From Week 5

This past Thursday we concluded are look at Faith: Security & Risk. I offered a varied approach that I hoped help disseminate the information related to our course work.

YOUR ASSIGNEMENT for this Thursday: READ ONLY pages 25 -36 of Twelve Theological Dilemmas. Be prepared to discuss the chapter. We will focus on key concepts as transcendence and immanence.
An email with an attachment for you midterm exam has been sent. Your midterm will take place on Thursday, October 17th in Room 13. You will submit the take home paper and will complete a brief objective portion. Since this is a midterm, your presence is mandatory.

Below are segments used in class last Thursday. Notes were distributed.

This video is from the Catholic priest, author,  and founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation - Richard Rohr. Here is describes the "non - negotiables" of faith. I used this as an example of what individuals at the Conjunctive - Mystical stage of faith refer to as "getting at the core" of what their faith tradition truly teaches.

Mother Theresa of Calcutta, India is an example of someone who truly represents botha Conjunctive and Sacrificial or Unitive Faith (see notes). This short selection speaks of how must address the "poverty of the heart" if we are to be open to both God's love and the love of others.

 

The is the song composed by the rock band U2 that speaks to the theme (and reality) of  sacrificial faith.

 

 

I spoke of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. He like Martin Luther King Jr. is an example of Sacrificial faith. He,too, knew his action might well "get him killed."

 

Lastly, I shared a video clip from Sunday Morning television show highlighting the sacrifice of those serving in the military and their families. Click on this link not only for the video but for other pertinent information surrounding the reasons for the video.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-20116271/rare-look-at-a-fallen-heros-final-homecoming/