Quote of the Day #14
20 Jul 2009 Leave a Comment
in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day, Walter Brueggemann Tags: Pluralism, Postmodern Biblical Interpretation, Revelation, Walter Brueggemann
If communities mediate revelation from God, surely different communities in different circumstances will mediate different disclosures.
If revelation is mediated through community, revelation will reflect the truth available to that community in its life, memory, and experience, and will tend therefore to be partisan disclosure.
-Walter Brueggemann
Quote of the Day #13
02 Jul 2009 Leave a Comment
in Ancient Near East (ANE), Quotes of the Day, Syro-Palestinian Archaeology Tags: Agatha Christie, Archaeology quote
An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her.
-Agatha Christie (1891-1975)
Quote of the Day #11
09 Jun 2009 Leave a Comment
in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day Tags: Natural Theology, Wisdom, Wisdom of Solomon
From the greatness and beauty of created things the Creator of them is by analogy perceived.
Quote of the Day #10
01 Jun 2009 1 Comment
in Quotes of the Day Tags: Karl Marx
Die Philosophen haben die Welt nur verschieden interpretiert; es kommt aber darauf an, sie zu verändern.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it.
-Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Quote of the Day #9
25 May 2009 3 Comments
in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day Tags: Ecclesiasticus, Jesus ben Sira, Joshua ben Sira, Sirach
The wisdom of a learned man depends on the opportunity of leisure; and he who has little business may become wise.
Jesus (Joshua) ben Sira ca. 180 BCE
Quote of the Day #8
18 May 2009 Leave a Comment
in Quotes of the Day Tags: Michel Foucault, Philosophy, Social Constructionism
The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning.
-Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
Quote of the Day #7
04 May 2009 Leave a Comment
in Church - Theologizing, Quotes of the Day Tags: Hermann Gunkel, religion
Pure and authentic religion is to be found only where tremendous struggles have been experienced. The man whose ways are prospering can perhaps do without the divine helper; but the sufferer, who despairs of humanity and of the world, will lift up his hands, out of the depths of his distress, to the God who dwells on high.
-Hermann Gunkel (1862-1932)
Quote of the Day#6
20 Apr 2009 Leave a Comment
in Quotes of the Day, Walter Brueggemann Tags: exiles, hope, suffering, Walter Brueggemann
Where suffering and hope are denied, exiles abound.
Quote of the Day #5
30 Mar 2009 Leave a Comment
in Quotes of the Day, Walter Brueggemann Tags: Walter Brueggemann
Everything depends on the poem and the poet, for our worlds come from our words.
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