tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post6317328217986800556..comments2023-10-05T06:20:40.173-04:00Comments on Quaker Pagan Reflections: Vitality and Ministry in the Monthly Meeting: One Participant's ViewCat C-B (and/or Peter B)http://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-83671076674270960512009-03-04T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:12:00.000-05:00Cat, I appreciated your comments regarding how one...Cat, I appreciated your comments regarding how one might compare and contrast the dark qualities of the Abrahamic God in light of our own appreciation of the symbolically complex qualities of our chthonic deities. I also do not have answers for that one because I sense that there are some critical differences in theological approach but it is indeed a compelling idea.Hysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044678910937934731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-82442621906890288632009-03-03T08:47:00.000-05:002009-03-03T08:47:00.000-05:00Dear Cat, it sounds fascinating. I am sure a lot ...Dear Cat, it sounds fascinating. I am sure a lot of that is applicable to any spiritual community.<BR/><BR/>The UK Unitarians recently had an event called <A HREF="http://www.hucklowsummerschool.org.uk/2008.html" REL="nofollow">"Reclaiming the Language of Faith"</A> which addressed some similar issues to the first part of your workshop.<BR/><BR/>A lot of Christian language pushes my buttons, especially the sort that limits the Divine to the Christian Trinity, implies inherent sinfulness in humanity, and makes out that Christianity is the only path to the Divine. But it's good to hear that some of that language pushes some Quakers' buttons too.Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-86819430899083233742009-03-02T18:15:00.000-05:002009-03-02T18:15:00.000-05:00Thank you for the link to the Traveling Ministries...<B>Thank you</B> for the link to the Traveling Ministries program, Liz! I'd overlooked it before, but I've added a link to it from the text of the blog post itself now, down at the bottom of the entry where I discuss the program.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking of some of our conversations, among others I've had with various Friends off and on over the course of the weekend. Just about anyone who is concerned with fostering greater vitality in their monthly meeting would probably have found the weekend fascinating. Obviously, there's a lot of good things we're all already doing--but not only did Jay and Jennie work to build on our strengths, but they definitely had practical ideas that were new to many of us. We were an enthusiastic bunch!Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25987874.post-27061740588904967352009-03-02T17:31:00.000-05:002009-03-02T17:31:00.000-05:00Hey, Cat--WoWzah! Thanks for going into more deta...Hey, Cat--<BR/><BR/>WoWzah! Thanks for going into more detail... I see you've linked to the School of Religion itself in that final paragraph and I wanted to say how excited I am to see this link, <A HREF="http://esr.earlham.edu/development/resources/traveling/index.html" REL="nofollow">about the school's traveling ministries program</A>...<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll see if Jay and Jennie can come my way!<BR/><BR/>Blessings, <BR/>Liz Opp, <A HREF="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</A>Liz Opphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802348848085930901noreply@blogger.com