tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post1816671844410928677..comments2023-09-01T07:04:13.381-07:00Comments on Reflections on Faith and Culture: Upon This RockGil Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481878663941134090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-71021223607124439962007-08-19T16:53:00.000-07:002007-08-19T16:53:00.000-07:00In the spirit of your invitation to vigorous, hone...In the spirit of your invitation to vigorous, honest ecumenical dialogue, Gil, let me offer this from the late Mennonite theologian, John Howard Yoder, that also strikes deep into the Girardian anthropology of society-forming sacred violence. This from Yoder's "The Priestly Kingdom", 1984, 2001, page 122.<BR/><BR/>"...there is widespread agreement--once again joining Roman Catholic thinkers with participants in the WCC [World Council of Churches]--that militarism and nationalism conceived in a military tone constitute the fundamental challenge to the unity of the church and of humankind which must be condemned and transcended in our age. A common commitment to bring to bear on the menace of war and tyranny the full critical capacity of the total Christian community would be a path to Christian unity in mission, which would probably be more promising than a resumption of the older patterns of negotiating from the fixed, correct positions of established confessions."<BR/><BR/>Girard and you both emphasize the critical need in our time of the unraveling of the prop of sacred violence will necessitate that the gospel ethic permeate human hearts and actions to thwart catastrophic globe-threatening violence. Let's unite in following the way of Jesus first and foremost.Allen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454774966490730432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-25133257610049544642007-08-14T16:36:00.000-07:002007-08-14T16:36:00.000-07:00Mr. Bailie, Let me say that in your work and...Mr. Bailie,<BR/> Let me say that in your work and Rene' Girard's I have found a far deeper understanding of my faith and how to live it.<BR/> That said, I do not see Girardian concepts as leading back to Rome. Indeed I think essays such as this, though well written, are not helpful in promulgating the revelation of the Girardian understanding of the Gospel and culture. <BR/> In other words, perhaps it would be better to separate Catholic partizan support from the broader work of the Cornerstone Forum. Such discussions have their place, however if I were to send a fellow Episcopalian towards the website wherein they first encounter pro-Catholic essays they may be turned away form the important message therin. <BR/><BR/><BR/> May your time in Wyoming be fruitful.<BR/><BR/> Ad Astra Per Aspera,<BR/> KevinKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035744898664620942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-80428387018691689562007-08-08T14:28:00.000-07:002007-08-08T14:28:00.000-07:00The best primer in Ecclesiology 101 I've read.The best primer in Ecclesiology 101 I've read.Athoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158421880497827083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-47155235343985321362007-08-08T12:02:00.000-07:002007-08-08T12:02:00.000-07:00Brilliant, Gil. Thank you.Brilliant, Gil. Thank you.Mark Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370958932767047313noreply@blogger.com