tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716102011-10-11T19:28:43.037-07:00Liturgy and TheologyMy wife and I are searching for a new church. We appreciate high liturgy and good theology. Needless to say, we haven't found one yet. But hopefully our web surfing will help.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1092032238216684682004-08-08T23:17:00.000-07:002004-08-08T23:20:04.066-07:00Cardinal Newman The link above is to an excellent series on the life and thought of the venerable Cardinal Newman. He was a high profile convert from Angilcanism to Catholicism during the 1800's. He graduated from Oxford and his thought has influenced Vatican II and how the Catholic church thinks of the progress of doctrine. Besides being a theologian he also wrote poetry and even a novel Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1089065320918574272004-07-05T15:08:00.000-07:002004-07-05T15:08:40.916-07:00Stanley Fish and Objective Truth This is a follow up to my last post on Sola Scriptura. Not everyone is familiar with Stanley Fish and his views. I know that I wasn't until my wife suggested I read his book. The above link is an article he wrote about how Post-Modernism has been dragged into the culture wars. I myself am not one to jump on the post-modern bandwagon. The church has never Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1088745375924422662004-07-01T22:16:00.000-07:002004-07-01T22:16:15.923-07:00Sola Scriptura and Private Judgment Sorry about being so absent from the blog lately. I have been working on my master's thesis and have not been cruising the internet as much lately. But I have been thinking about the idea of Sola Scriptura. This way of viewing scripture asserts that the text alone is the final authority in all interpretation. A correlative concept with this view is the Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1086851630347639462004-06-10T00:13:00.000-07:002004-06-10T00:13:50.346-07:00Lutherans and Liturgy I have been away from the blog again for awhile. During the past month my wife and I had been attending high liturgy lutheran church. It was a Missouri-Synod church (a conservative branch of Lutherans) where the pastor wore all of the regalia and occasionaly parts of the liturgy were sung. Our experience there brings up two points. The first is that the Lutherans are Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1085374573828186672004-05-23T21:56:00.000-07:002004-05-23T21:56:13.826-07:00Ascension - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia This past Thursday was the Feast of the Ascension. On this day the church celebrates the fact that Jesus ascended into heaven and sits at the right of God the Father, Almighty. When we think of the ascension we need to keep three things in our mind. They can be succinctly put into one sentence: Jesus, the resurrected second Adam, ascends Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1084907892400764382004-05-18T12:18:00.000-07:002004-05-18T12:18:12.400-07:00What has Vienna to do with Jerusalem? Barth, Brahms, and Bernstein’s Unanswered Question As the last post mentioned, music has an impact on us. Begbie discusses the emotional affect music has and argues for the redemptive impact church music can have. In a different but related vein, Kevin Vanhoozer gave a lecture a few years back at Westminster Seminary about the relationship between Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1084648547525418352004-05-15T12:15:00.000-07:002004-05-17T16:31:54.376-07:00The January Series of Calvin College - The Archives I have been away from the blog for awhile. Life has been busy. I think I am going to start posting again but probably more on a weekly basis. The site above, run by Calvin college, in a excellent resource for considering theological issues. This excellent lecture series which began in 1997 has lectures by such theologians as Jeremy BegbieJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077773451138920842004-02-25T21:23:00.000-08:002004-02-25T21:33:40.936-08:00Today is the start of Lent on the western calendar. Each year I find myself not looking forward to Lent. It means a time of giving up and suffering. These are things I don't like. Well, none of us like. In times of suffering we find what our faith is really made of. Unfortunately, we frequently discover that a mustard seed is too large a measure for our faith. At times like this I find Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077428773297957232004-02-21T21:46:00.000-08:002004-02-21T21:48:57.403-08:00triune article What makes Christian worship different than any other worship? It is the fact that Christian worhship is devoted to the Triune God. That is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit receive all of our worship and adoration. We do not worship God in the abstract. Any such general god would just be an idol. But how often does our church worship reflect our belief in the Trinity? I haveJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077336012125878952004-02-20T20:00:00.000-08:002004-02-20T20:02:55.403-08:00Philip Jacob Spener's Contribution to the Protestant Doctrine of the Church V Pietism also affected the doctrine of the church. It started "churches" within the church. These were often small group bible studies that were supposed to supplement the normal church service (do I sense the roots of para-church movements?) Thus the meeting of Christians on Sunday was no longer a gathering of the Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077335545067015512004-02-20T19:52:00.000-08:002004-02-20T19:55:07.623-08:00"Pietism" by Ronald Feuerhahn After reading many of the articles on Pietism, I think that it is fair to say that American Christianity is just Pietism. I think that this can be traced through our Puritan heritage (which as very Pietistic). When Pietism takes root it squeezes out much of classical Christianity and even ends up corrupting such ancient Christian traditions as the Eastern OrthodoxJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077087448988628142004-02-17T22:57:00.000-08:002004-02-17T23:00:08.360-08:00What's Wrong with Pietism? Here is a quick article on the ills of Pietism.