Primate of Ireland approves
October 1, 2007
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The Most Rev. Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh and Church of Ireland Primate, has called the House of Bishops’ September 25 statement, following its meeting
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Year: 2007
A small c catholic looks at New Orleans
October 1, 2007
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A poster on the blog wrote that “Rowan Williams was willing to sacrifice biblical truth for the sake of maintaining unity.” A few comments later someone replied that Rowan was willing to compromise because he understands maintaining unity as biblical truth”.
A Prayer for Grace
October 1, 2007
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Hedge up my way with thorns,
that I find not the path for following vanity.
Hold thou me in with bit and bridle,
lest I fall from thee.
O Lord, compel me to come in to thee.
The school of love
October 1, 2007
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Conservatives working across faith lines
September 30, 2007
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There is an assumption by commentators on the right and the left that as far as religion goes, it is liberals who work–and care to work–across faith lines. Interfaith activity is understood as a politically and theologically liberal enterprise. As Mark Weiner of the Interfaith Center of New York observes, with the right approach, even conservative religious leaders can find a home in interfaith dialogue.
Religion and ecology
September 30, 2007
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There has been a great deal of attention paid to the new advocacy on environmental issues by several Evangelical leaders. As the Economist reports, environmentalists and religious groups are allies on environmental issues across the globe.
The roar of Rumi
September 30, 2007
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We continue now with our morning theme, the 13th century. Today is the birthday of the Sufi poet known as Rumi. Turkey is to celebrate Rumi’s birthday with a giant whirling dervish sama performance and the celebration will be aired live in eight different countries using 48 cameras and 300 whirling dervishes.
Medieval life in the margins
September 30, 2007
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The most recent issue of Atlantic includes a book review of Cambridge historian Eamon Duffy’s Marking the Hours, which describes how the inner life of men and women in medieval times (mostly women) is disclosed in their scratchings in the margins of “the Book of Hours—a devotional assemblage for the laity, first compiled in the 13th century.”
Service in creating
September 30, 2007
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Lord, shall we not bring these gifts to Your Service?
Shall we not bring to Your service all our powers
For life, for dignity, grace and order,
And intellectual pleasures of the senses?
Is it okay to eat your dog?
September 29, 2007
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If you dog is killed in an accident, is it okay to eat it? Jonathan Haidt, associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia examines people’s reactions to this sort of question to explore the interplay of emotions–such as disgust–and reason in the formulation of moral standards.
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