Spiritualizing the gospel, focusing on saving souls while ignoring suffering bodies, over and over again has produced destructive fruit. Read more
Spiritualizing the gospel, focusing on saving souls while ignoring suffering bodies, over and over again has produced destructive fruit. Read more
One of the unique elements here is a tendency to convert the material into spiritual, and then emphasize the spiritual as more important. Read more
In the synoptics, the story demonstrates the power of love, compassion, and justice in transforming our material world. Read more
In the synoptics, this theme describes that which has emerged within our world for impacting and transforming our present world. Read more
And although all of the gospels may have had a common ancestor in these stories, John’s version is a bit different. Read more
Loving others means being concerned with what materially affects them. Not being concerned with matters of social justice is a failure. Read more
In these stories, we don't encounter a focus on going to heaven when we die, but establishing social justice now here on Earth. Read more
This solidly characterizes both traditions as standing in the long Hebrew prophetic tradition of social justice. Read more
The very first test was one of dependency. How would they respond to one on their door step with no bread, no money, and no extra clothing. Read more
Independence, individualism, and a resistance to being told what to do came face to face with us having to work together and dependency. Read more
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