Newman’s ecclesiology encompasses such issues as the role of the laity, the relationship between theologians and the magisterium and the role of authority. Certain dimensions of his ecclesiology drew fire from his critics although the suspicions of his orthodoxy (levelled at him by other Catholics) were unjustified and the Vatican II declaration on the Church [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Newman’s Ecclesiology
Posted in Ecclesiology, Newman on September 30, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Theology Lessons with Herbert McCabe
Posted in Herbert McCabe on September 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Herbert McCabe was a truly remarkable theologian. I could not think of anyone better to recommend to someone looking to learn some theology. McCabe can be recommended because his writing is so different to the jargon filled, tortorous prose that many modern theologians produce, yet without losing anything in terms of profundity. An example of [...]
Quote for the day
Posted in Forgiveness, Herbert McCabe on September 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
“When God forgives our sin, he is not changing his mind about us; he is changing our mind about him.”
- Herbert McCabe, ‘Forgive us Our Trespasses’ (a sermon)
Hans urs Von Balthasar on the Petrine Office
Posted in Hans urs Von Balthasar, Papacy on September 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The loud-mouthed, Christian, mostly clerical rogues who take such pleasure in attacking Rome can study their own physiognomies in the satirical pictures of Bosch and Breughel…They have all the laughs on their side. But Peter must have seemed fairly laughable too when he was crucified upside down; it was simply a good joke…therefore, blessed the [...]
On the notion of a Cosmic Fall
Posted in Animal Theology, Cosmic Fall, Evolution, Problem of Evil, theodicy on September 17, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Having thought a bit about the question of evolution and suffering and having reflected on the discussion that ensued, I thought I’d delve a little further into the idea of a “cosmic fall”. The notion is not alien to Christian tradition but I suppose it does create some tension as regards the other, equally important [...]
Is Kierkegaard’s view of faith "irrationalist"?
Posted in Faith and Reason, Kierkegaard, Newman on September 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Before looking at Kierkegaard’s view of faith I feel it is necessary to point out that the question of what view exactly should be attributed to Kierkegaard becomes complicated when one considers his use of pseudonyms. I cannot proceed to delve deep into this discussion but throughout I will honour Kierkegaard’s wish that when writing [...]
Newman on Faith and Reason
Posted in Faith and Reason, Illative Sense, Newman on September 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Cynthia Nielson has written on Michael Polanyi’s notion of “tacit knowledge”. Polanyi held that all knowledge is an affair of the whole person and that even in the sphere of natural science all rational knowledge includes certain faith based elements. I was struck by the parallels between Polanyi’s “tacit knowledge” and Newman’s “illative sense” which [...]
The Problem with Evolution
Posted in Cosmic Fall, Creationism, David Bentley Hart, Evolution, John Milbank, theodicy on September 2, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Over at Life’s Paradox, Eric Lee has written about the problem with “creationism”. I wholly concur with him and the fundamentalist obsession with the literal interpretation of Genesis is both a modern phenomenon and completely lacking an awareness of what precisely is essential to Christianity. The frequent wrangling over this issue does not serve the [...]
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