Okay..... I guess this is being discussed here.......'>..........
This one I had in mind....... way to bust my hump........
Marcus wrote:Second, the "great chain of being" is a Greek notion, not Christian except possibly in the writings of
St. Thomas. Reformed Christianity thoroughly rejects any such notion.
Whether the 'Chain of Being' was properly Christian or theologically correct - it was
coherent, believable and compelling to the multitudes of late antiquity through the high middle ages. That is not a trivial notion......
Marcus wrote:Third, what is meant by Christendom's "difficulty" with modernism. Maybe the writer will explain? The Christianity with which I'm familiar has no problem with modernism.
Let's start with something like...... the reformation? Of course, somebody here might be of a faction that doesn't
see a problem, much like the drunk that doesn't have a drinking problem because it's.... "I drink, I fall down, no problem"........
Marcus wrote:Fourth, what is "that medieval monstrosity"?
Said "Chain of Being"....... I thought the concept could cross the deep chasm of a single-line paragraph break.......'>.........
I edited it some, not realising it was already quoted here. Didn't change much, maybe less alarming:
lzzrdgrrl wrote:".......He is a brilliant and charming young man of the high nobility who happens to enjoy rape and murder. But he is a conventional Catholic who acknowledges the saving power of the Church and the attainability of salvation through the exercise of free will. "What a long time I have to pay it back!" is Juan's refrain ("Que largo me lo fiais," the play's alternate title): he is young and has years left in which to rape and murder before he repents........"
The Christian confession doesn't require enough from the faithful to require him to be good, to do what is right and just and to let His Will influence everything he thinks and does. Contrast this to the
Jewish confession.......no?........
The great chain of being, (
scala naturae) with the divine right of kings as a critical link may have provided the common people of Europe a constant reminder of G_d's presence, but Francisco Suárez sundered that and replaced it with - I'm not sure. Anyway, this illustrates the difficulty Christendom has with modernism, something our spengler drills us on.....'>.......
Now, what does one do with that maedieval monstrosity, other than have it put restraint upon the motives and actions of the powerful and well-connected and encourage a subconscious movement towards personal responsibility and improvement in everyone else?.........
Instead, we
have this?.........
She irons her jeans, she's evil.........