Chris,
Thanks very much for your perspectives.
One thing jumps out for me to be clear about:
Joe wrote:
> > But can we also worship with them? I'd say "Yes". I think that ritual
> and group practice of this kind and other kinds (simple Assembly, or
> Meeting, as in Quaker practice, or Zazen as in Zen circles) graciously
> makes visible the invisible, which must always remain *invisible* (the
> Absolute).
> Chris Austin-Lane <chris@...> wrote:
>
> Them/us?
Yes, Chris, I'm taking it all the way back to the beginning there, at the end.
The "them/us" is (1.) the community of those who take the revealed tradition as
actually and really true, and (2.) those who take it all, or mostly, as
metaphor. I claim we CAN practice together, and can worship together. Even
though we "share" (!) different theology, don't share BELIEF (in a personal
God), and don't share a FAITH (in a personal Savior). Big step! I don't know
if you agree. But for all the reasons in my previous post, I make the jump to
claim we can, or that I can.
--Joe
PS I would not be surprised to hear that certain clergy take the whole ball of
wax as metaphor, even Roman Catholic priests. They may behave "officially" in
ways that aren't true to their metaphoric understanding, however, and we might
not get to know their personal appreciations unless we get to know them well.
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