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077086673563051152004-02-17T22:44:00.000-08:002004-02-17T22:47:12.450-08:00Liturgy and Pietism: Then and Now Here is a link describing the influence Pietism had on Lutheran liturgy. This falls right in line with a Blog on Liturgy and Theology. For as the author points out Pietism is not just a renewal movement but a theological movement.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077083167948404402004-02-17T21:46:00.000-08:002004-02-17T21:48:46.593-08:00Christos Yannaras-- Pietism as a Heresy Here is a further resource on pietism. Yannaras is an accomplished Eastern Orthodox scholar and ethicist. I think that this article will definitely provide some food for thought on what exactly is wrong with Pietism. Yannaras goes so far as to call it a heresy.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077082775246975572004-02-17T21:39:00.000-08:002004-02-17T21:42:13.966-08:00CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pietism Have you ever been frustrated by people who disdain theology as irrelevant and talk about merely "loving Jesus"? Does it bother you that the Christian living section is larger than the theology section in almost every bookstore you go into? Have you been to a women's ministry that reads books on how to cultivate your inner beauty? Then you need to read about Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1077081398106404122004-02-17T21:16:00.000-08:002004-02-17T21:19:17.123-08:00Adiaphora, Adiaphorists Legalism. A Christian dirty word. You can call a Christian almost anything without rousing them, but just don't call them a legalist. Such a name conjurs up thought of self-righteous Pharisees with extra long robes and tassels. We all know what Jesus said about those guys. Brood of vipers. Hypocrites. Ouch! While legalism is a highly conotative word for ChristiansJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1076913209479347232004-02-15T22:33:00.000-08:002004-02-15T22:36:05.716-08:00The Large Catechism (XIV) - Martin Luther At the moment I am getting my Master's degree in theology at Concordia seminary in Irvine, California. While I am not Lutheran, I am certainly appreiciative towards their tradition. When defining what the gospel is and the freedom that it brings the Christian, it is hard to find a theologian better than Martin Luther. In this respect I would recommendJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1075925735887142392004-02-04T12:15:00.000-08:002004-02-04T12:17:56.450-08:00Absolution-Online: Welcome We live in an age in which technology has infiltrated every aspect of our lives. This is true even of the church. It is in a spirit of humor and dismay that I mention the site above. It allows a person to make a confession online and even receive penance and absolution. There are various categories of sins that a person can choose from and even degrees of the sin in Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1075840107425242652004-02-03T12:28:00.000-08:002004-02-03T12:30:46.560-08:00Calvin College - The Stob Lectures - Past Stob Lectures I seem to be in my car a lot lately and so I am always looking for something good to listen to. This site from Calvin College has some of their Stob Lectures on real audio. This includes lectures by Miroslav Volf and Oliver O'Donovan. Volf is a respected scholar at Yale (I think) who has written books on ecclesiology and work. Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1075320934924181422004-01-28T12:15:00.000-08:002004-01-28T12:17:45.873-08:00Feasts, Fasts, and Seasons of the Christian Church Year This page offers a little glossary about the various seasons of the church year. It gives the dates, colors, and a brief explanation of each feast, fast or season. It is an excellent brief guide to the church year.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1075160880309558662004-01-26T15:48:00.000-08:002004-01-26T15:50:08.466-08:00FaithQuest Here is a site that I happened upon today. It has articles on various theologians and even articles by them. One very interesting feature is that it has audio lectures by Karl Barth. Not someone talking about Karl Barth but lectures by Barth himself. I have not full explored the site yet but is certainly worth checking out.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1075148241604080132004-01-26T12:17:00.000-08:002004-01-26T12:19:29.856-08:00While I think that many positive things came out of the reformation (I guess I am somewhat tipping my theological hand), one of the negative consequences was the removal of images from Christian worship. The reformation was not the first time that the church had to deal with the question of art and worship. One has to simply remember the iconoclast controversies that surrounded the seventh Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-107474662654307112004-01-21T20:43:00.000-08:002004-01-21T20:45:47.966-08:00The relationship between philosophy and theology has always been a hot topic in the history of theology. At one time theology was the queen of the sciences and philosophy was her handmaiden. In contemporary society one would be hard pressed to find a philosopher quoting a theologian. On the other side of the fence it is easy to find theologians who appear to be overly influenced by secular Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1074622083401610362004-01-20T10:08:00.000-08:002004-01-20T10:10:03.343-08:00Sorry I have been inactive the last week or so. My wife and I are moving to a new house. Here is a great link to a Theology Library put up by a Roman Catholic site. It organizes links by dogmatic categories (the Church, Revelation, etc.). I am sure that there is a wealth of information located here. Have fun surfing.