Comments on: Fun With Mint 02022007 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/02/02/fun-with-mint-02022007/ A virtual notebook of Christian expression, journey, and study. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Shawn Anthony http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/02/02/fun-with-mint-02022007/#comment-2547 Shawn Anthony Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/02/02/fun-with-mint-02022007/#comment-2547 100% correct, Robin. Liberal theology is an attempt at a weak sell of humanism wrapped in Christian (at least in the USA context) terminology, symbolism and sometimes even ritual. It's literally mind-boggling, when critically looked at in a honest sort of way. I am especially tickled when I happen onto a pack of liberal theology espousers who are blatantly mimicking - or imitating - the methodology of what I would call orthodox Christianity. It happens day in and day out here in the US. I once asked a few liberal ministers, during my time in Clinical Pastoral Education (emergency ward, trauma, decedent care), for advice re: the lack of content liberal religion & theology seemed to possess when faced with the serious situations in a hospital setting. Do you know what these ministers told me to do? They told me to pretend I was a Christian (I actually was a Christian, albeit a goofy liberal one, but they apparently didn't realize as much yet). They actually told me to use the Christian theology and message. I am not kidding! Soon after this wonderful advice was given, I left liberal theology and liberal Christianity behind ... where it belongs. The Gospel of Christ is sufficient as is (Biblically speaking). I have many. many other stories I collected along the way. All of them pretty much paint liberal theology as an intellectual exercise in humanism that finds what little practical expression it has in a thin imitation of Christian methodology and practice. 100% correct, Robin. Liberal theology is an attempt at a weak sell of humanism wrapped in Christian (at least in the USA context) terminology, symbolism and sometimes even ritual. It’s literally mind-boggling, when critically looked at in a honest sort of way. I am especially tickled when I happen onto a pack of liberal theology espousers who are blatantly mimicking - or imitating - the methodology of what I would call orthodox Christianity. It happens day in and day out here in the US.

I once asked a few liberal ministers, during my time in Clinical Pastoral Education (emergency ward, trauma, decedent care), for advice re: the lack of content liberal religion & theology seemed to possess when faced with the serious situations in a hospital setting. Do you know what these ministers told me to do? They told me to pretend I was a Christian (I actually was a Christian, albeit a goofy liberal one, but they apparently didn’t realize as much yet). They actually told me to use the Christian theology and message. I am not kidding! Soon after this wonderful advice was given, I left liberal theology and liberal Christianity behind … where it belongs. The Gospel of Christ is sufficient as is (Biblically speaking).

I have many. many other stories I collected along the way. All of them pretty much paint liberal theology as an intellectual exercise in humanism that finds what little practical expression it has in a thin imitation of Christian methodology and practice.

]]> By: The Emerson Avenger http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/02/02/fun-with-mint-02022007/#comment-2544 The Emerson Avenger Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:41:41 +0000 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/02/02/fun-with-mint-02022007/#comment-2544 I think that one of the major problems with “liberal theology”, particularly within the context of the U*U “religious community”, is that God is left out of the equation. A lot of so called liberal “theology” isn’t theology at all because it has virtually nothing to do with God. I think that one of the major problems with “liberal theology”, particularly within the context of the U*U “religious community”, is that God is left out of the equation. A lot of so called liberal “theology” isn’t theology at all because it has virtually nothing to do with God.

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