Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: Church and Society
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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 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 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 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 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 4: Self-Denial
Read MORE: Lesson 4: Self-DenialRemember when I announced I was going to do something on church and society, Lupe and Myron offered some examples that have to be addressed. Lupe pointed to the death of hundreds of people in Pakistan who died of thirst…
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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 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 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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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>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!