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073607335508929702004-01-08T16:15:00.000-08:002004-01-08T16:15:55.566-08:00An excellent statement about what it means to have one faith together and to share in One Communion from the perspective of a third-world Anglican. While it is focused on recent issues in the Anglican Communion I think this article has wider implications.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073460322814574322004-01-06T23:25:00.000-08:002004-01-06T23:25:42.370-08:00Internet Theology Resources: Liturgical Studies and Liturgical Music A site that has a huge list of liturgy resources on the web. Be sure to check them out.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073460252263768772004-01-06T23:24:00.000-08:002004-01-06T23:24:31.826-08:00Here is a site that lists variousInternet Theology Resources with links.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073457246669253812004-01-06T22:34:00.000-08:002004-01-06T22:34:26.113-08:00AUDIO - HYMNS OF PARADISE BY FR. APOSTOLOS HILL At the moment I seem to be on a music theme. This is a great example of Greek Orthodox liturgical music. If you have ever been to a Orthodox service you are struck by how much singing goes on. This is one of my favorite aspects of their service and one of the selling points of their tradition. If there is truly a connection between beauty and Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073456879511034082004-01-06T22:27:00.000-08:002004-01-06T22:28:19.023-08:00Here is a great site that has a lot of info on contemporary Christian worship songs. You can print out the music of certain songs and even change the key they are played in. This site is definitely worth checking out.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073456626176237012004-01-06T22:23:00.000-08:002004-01-06T22:24:05.730-08:00Today is The Epiphany in the church year. This celebrates the revelation of Jesus Christ as the savior of the whole world. Symbolically this is portrayed by the wise men coming to Jesus. These wise men were Gentiles who had come to offer the messiah gifts. Thus salvation went not only to the Jews but also to the whole world as a fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. All the nations would Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073365876313762692004-01-05T21:11:00.000-08:002004-01-05T21:11:35.706-08:00The Epiphany Season Tomorrow begins Epiphany for the church year with this Sunday being the first Sunday in Epiphany. The site above provides some great information on this season. Check it out. I hope to write some more reflections on this season of the church in the next few days.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073287973432216822004-01-04T23:32:00.000-08:002004-01-04T23:33:12.233-08:00The Text This Week - Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links When it comes to lectionary preaching there is no better site than textweek. If anything there is TOO much information on this site. Happy exegesis!Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073287800662450482004-01-04T23:30:00.000-08:002004-01-04T23:30:19.500-08:00NEW ADVENT: Home This excellent Roman Catholic site is a wealth of information. When did people start using the sign of the cross? What does the phrase "kyrie eleison" mean? What did Thomas Aquinas have to say about the virtues? They have online editions of the Summa Theologica, the Catholic Encyclopedia (the old one), and the church fathers.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073287596507629882004-01-04T23:26:00.000-08:002004-01-04T23:26:55.393-08:00Book of Gospels: " Looking for a bound copy of the gospel readings for the three year lectionary? Look no further. From the site: All the gospel selections for the Sundays of the three-year Lectionary, Holy Days, and Special Occasions. Gold edges, ribbon markers, gift box. (262 pp) 8x11 Revised Standard Red Leather ISBN: 0-89869-068-4 CODE: 0684" $186.00Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073287421202476582004-01-04T23:23:00.000-08:002004-01-04T23:24:00.116-08:00OramaWorld.Com: The Orthodox Internet Mall This site has beautiful gold covers for gospels to be used in Church liturgy. They have various designs and reasonable prices. They also have other Orthodox items to be used in a worship service.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073287199069480752004-01-04T23:19:00.000-08:002004-01-04T23:20:18.040-08:00ONLINE CHAPEL Not alienated by the smells and bells of high liturgy? Then maybe you'd like this site put up by the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. This is a beautiful site with all things orthodox. The link is to their online chapel, but at the top of the page their are buttons that will navigate you through the rest of the site. Make sure to check out their multi-media programs Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1073028172323134202004-01-01T23:22:00.000-08:002004-01-01T23:23:10.543-08:00Grace Before Meals This site has an extensive collection of mealtime prayers. Check it out!Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1072986592107032962004-01-01T11:49:00.000-08:002004-01-01T11:50:09.716-08:00Liturgica.com A great site for resources on Liturgy. Each page on the site has a different classic Christian music piece. The first page has a beautiful Orthodox cantor. The site provides history and resources for the study of liturgy.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271610.post-1072986136229917822004-01-01T11:41:00.000-08:002004-01-01T11:42:33.940-08:00Here is our explorations on the web for good theology and liturgy (and hopefully a good church). Plus anything else we happen to find.Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12589994258477560465noreply@blogger.com0