Gore, who was raised a Southern Baptist, went on to recommend that people
of all faith traditions read Pope Francis» senvironmental encyclical letter Laudato Si, «which really addressed the question that you're asking here.»
Not exact matches
still, while I am no longer Christian (or
of any particular
faith tradition), I truly enjoy
reading your blog and cartoons.
One wonders, then, whether the fullest definition
of «
reading backwards» ought also to include retrospective reinterpretation
of the Scriptures informed by the theological
tradition, the rule
of faith, and church history.
Though early Christian exegesis may on first
reading appear idiosyncratic and arbitrary, it arose within the life
of the Church and was practiced within a
tradition of shared beliefs and practices, guided by the Church's
faith as expressed in the creed.
Thanks for the informations about the Sir above but honestly I have not
read the book and do not know what came in it about Islam but for me the name
of the book was enough for me to realize that he had no respect or
faith in the Quran nor he did understand what it meant to reflect and might has taken account
of Tribal customs and
traditions as being part
of Islam or even maybe the meaning
of the Hadith and differences between them..
Most remarkable and admirable in Tinder's
reading of the «Reformation»
tradition is his steadfast refusal to allow the limited expectations
of his theology to temper the commitments
of his
faith.
The document, whose main title
reads «A Treasure in Earthen Vessels», asks about the
tradition of faith through the times and within the koinonia, the fellowship
of the churches — a question to be asked again and again facing ever - changing challenges.6 To speak about «earthen vessels» means, in a rather free but not unusual interpretation
of II Cor 4:7.
After
reading more about my (prior)
faith, I've come to the conclusion that for the so called Old Churches (Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Calvinist, and Lutheran) the central part
of their existence is really
tradition and not doctrine.
Kuhn reaches the point
of recognizing the gospels as kerygma, i.e. as proclamations
of Jesus the Messiah in his significance for
faith; but whereas the later Protestant view was that the kerygmatic element was in the service
of a post-Easter view
of Jesus as risen Lord,
read back into the narratives by the later community, Kuhn's view is that this element was present in the
tradition from the very beginning, part
of the gospel before the gospels, part
of the message
of the apostles from the very first days, part
of the very fabric
of the ministry
of Jesus itself.
A theological
tradition which «believes in Jesus» encourages the believer to construct the
faith - image
of this Jesus, an image made up as a result
of many different influences: the preaching and teaching
of the Church, the
reading of the gospels and
of devotional literature, the lives and ideals
of influential individuals, and so on.
Transforming our schools is not easy work but working with Milwaukee Succeeds to improve
reading instruction in our schools along with our
tradition of Catholic
faith and care for our all students will drive us toward success.