tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post3627346142603525503..comments2023-06-07T09:13:41.693-05:00Comments on Episcopal Chaplain On the High Ground: Naked Under Our Clothes?Marshall Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-85118388561479029402006-11-26T15:42:00.000-06:002006-11-26T15:42:00.000-06:00Marshall:
Greetings'. I'm a member of PEP and ac...Marshall:<br /><br />Greetings'. I'm a member of PEP and actually have the president of Via Media USA in my parish. <br /><br />I've seen a great deal of Miroslav Volf? There are several opportunities to watch him. <br />This is from Trinity Institute Conference "Anatomy of Reconciliation."<br /><br />http://www.trinitywallstreet.org/institute/?webcast<br /><br /><br />I'm all over the blogs. I do enjoy Daily Episcopalian because I love Washington's churches and the fact that people are just happy your there. They don't ask you, "do you believe that Holy Scriptures are the inerrant word of God?" or "do you believe in ordaining homosexuals'?" They're just happy to welcome you in as you are. <br /><br />Thats not the same in Pittsburgh. <br />I travel a bit to see friends and family (teacher so look out in the summers), and I attend church a lot in DC Northern Virginia, Philly and Rehoboth/Lewes.<br /><br />I really enjoy readin your entries and your blog. <br /><br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-61604172999432910372006-11-24T12:56:00.000-06:002006-11-24T12:56:00.000-06:00bob, thanks for your comment. Blessings to you, a...bob, thanks for your comment. Blessings to you, and to all the Episcopalians, especially the via media folks, in the Diocese of Pittsburg.<br /><br />My favorite discussion of reconciliation has been <i>Exclusion and Embrace</i> by Wolf. He raises a high standard, in which the oppressor has to give up oppression, and the victim also has to give up the moral high ground of being oppressed. He feels like that's what Christ calls for. It's a tough standard, but certainly worth pursuing.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20406961.post-34697955153043499342006-11-24T11:15:00.000-06:002006-11-24T11:15:00.000-06:00Marshall:
I saw your post on Daily Episcopalian a...Marshall:<br /><br />I saw your post on Daily Episcopalian and it got me to thinking.<br /><br />"I have thought for some time that Bishop Griswold and Archbishop Williams have tried for some time to seek reconciliation through meekness. It's a wonderfully Biblical effort, and may have been the most moral. However, both have been met with disdain and contempt. The contempt includes those on the progressive side who felt that both should have taken sooner the sort of action Bishop Jefferts Schori has taken now.<br /><br />Now, Bishop Jefferts Schori has also applied a good Biblical model: being not only as innocent as a dove, but as wise as a serpent. I'm saddened that there was such poor response and such poor faith in response to the meekness and patience, but the responses were as they were, and so next steps have become necessary.<br /><br />I also look forward to the time when this is over. However, I did find something that inspired me to hope, inspiration enough to make it into my blog. I do believe there will be resurrection beyond this darkness, and reconciliation beyond all this furor."<br /><br /><br />I agree with you about ++FTG. I've heard so much negative talk about ++Griswold and I don't think people understood the direction he was taking. Maybe we didn't see that direction because we don't understand/practice, live in a reconciling culture.<br />At times when I should be reconcilling I do the exact opposite. I think because reconcilliation is the harderst thing for most people to do,including myself. You have to give something up, give in to something. We are in so many ways a "winner takes all" Society.<br /><br />Since I'm a via media/middle road/non-network Anglo-Catholic in the Diocese of Pittsburgh I will reserve my comment's on Paul Zahl.<br />I do like Rite I but I also enjoy Rite II. I prefer mass to morning prayer but once in a while I don't mind. We're a broad church and at times thats messy but, life isn't always nice and neet. I like to think the Anglican tradition teaches to center on Christ not on our differences. <br />Blessed Advent, <br />Bob in SW PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com