How did Jesus become a God?
Larry Hurtado has a well deserved reputation for his excellent work on the origins on Christian worship. As such, he has also made a welcome contribution to the debates over Christology in the earliest church. Happily, thanks to St John’s Nottingham, he can speak for himself.
Typography by Ronnie Bruce
No real reason for posting this, apart from the fact that I liked it.
N T Wright on Hell
I while ago I posted a video of N T Wright on Heaven. Time to redress the balance…
Emic and Etic Viewpoints
How is it best to understand a group of people? Broadly, there are two ways in which the problem can be tackled: you can look at the way the community describes itself (an emic view); or you can consider the grouping entirely from the outside as a ‘neutral’ observer (the etic view).
It doesn’t take much thought to see that both views have their limitations, and ultimately a balance has to be found.
Anyway, if I were teaching the Faith Communities next year I would probably use this video to show how the activities of a group can often speak louder than their words:
Also, in true emic style I’ve rejoined Facebook. You can all line up to call me a hypocrite on Tuesday!
Ascetic Christianity
From the BBC series: Extreme Pilgrim.
(via Orthodox Fathers)
Video Series on Mount Athos
Start at the top and work your way down…
The Spirituality of Early Christianity
The Spirituality of Early Christianity
Thomas Merton on the Jesus Prayer, 3
Thomas Merton on the Jesus Prayer, pt 3
Thomas Merton on the Jesus Prayer, two
Thomas Merton on the Jesus Prayer, part 2
Into Great Silence Clip
5 1/2 minutes from Into Great Silence