I fail to understand Colin’s “ life in all its fullness “ project cannot coexist with the remarkable work of HTB and its linked churches. Reading some of his output I detect a denial of a supernatural God , perhaps, reinforcing his negative take on the current state of affairs in the C of E. To hold this position, after so much drift from orthodoxy, almost seems ungrateful.
Adrian Clarke
1 day ago
Karl Barth was right, theology based on human experience rather than revelation from God is simply a reflection of itself.
I’ve spent time yesterday and today reading and re-reading Yazid Said and Mark Clavier’s blogs carefully. I was feeling despondent about the future of the Unadulterated Love blog, but their blogs, combined with two articles in today’s Guardian, have fuelled new ideas in me. Mark’s ideas about post-Christian Christianity echo my own experience and analysis of what’s going on around the planet in this century. Post-Christian Christianity is indeed a gross distortion of Christian essence, as Mark says, and is certainly making it more challenging for me to have confidence in what I believe is the essence of Christianity. I… Read more »
I fail to understand Colin’s “ life in all its fullness “ project cannot coexist with the remarkable work of HTB and its linked churches. Reading some of his output I detect a denial of a supernatural God , perhaps, reinforcing his negative take on the current state of affairs in the C of E. To hold this position, after so much drift from orthodoxy, almost seems ungrateful.
Karl Barth was right, theology based on human experience rather than revelation from God is simply a reflection of itself.
I’ve spent time yesterday and today reading and re-reading Yazid Said and Mark Clavier’s blogs carefully. I was feeling despondent about the future of the Unadulterated Love blog, but their blogs, combined with two articles in today’s Guardian, have fuelled new ideas in me. Mark’s ideas about post-Christian Christianity echo my own experience and analysis of what’s going on around the planet in this century. Post-Christian Christianity is indeed a gross distortion of Christian essence, as Mark says, and is certainly making it more challenging for me to have confidence in what I believe is the essence of Christianity. I… Read more »