So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
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Lesson 1: History
Read MORE: Lesson 1: HistoryPope Francis’ encyclical on the environment introduces a new stage in the ongoing conversation between Church and Society.
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Lesson 2: Sensus Fidei
Read MORE: Lesson 2: Sensus FideiLupe mentioned the situation her son faced when on assignment for the World Bank in Pakistan during Ramadan. With extremely high temperatures, over 700 people died observing the fast that includes not drinking water during daylight hours. Does following God’s…
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Lesson 3: The Global Economic System
Read MORE: Lesson 3: The Global Economic SystemCertainly a major factor Christians have to consider when making decisions in our modern world is the global economic system. Electronic media and computing enable us to engage with people we do not know on the other side of the…
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Lesson 5: Technology
Read MORE: Lesson 5: TechnologyNo matter how many traditional religious and ethical arguments one group makes, a second group maintains the primary function of both ethics and religion should be reducing and eliminating suffering. If technology offers us a way to do that, we…
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Lesson 6: Powers
Read MORE: Lesson 6: PowersOne way to understand the relationship of state and church is to look at what Paul says about Principalities and Powers. We usually dismiss this, because it employs strange words that seem to speak about ancient ideas. In the first…
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Lesson 7: Technology – Mobility
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Technology – MobilityI was standing at a rest stop on I-95 south of Washington, watching six lanes of traffic zooming at 70 miles per hour. When I asked my wife what people who lived 100 or 200 years ago would think if…
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Lesson 8: Leadership
Read MORE: Lesson 8: LeadershipWho speaks for the church in society? If you are a Roman Catholic, you might point to the leadership, if a Lutheran the scriptures, and if a Quaker the community. Even Pope Benedict, a pretty conservative Roman Catholic, acknowledges different…
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Lesson 9: Tradition
Read MORE: Lesson 9: TraditionMy life has paralleled the growth of the modern Evangelical movement. I heard the canned introduction of so many of their spokespersons so many times, I would mouth it as they began their pitch. “I am not educated, but I…
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Lesson 10: Community
Read MORE: Lesson 10: CommunityFrom the beginning, a critical question has been who speaks for God. God relates to us primarily through words, so determining who is his spokesperson in every situation is pretty important. Sometimes God speaks through one person, the prophets being…
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Lesson 11: Preparing for the Pope’s Visit– The Bishop of Rome
Read MORE: Lesson 11: Preparing for the Pope’s Visit– The Bishop of RomeWith Pope Francis visiting the USA from September 23 through 27, it might be well to remember a bit of the history behind the papacy. A good place to start is remembering the Church established an official clergy to check…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.