George (and everyone else who has replied -- Burgy, Michael, et. al.),
Thanks so much participating in this discussion. I've been forwarding
your responses to my colleague who is really enjoying them. This issue
has been a tricky one for me, and your responses have helped me to see
that, like creation & evolution, scriptural eschatology and physical
reality aren't inherently contradictory.
Please keep up the good work all!
Roger
George Murphy wrote:
>Robert Schneider wrote:
>
>
>>I am happy to see this topic raised on the ASA list because I think it is a
>>critical one. I want to share with you a column which I wrote in the Berea
>>College student newspaper, "The Pinnacle," following a convocation address
>>given in September, 1999, by Sr. Elaine Prevallet, SL, on caring for God's
>>creation. Sr. Elaine had given three chapel homilies during this same week,
>>the "Accent on Christian Faith" week sponsored by Campus Ministry. Students
>>have to turn in a card indicating their attendance at convo, and may write
>>comments on the cards, which are then published on the campus email bulletin
>>board. My column was written to respond to the criticism of students who
>>took the position many of you have also critiqued in your notes here...........................
>>
>>
>
> Bob's column is very good. I won't imitate Willis et al by trying to deny the
>Christianity of Christians who object to environmental stewardship, but will say that
>theirs is a minimalist & dessicated version of the Faith. In its more extreme versions
>such are a kind of gnosticism which imagine that our true selves are immaterial sould
>which are imprisoned in an alien world, & that salvation means being taken out of that
>world & going to an airy-fairy heaven. In reality, Christian hope is for the
>resurrection of the whole body-soul-spirit-mind human as part of a renewed heaven &
>earth.
>
> Shalom,
> George
>George L. Murphy
>gmurphy@raex.com
>http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
>
>
>
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