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Reviews of Mary Ford’s “The Soul’s Longing” & David Ford’s “Wisdom for Today” – by Ron Dart
Dr. Mary S. Ford. The Soul’s Longing: An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Biblical Interpretation. Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Press, 2015 David C. Ford. Wisdom For Today From The Early Church: A Foundational Study. Saint Tikhon’s Monastery Press, 2015 I have, since the...
The Literalist Hermeneutics of Luther’s Increasing Violence – Richard Murray
What caused Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, to become so bitter and violent-minded in the later years of his life?
Hermann Hesse and Thomas Merton: Countercultural Affinities – Ron Dart
But the longing to get on the other side of everything already settled, this makes me, and everybody like, a road sign to the future. - Hermann Hesse Wandering: Farmhouse There is another side of Kanchengunga and of every...
Annunciation, Incarnation and Help (Angels, Jesus and Doulas for All) – Jessica Knight
“If you have deep questions or doubts, trust them until they bring you to a God you can worship.”
Revelation is the Final Exam re: the Goodness of God – Richard Murray
Revelation is the "final exam" for understanding the goodness of God. If we don't already know the nature of God, we will never understand the book of Revelation. As Revelation 5 clearly shows, ONLY the divine nature and wisdom of Jesus is WORTHY and...
Brian Zahnd – Kyrie Eleison
Kyrie EleisonBrian Zahnd Six months ago I walked across Spain. Five hundred miles.Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France to Santiago de Compostela, Spain.Forty days and forty nights.A full life with two full moons. Harvest and Hunter’s.Heat and cold. Dust and rain. Wind and...
Meditation, Stillness and Transformation – Brad Jersak
I had a dream last night -- a discussion with the Dalai Lama, actually. In the dream I saw the consequences of Christianity's failure to engage seriously in Judeo-Christian meditation. While the words "meditate" or "meditation" are scary...
The Cults of Caesar and Christ – Brian Zahnd
The original name for what would eventually became known as Christianity was “the Way.” You won’t find “Christianity” in the Bible, but you will find “the Way” seven times in the book of Acts. If you had asked a baptized follower of Jesus during the first century,...
But Did They Find the WMDs? Scripture Faithfully Questions Scripture – Brad Jersak
Back in February of 2010, while reading Eric Siebert's book entitled Disturbing Divine Behavior, I engaged in a stimulating e-exchange with two friends (Brian Zahnd and Brian Schmidt) about the implications of a Christocentric reading of the conquest /...
Hermann Hesse: the Glass Bead Game Then & Now – Ron Dart
A) Then 1) Historic Context (Castalia and the Glass Bead Game) 2) The Game: Quest for a grand synthesis of historic thought across time, cultures and civilizations via music, literature, spirituality, philosophy 3) Integration of the beads of different perspectives...