Greetings! For those of you that haven’t been able to be part of the series we’re presently in, this post might seem a bit confusing. Not to worry – we’ll review a bit each week, since this part of the journey covers terrain not all of us have thought about before.
This week, in less time than it takes to enjoy a decent lunch, we are going to unpack the history of the arm-wrestling match between Plato and Aristotle, and see how that has deeply impacted the typical story line through which Western Christianity has read the biblical narrative. If that sounds a bit dull, well…you’ve obviously never seen a punch-up between two philosophers! If I do my homework well enough, we’ll get just to the beginnings of the Hebrew story line, in which all God has made (including us) is called “good” and even “very good” – a much more invitational place for humans to live than one called “perfect”. (I don’t know about you, but I find the idea of a good God working with me to make me “good” – which I desperately need! – quite hopeful…)
Coffee is on -see you on Sunday!
Tim
October 16, 2010 at 12:04 pm
Hey! Is it OK that I go a bit off topic? I am trying to view your page on my Blackberry but it doesn’t display properly, any suggestions? Thanks! Yuonne
October 25, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Hmm… I’m not sure why that would be! I’ll try to look into it ok? But I’m not sure how much luck I’ll have!
October 18, 2010 at 7:55 pm
Hi there thanks for this very interesting post. But I still do not understand the last part though!
October 26, 2010 at 3:16 am
Hello Lisa. Do you mean the part about “good” compared to “perfect”?
January 15, 2011 at 3:31 am
I reckon you learn some thing new everyday. Regards, Gwenda Bator