tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post115491210788714185..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Secular authoritiesbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1159514594652225222006-09-29T08:23:00.000+01:002006-09-29T08:23:00.000+01:00And here's another nice quote on the topic:‘“Secul...And here's another nice quote on the topic:<BR/><I>‘“Secularity” is irreducibly an eschatological notion; it requires an eschatological faith to sustain it, a belief in a disclosure that is “not yet” but is absolutely presupposed as the inner meaning of what we know already. If we allow the “not yet” to slide towards “never”, we say something entirely different and wholly incompatible, for the byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1156809110589740772006-08-29T00:51:00.000+01:002006-08-29T00:51:00.000+01:00Hey, to get back to the actual content of my post,...Hey, to get back to the actual content of my post, Rachel has just posted a great <A HREF="http://blueearth-brownsky.blogspot.com/2006/08/honesty-and-law-breaking.html" REL="nofollow">personal reflection</A> on similar issues.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1155013004763133022006-08-08T05:56:00.000+01:002006-08-08T05:56:00.000+01:00Renee: Korrekt, und korrekt!(I love how many Germa...Renee: Korrekt, und korrekt!<BR/><BR/>(I love how many German sentences sound like English said with a German accent...)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1155009211184178722006-08-08T04:53:00.000+01:002006-08-08T04:53:00.000+01:00Ja! I just noticed two people beat me to it. :(Ja! I just noticed two people beat me to it. :(PPC Young Adultshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547377965629960950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1155009126580124622006-08-08T04:52:00.000+01:002006-08-08T04:52:00.000+01:00Es ist der Reichstag in Berlin! Ja?Es ist der Reichstag in Berlin! Ja?PPC Young Adultshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04547377965629960950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154938843989362142006-08-07T09:20:00.000+01:002006-08-07T09:20:00.000+01:00Christopher: two points for trying... ;-)Christopher: two points for trying... ;-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154931583127223072006-08-07T07:19:00.000+01:002006-08-07T07:19:00.000+01:00I'm sorry Byron, I will pay more attention to the ...I'm sorry Byron, I will pay more attention to the details in future entries.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031551405442888131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154929067201882602006-08-07T06:37:00.000+01:002006-08-07T06:37:00.000+01:00Christopher: I wanted a 'name', not a description....Christopher: I wanted a 'name', not a description. Her name is Gretel (actually, I've got no idea, but the instructions just said to <I>name the thing behind Matheson</I>, which could simply mean to confer a name.<BR/><BR/>Doug: five points. Thanks for the reference. Yes indeed - a properly eschatological orientation to theology helps avoid a myopic view of politics (hence this blog).<BR/><BR/>byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154923858302630762006-08-07T05:10:00.001+01:002006-08-07T05:10:00.001+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.David Ouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622248017352143637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154923853393346962006-08-07T05:10:00.000+01:002006-08-07T05:10:00.000+01:00it's the Reichstag.The first picture is Westminste...it's the Reichstag.<BR/><BR/>The first picture is Westminster Palace, otherwise known as the UK houses of parliament.David Ouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622248017352143637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154916618832158292006-08-07T03:10:00.000+01:002006-08-07T03:10:00.000+01:00Deutsche Reichstag (or is it the Bundesrat?)I was ...Deutsche Reichstag (or is it the Bundesrat?)<BR/>I was reading Moltmann's Theology of Hope as you suggested (still there! at www.pubtheo.com/theologians/moltmann), in particular his thoughts on the use of the word 'eschatology'.<BR/>That we have lost this idea of our 'God of the future', who is active in the future, is perhaps why, in being happy enough to be subject to secular authorities, we psychodougiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11355975567290588909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154914940425528612006-08-07T02:42:00.000+01:002006-08-07T02:42:00.000+01:00"Five points for the first to name the thing behin..."Five points for the first to name the thing behind Matheson."<BR/><BR/>Looks like a man with his back to the camera, could be a woman... but I can't be sure.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031551405442888131noreply@blogger.com