, I've always felt (being non-creedal at this point) that in general I can affirm most of the points, though sometimes you have to nuance them into more contemporary understandings. <br /><br />As for Theology 101. It went well -- opened up a number of other areas to explore! I wish I had had your book to work from at the beginning of the project!Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-46382925349089340612009-12-14T11:05:52.036-05:002009-12-14T11:05:52.036-05:00Bob,that's beautifully put. I think I know you...Bob,that's beautifully put. I think I know you well enought to know that you could walk your way through these seven core response in different ways, beginning with any one and watching how that starting point reveals another dimension of the richness of our faith. Then I can imagine how you might (how you do!) apply one or more of these core beliefs to specific ministry situations and dilemmas.<br /><br />Dave's questions about the creeds doesn't not worry me. I am curious to see how my core Christian beliefs mirror the creeds (where they do), but in more modern language. Where I simply cannot affirm some creedal affirmation, or where I am unsure (was Mary a virgin when Jesus was born?), this exercise helps me to recognize differences and to be honest about them.<br /><br />How's your 101 class doing?<br /><br />-- Philip ClaytonPhilip Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694584204669258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-86129455841403881132009-12-12T21:47:37.096-05:002009-12-12T21:47:37.096-05:00Did someone say meme?
The word meme originated wi...Did someone say meme?<br /><br />The word meme originated with Dawkins' 1976 book The Selfish Gene. To emphasize commonality with genes, Dawkins coined the term "meme" by shortening "mimeme", which derives from the Greek word mimema ("something imitated").[1]<br /><br />meme - An idea or pattern of thought that "replicates" like a virus by being passed along from one thinker to another. ...<br />web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_M.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-18502071803874418752009-12-12T21:38:40.916-05:002009-12-12T21:38:40.916-05:00The spirit that speaks to me speaks to my conscien...The spirit that speaks to me speaks to my conscience. My conscience won't let me profess lies- a list of beliefs I don't possess. Wouldn't that be sinful? Am I supposes to lead others to Christ through deception? Or am I just another "outsider?" I would rather walk with honest folk. No offense intended, I'm sure there are those that possess such faith, but are they partially self and communal mind-control? David McAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-63988791856800439342009-12-11T09:44:49.133-05:002009-12-11T09:44:49.133-05:00Herein lies the difference between you and me. I ...Herein lies the difference between you and me. I think that the great creeds of the Christian tradition are the important thing. You say that they do not speak for you. You believe that your beliefs as an individual are what counts, and your individual beliefs are what you call your creed. I trust the Christian community across time more than I trust my own private thoughts. You are responding to the times in history when the individual conscience was squelched by a larger more powerful (sometimes corrupt) church. I am responding to the more recent times in history when the individual conscience was so caught up in its own narcissism that it would not be shaped and formed by the wisdom of those who had gone on before it. Our position on "creeds" was shaped in response to different historical circumstances. Your old buddy from Theolog, Jonathan MarloweJonathan Marlowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204365581553282434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-10747249390056450262009-12-11T08:57:33.113-05:002009-12-11T08:57:33.113-05:00Tripp -- a good idea. We could invite folks to do...Tripp -- a good idea. We could invite folks to do much the same thing in their own way. <br /><br />BobRobert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-23586477514772679082009-12-11T00:37:43.914-05:002009-12-11T00:37:43.914-05:00great post. you did a beautiful job. wouldn'...great post. you did a beautiful job. wouldn't it be cool if this was meme like?<br /><br />can't wait to see you in march.Tripphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353226539928605633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-21786020791605007032009-12-10T12:30:23.999-05:002009-12-10T12:30:23.999-05:00Dave,
I'm from a non-creedal tradition -- so ...Dave,<br /><br />I'm from a non-creedal tradition -- so none of those speak for us. But, having said that, I don't think the Athanasian Creed has ever had universal status.Robert Cornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581876323110725024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22980286.post-24583346018413748112009-12-10T11:52:25.739-05:002009-12-10T11:52:25.739-05:00Whatever happened to The Three Ecumenical or Unive...Whatever happened to The Three Ecumenical or Universal Creeds?<br /><br />They are:<br />1. The Apostles' Creed<br />2. The Nicene Creed<br />3. The Athanasian Creed<br /><br />"For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." - St. PaulLambertsOnlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731421792571406434noreply@blogger.com