Spiritual Communion and Eucharistic Ecclesiology Guest Contributor June 15, 2020 Commentary, Ecclesiology, Ministry, Ressourcement Pastors and theologians are searching for options for sacramental celebration while under social distancing regulations. Some proposals, such as “virtual Communion,” further perpetuate the individualistic tendencies that pervade American Christianity by obscuring the ecclesial contours of the sacrament.
What an Early Anglican Can Teach Us about Sickness Today Guest Contributor April 16, 2020 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church By Angela Heetderks It’s tempting, in times of scientific uncertainty, to think we have nothing to learn from Christians in the distant past. We would not wish to consult Christians from earlier eras on ques... Read More...
(Don’t) Take and Eat: The Eucharist and Spiritual Reception Guest Contributor April 2, 2020 Commentary, Ministry, Ressourcement By Junius Johnson It is a strange moment in the life of the Church: to show love to our neighbors we refrain from what is most vital in our outreach to them, namely, meeting together to celebrate word and sa... Read More...
Ancient Christian Writers or Fathers of the Church? Parsing The Peculiar Patrology of Fr. John Behr Guest Contributor January 29, 2020 ACNA, Commentary, Ressourcement The process of writing theology might be compared to the making of a fine distilled spirit...
Inhabiting a Strange New World Jordan Hillebert January 8, 2020 Bible, Church in Wales, Contributors, Ministry, Ressourcement How might we make use of spiritual exegesis and the “fourfold sense” in our proclamation of the Bible’s strange new world?
Interpreting a Strange New World Jordan Hillebert December 18, 2019 Bible, Church in Wales, Commentary, Contributors, Ministry, Ressourcement Rather than acting as a signpost to the strange new world of Scripture, the sermon all-too-often obstructs our view of the Bible’s terrain. We have lost sight of the strange; our pews remain fixed in the familiar.
Use, Enjoyment, and the Order of Things Jordan Hillebert July 16, 2018 Church in Wales, Commentary, Ressourcement The recognition that God is the supreme object of our enjoyment fills us with wonder at creation’s transparency to the love and goodness of God.
Attending to Creation’s Wonder Mac Stewart July 3, 2018 Commentary, Ressourcement, The Episcopal Church St Basil: “I want creation to penetrate you with so much admiration that everywhere, wherever you may be, the least plant may bring to you the clear remembrance of the Creator.”
