William P. Brown serves as a great example of someone who has integrated biblical studies with scientific and technological progress so as to promote a “theology of wonder.” This portion from one of my favorite books on the Old Testament, The Seven Pillars of Creation, explains how Brown first caught that sense of wonder. I’ve included the video heContinue reading ““A cohort of wonder””
Category Archives: God’s Good Creation
Sacramental from the beginning
…the mysterious character of all created reality lies in its sacramental nature. • Hans Boersma • • • Many of us have grounded our theology concerning the sacramental nature of life in this world in the Incarnation, when God took on flesh and walked among us in Jesus Christ. The Infinite clothed himself in the finite, and gaveContinue reading “Sacramental from the beginning”
Relational God, relational creation
For your contemplation today, here is more from Terence Fretheim on the “fundamental relational character” of God and the creation. • • • A basic claim I wish to make about the Old Testament understanding of creation is that it has a fundamental relational character. …Crucial in thinking through biblical texts regarding creation is theContinue reading “Relational God, relational creation”
The God who continues his creative work
I finally ordered a book I’ve wanted to read for a long time, Terence Fretheim’s God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation. I started it last night and am already finding rich material for contemplation.
On Theodicy
The other day, at the end of our discussion of “Jesus as the New Adam,” Mike H. wrote, “I get that the focus here is on vocation, but I have a tough time not looking at theodicy. It’s the elephant in the room. Is that going to be discussed head on?” After posting Ron Rolheiser’s essay thisContinue reading “On Theodicy”
Ron Rolheiser: Evolution’s Ultimate Wisdom
The other day I quoted from an article by Fr. Ronald Rolheiser. I was so impressed by what he said, even though it was stated simply and briefly in a blog post, that I wrote for permission to re-post the piece in its entirety here at Internet Monk. Because I quoted from this and usedContinue reading “Ron Rolheiser: Evolution’s Ultimate Wisdom”
Damaris Zehner: Ponderings on Permaculture
It’s almost spring, and I’m reading about gardening. It’s my yearly ritual to keep hope alive over the winter. This winter I’ve focused on permaculture. I like permaculture because it deals with growing things in a sustainable and sane way, but it has also led me to three related thoughts. Permaculture, I’ve learned, isContinue reading “Damaris Zehner: Ponderings on Permaculture”
How I Became an… Egalitarian
Update from CM: Comments are now closed. Update from Mike Bell: I was so disappointed with the tone and tenor of the comments, that rather than sifting through them and finding the few that actually interacted with the content of the post and contributed to the discussion, I decided to save myself the hours itContinue reading “How I Became an… Egalitarian”
Adam McHugh: And God Gave Wine
The Psalms tell us that the Lord gives wine to gladden the human heart. That is one scripture I have absolutely no problem obeying. All kinds of gladdening happen every time I open a bottle of wine. The image of clusters of ripe grapes that will be crushed, fermented, bottled, and poured into glasses makesContinue reading “Adam McHugh: And God Gave Wine”
We Are Far Too Easily Pleased
Second Sunday after Epiphany John 2:1-11 I used to not like weddings very much. They seemed like a lot of trouble, and people tended to overdo them. When we had children at home and lots of things on our plate, it seems that weddings always interrupted other plans and caused upheaval in our routine. Plus,Continue reading “We Are Far Too Easily Pleased”
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