tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post8162620369089736783..comments2024-02-19T05:09:00.099-06:00Comments on Lutheran Confessions: Busy-ness is a Form of ViolenceClint Schneklothhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00707900080657719369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-37225407645912192432012-03-18T13:46:28.773-05:002012-03-18T13:46:28.773-05:00I hope what I am going to write is not an act of h...I hope what I am going to write is not an act of hijacking, but if it is, Clint, there is always the delete button!<br /><br />I remember very vividly when Thomas Merton died -- in the winter of '68. (He was exactly my dad's age.) This made a huge impression on me. I had read The Seven Story Mountain. At the time, I heard that Merton was on his way to India to study Eastern mysticism -- it was all the rage at the time -- now I don't know if that is true -- the history is a little murky.<br /><br />I am writing this because I see a huge parallel now with "The Emerging Church." Merton was not satisfied with Catholicism. It wasn't enough for him. He wanted more. Something was wrong. Merton had some deep, serious problems -- some of which have come to light recently. (The Franciscan deception. BTW -- compare this to the reaction of R J Neuhaus when he, as a young man, was confronted about his background. Character is important.)<br /><br />We must be diligent and unbiased. The Lord Jesus wants us to know the Truth.Kathy S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-87994441214419286672012-03-17T23:10:30.113-05:002012-03-17T23:10:30.113-05:00Thanks for finding the reference!Thanks for finding the reference!Clint Schneklothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707900080657719369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-80543170170687774342012-03-17T14:48:39.207-05:002012-03-17T14:48:39.207-05:00Clint,
I've been reading a lot of Evelyn Unde...Clint,<br /><br />I've been reading a lot of Evelyn Underhill this Lent and she may interest you. Her book "Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for the Everyday Man has been especially illuminating in regard to business, or busy-ness. (I really don't see a difference between the the two words.)<br /><br />Erich<br /><br />PS She was a Christian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-81599742856395589042012-03-17T11:41:11.984-05:002012-03-17T11:41:11.984-05:00Thanks, Steve G. -- I stand corrected! (My dad ta...Thanks, Steve G. -- I stand corrected! (My dad taught me to never be afraid to make a mistake -- and I have found that lesson very helpful in navigating my way through life.)Kathy S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-16767909433762444572012-03-17T09:51:30.401-05:002012-03-17T09:51:30.401-05:00The quote is from Conjectures of a Guilty Bystande...The quote is from Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, 1966, p.73.<br />I think he wrote enough to have said something about everything at least once.Steve G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4020417.post-40177934001986794752012-03-16T15:19:28.394-05:002012-03-16T15:19:28.394-05:00This to me does not sound like Merton. The words ...This to me does not sound like Merton. The words "activism" and "violence" (in this context) were not part of his vocabulary. Moreover, he was not pre-occupied (or deceived) by the pathological compulsion to do works. I'm sorry to say, this has been seen as a characteristic of the Protestant psyche -- at least in my generation.<br /><br />(Sorry -- haven't listened to the sermon -- me 2 busy!)Kathy S.noreply@blogger.com